Bush's Security on visit to Buckingham Palace

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Originally posted by Eärniel
Ya could have fooled me.

In retrospect, I suppose bowing is a little outdated between leaders of nations and shaking hands is a rather more equal and suitable these days.

But I had NO idea that's still such a hot issue in America. I mean, how long has it been since you became independant from England? Over 200 years?

I had absolutely no idea Americans kept these grudges for so long. If I was writing in Dutch I would say something about getting old cows out of the ditch, but I doubt that has the same meaning in English. Anyway, just forget what I said about the cows. I mean if we would do the same here we'd probably still be holding grudges against France, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Spain. Probably some others too.

Well I guess we didn't read the same thread. The person who started the thread said this:

Originally posted by Radagast
I wonder if Bush shall observe proper protocol and bow to the Queen, as he should?

So, we had to defend our position on the manner, considering the very first post of this thread said our leader should bow to the queen...