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**fluoxet** · 11-19-2009, 10:15 AM

IMHO, it was appropriate as I am very sure it was meant to be a sign of respect, not of being subservient. This is after all the Emperor of Japan not the Prime Minister so the greeting should be more 'Japanese-like' and not of a political or a diplomatic standard.

Kudos to Obama because I am very sure that this act was pre-meditated and debated within the White House but he agreed to go with it to give the utmost respect to a culture. Just goes to show that he is very confident of himself and what he represents as the leader of the US and does not mind the thinking of the naysayers with superiority complexes because you don't have to feel and look superior to be superior.

11-19-2009, 10:15 AM	#19
fluoxet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 591 Senior Member	IMHO, it was appropriate as I am very sure it was meant to be a sign of respect, not of being subservient. This is after all the Emperor of Japan not the Prime Minister so the greeting should be more 'Japanese-like' and not of a political or a diplomatic standard. Kudos to Obama because I am very sure that this act was pre-meditated and debated within the White House but he agreed to go with it to give the utmost respect to a culture. Just goes to show that he is very confident of himself and what he represents as the leader of the US and does not mind the thinking of the naysayers with superiority complexes because you don't have to feel and look superior to be superior.
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