>>”Apparently you are not allowed to even touch the crown prince. Trump does.”
And with his left hand as well, which is taboo in Muslim societies. Other Americans did the same thing - undoubtedly out of habit rather than any deliberate gesture of disrespect. That one thing alone demonstrates, as much as anything, what a cultural shift the Saudi Kingdom has undergone in recent years. Bin Salman is like Saudi Arabia’s Ataturk.
Saudi Arabia is becoming modern while Erdoğan is regressing in Turkey.
But as an American, at least I can get a beer in Istanbul.