I personally never would. There is no man/woman above me. I would only ever bow before God!
2006-07-04 07:26:38 · 25 answers · asked by Ms Bleu 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
For those of you who say that it is out of respect, what respect are you talking about? because they were born within a certain lineage in aristocratic Europe? A handshake is fine but that is as far as it goes.
2006-07-04 07:42:55 · update #1
Yes. Not only is it tradition basically, but it is etiquette.
2006-07-04 07:30:05 · answer #1 · answered by houstonmom77064 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The bow/curtsy is only a sign of respect, and is not only intended for the Royal Family alone, it is has been replaced by a handshake in the US and may still be utilized to a minor degree when attending Parliament. The intent was never to be acknowledging that anyone was above anyone, only respect as to the families accomplishments. Today this is rarely needed as very few actually remember the accomplishments of their own families.
2006-07-04 07:38:38 · answer #2 · answered by Next Please! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the Bible does not forbid bowing to royalty or, for that matter, bowing in general. People bowed to King David and other Israelite kings all the time. The reason that Mordechai refused to bow before Haman in the book of Esther was because Haman wore an idol around his neck. (This is the same reason Jews refused to kiss crucifixes and, in certain periods in history, were martyred for such refusal.) There is, in fact, a special blessing that Orthodox Jews say upon seeing a king. Also, I would ask the Christians here: If there is nothing to the idea of royalty, then why make a big deal about whether or not your religion's founder was from the House of David? For that matter, why make a big deal about him being Jewish?
2006-07-04 08:42:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they will bow/curtsy before me in return, then yes - indeed, I think that a small bow/nod is in general a good way to greet people.
If they are proud of something that they did nothing to deserve and obtained by dumb luck, then no - respect is a two way street.
Indeed, the people most worthy of respect are not only those who have achieved significant accomplishments (and royalty does not even fit into this category), but those that having done so work hard to make sure that everyone they interact with forgets this fact (of their accomplishments). Indeed, the fact that all religious leaders (the Dalai Lama included) fail utterly to do this, makes me lose most respect for them entirely.
It is particularly low of a person, in my opinion, to fail to actively discourage an individual of arguably lower accomplishment, or renown, or importance to accentuate this fact by groveling before them. A petty power trip, at best...
2006-07-04 21:56:11 · answer #4 · answered by rei_t_ex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i head that you bow/or curtsy only if you are a born citizen of the country which there is a royal family. Like if u meet a member of the british royal family, an Amercian wouldn't have to.
2006-07-07 10:27:29 · answer #5 · answered by stargirl2000s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would. It's a sign of respect, and I don't think there's enough of that in the world. Besides, it isn't the same as bowing or kneeling before God.
2006-07-04 07:32:25 · answer #6 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only somebody with no self-respect would do that. It is a sign of social immaturity and a left over from feudalism when one man could own a lot of people.
2006-07-04 18:27:57 · answer #7 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a matter of respect and tradition I would. As one of the Queens subjects I would be expected to curtsy in front of the Queen or any of her family as I am English. If you are American you wouldn't be expected to. Its not about weather she is 'above' you or not its about respect.
2006-07-04 09:52:12 · answer #8 · answered by angelsgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ur right, i come from spain where the king came out to bars with his wife when he was younger. the royalty today is not very
formal, bowing will not necessarily be a sign of respect
2006-07-04 12:17:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've met Kings, prime ministers and many more. I quietly and politely stand to attention, shake their hand and slightly incline my head but never bowed. Nor would I ever do so!
2006-07-04 22:42:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Princess Anne and he or she became truly impolite. i have also no longer met the Queen, yet i have considered her up close even as she visited my previous college and he or she might want to no longer have regarded extra fed up if she tried. the in person-friendly words participants of the Royal relations i'd truly opt to satisfy are William and Harry.
2016-10-14 02:59:39 · answer #11 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋