President Obama Bows to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia - Video 4/2/09

Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | April 2, 2009 | BrianinMO

[Freedom2specul8]

related thread, discussion about the picture was quite interesting before we all saw the video with our very own eyes.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220709/posts

[Freedom2specul8]

video

[roses of sharon]

Obamabots on FR are really upset their boy messed up showing his true colors....when the video of GWB shows he was helping that fat old Saudi up the steps at his home in Crawford.

Good grief.

[Ann Archy]

How SICKENING!! Worse yet, our MEDIA din’t even show it!!

[Ann Archy]

Also....notice that Obama was the LAST person to get to his place for the picture....everybody had to wait for him.

[Freedom2specul8]

There was a comment on the other thread that Rush discussed it today, and one that said the media in England is covering this...

[curth]

I bet the Queen had her servants scrub her down for about an hour once they left.

[Freedom2specul8]

The england comment
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2220709/posts?page=111#111

[Nachum]

Thanks for the Heads Up Kim.

[southernerwithanattitude]

This is sicking! The President of The United States bowing to the King of Saudi Arabia?

How in the world did we elect this Idiot?

[Freedom2specul8]

sorry, I didn’t know about the other video thread... it’s a flurry right now isn’t it.

[Nachum]

I don’t mind that at all. I like that people are keeping vigilant.

[Notoriously Conservative]

Man Obama is a tool.

[Freedom2specul8]

http://www1.american.edu/TED/hpages/protocol/middle~1.htm

SAUDI ARABIA
Greetings are highly formalistic
Shaking of hand is often accompanied by touching the arm or the shoulder
Men who are familiar with one another may often embrace at greeting
Relish lavish gifts
Have a strict sense of religion and diet
Men may bring wives to the United States, however, in Saudi Arabia, they remain unseen
Cherish long, close business friendships
Harbor a disdain for the US business custom of changing sales/marketing representatives
Dogs are not commonly household pets
Good topics: history, culture, and respect fore the Islamic faith
Bad topics: any blasphemy, Israel, and the role of women

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http://www.ehow.com/how_2089399_practice-proper-business-etiquette-saudi.html

Use your hands carefully. Use your right hand when doing anything in public to practice proper business etiquette in Saudi Arabia (e.g., handshaking). Keep from gesturing with your hands a lot or pointing at anything, especially to the soles of people’s shoes or feet. This is considered very rude behavior. Get used to people being in your personal space and refrain from pulling or jerking back when someone touches you. It is customary to touch and stand close to one another.

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http://www.the-saudi.net/business-center/business-etiquette.htm

Saudi custom regarding greetings is rather ritualized. When entering a meeting full of people, a Saudi will greet each person individually with a handshake while standing. The same is expected of visitors. Learning some appropriate Arabic phrases for such occasions is appreciated.

[Nateman]