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Nobody is talking about that here.
Originally posted by Nutzoid
I guess you haters think he should have just said "Sup? while barely looking up from his iphone. Obama represents America, and he just tried to show him that America respects Japan and their cultures. It's not important if he bowed too low, or if he had bowed not low enough etc. If that emperor were to come to the states, would he not, as a guest, be inclined to bow to his host deeply, to show his respect in light of being invited to the other leaders Country?
Originally posted by benoni
YAWN...you conservatives are pathetic....
Sounds to me like your saying SuperPowers bow to no one....
Do you realise how shallow you sound????
Originally posted by thomas_
Besides the US once killed thousands of innocent people in Japan and became the first and only country in the world to drop a atomic bomb in another country.
At least he's trying to show some respect.
Screw all those jap formalities. Seriously, who gives a fu*k about what the japanese think about culture nowadays.
Bowing to show respect and gratitude is a universal thing.
Originally posted by googolplex
In different times, that bow would have cost him his head, he was in total submission.
You would never bow that deep, to someone unless father, master.
At least he still ,has head, and I don't know what was going on, on the other end.
Originally posted by LadySkadi
Originally posted by die_another_day
At least he's trying to show some respect.
Yes, but as has been noted, he wasn't prepped appropriately and that is a concern far greater than whether he botched a cultural norm. Have you been reading?
Screw all those jap formalities. Seriously, who gives a fu*k about what the japanese think about culture nowadays.
Tolerant much?
Bowing to show respect and gratitude is a universal thing.
So, make up your mind. Is it respectful or is it a formality that "should be screwed"... your post contradicts itself and you appear to be confused, judgmental, intolerant and racist.
Are you?
[edit on 17-11-2009 by LadySkadi]