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Great find!
0 is SO CLUELESS!!
Luckily, it was just Obama.
Will it still be proper protocol for American politicians to kiss his a$$?
Is 0bama allowed to continue kissing muslim a$$?
I wonder what the king truly thinks of Obama deep-bowing before him...
hahahahaha
oH! HA.... GOOD POST!!
and might I add...
protocols....
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
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.
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.
BMFL
Just after Obama kissed his hand (and feet) today...
You should see the discussion over at the DUmp:
rvablue (1000+ posts) Thu Apr-02-09 02:20 PM
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22. I think it’s quite obvious that something was dropped or fell on the floor
as everyone’s gaze is downwards and Sarkozy and the two guys behind the Saudi prince have little smiles on their faces, as if something was said in jest about doing so.
And check out the posture of the guy to the right of the President — he’s got one foot off the ground as if he were trying to attempt the pick-up at the same time the President did.
If someone actually wants to convince themselves that this is a bow they are nuts and there is no helping them.
so we have a man with no class and is clueless go over to the King and bows, maybe even kissed his hand thinking he was being a good either muslims or showing a good respect when infact it has totally ignored protocol for the king.
Slap in the face for our best ally with presents and the way they went to see her but idiot nearly gets on his knees for a saudi king
wonder if he spoke Arabic to him as well
I don’t think his hand is what zero kissed.
LOL! Wow.
Before it merely demeaned the office. Now it not only demeans the office, it’s also just another Barack blooper. LOL!
Citizens banned from kissing King’s hand
Agencies
Published: September 11, 2005, 00:00
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia on Saturday banned citizens from kissing his, or any of the royal family member’s hands saying it was against his cultural values and religious values.
“Brothers, there is something in my mind that I want to tell you. Kissing hands is something alien to our values and ethics, and is refused by free and honest people,” he is quoted by daily Saudi newspaper Arab News as saying.
“It also leads to bowing, which is a violation of God’s law. The faithful bow to no one but God.” The custodian of the Two Holy Mosques continued.
“I announce my complete rejection of this matter, and I ask everyone to restrain from kissing the hands of anyone but their parents,” the monarch said.
Yet today President Obama did just that, kiss this king’s hand. What a hypocrit!
Can you put this in Front Page News, it seems quite appropriate today
PLEASE for the love of this country get this video out to everyone you know , to all media outlets and tell everyone about this
I have contrasted how the two idiots met the Queen with no class, manhandling her etc to him going over to a Saudi king
very telling who he likes the most and the question is what did he say when he went over , ?
did he speak in Arabic and now I wonder did he take his 3nd oath on the koran in private now
The same could be said of Obama.