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**sposicke** · 11-18-2009, 01:49 AM

I think it's fine.

Yes, as head of state and representative of the American people abroad, perhaps he should have done a better job of it... but the fact of the matter is, he tried to do something as a gesture of appreciation for Japanese culture. It seems like the Emperor did too; I don't imagine he goes around shaking a lot of Japanese people's hands, either.

11-18-2009, 01:49 AM	#7
sposicke Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 512 Senior Member	I think it's fine. Yes, as head of state and representative of the American people abroad, perhaps he should have done a better job of it... but the fact of the matter is, he tried to do something as a gesture of appreciation for Japanese culture. It seems like the Emperor did too; I don't imagine he goes around shaking a lot of Japanese people's hands, either.
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