If you met the queen of England...

[Frank Apisa]

The interesting thing, I reckon,is that this bowing is an American fantasy anyway. I'd never choose to meet the Queen myself - you have to call her 'Mam' (the way you say Ma'am, I gather) and not speak until spoken to - but she certainly seems hugely superior to Trumf as a Head of State, though if Carlo should ever succeed it might be pushing it. It is like being a Prime Minster for the Brexiteer nutters, however, taking that job: nobody without an incredible sense of duty would touch it!

Gotta be as tough as Donald Trump finding a Chief of Staff!

Enjoyed the Speaker asking that the Mace be put back in place...and the offender leave the chamber. Very polite guy...I must say.

[kudzu]

I would bow to the Queen of England out of respect for her and the traditions of the UK.. That gesture is NOT a threat to me or anyone else.

[iolo]

Picking up the Mace is a sort-of-revolutionary custom, in intention at least. I think Oliver Cromwell started it.

I remember, as a young RAF cadet, route-lining for a royal visit, eyeing -up the girls opposite and such to pass the weary hours, until a great big car came by with a small, incredibly bored-looking person in the back. We have grown old, if not together, at least alongside, and she, unlike me, has learned to hide her boredom. She deserves any bowing she may get, fair play!

[Tranquillus in Exile]

Trump receives the Order of Truth, Honor and Chastity, 4th class ...

[Controlled Opposition]

A gentleman never offers to shake a ladies hand. That would be rude. He lets a lady offer to do so and she is not obligated to do so.

I don't think that is true any longer.

[Fentoine Lum]

...or any other person of royalty, would you bow to them?
I would not. How about you?

Why would I want to meet any of these entitled fuckwits?

[Fentoine Lum]

Trump receives the Order of Truth, Honor and Chastity, 4th class ...

And for dinner? Khashoggi falafels.

[kudzu]

I don't think that is true any longer.

Depends ... gentry still waits til the lady offers her hand.

[Mott the Hoople]

I don't think that is true any longer.

Why? Ladies becoming scarce?

[Controlled Opposition]

Depends ... gentry still waits til the lady offers her hand.

Again, I don't think that is still true, especially in a business situation.

[Controlled Opposition]

Why? Ladies becoming scarce?

No, but they have become equals.

[USFREEDOM911]

A gentleman never offers to shake a ladies hand. That would be rude. He lets a lady offer to do so and she is not obligated to do so.

So you don't believe in gender equality, after all this time.

[USFREEDOM911]

If you're ever knighted, bad news: you're expected to kneel.

Hey, it could happen! Reagan's Defense Secretary, Caspar Weinberger, was knighted.

Kneeling while being Knighted, is not the same as being expected to bow.

[christiefan915]

I would bow to the Queen of England out of respect for her and the traditions of the UK.. That gesture is NOT a threat to me or anyone else.

I agree. Pretty amazing how some people can make such a big deal out of nothing.

[Tranquillus in Exile]

Kneeling while being Knighted, is not the same as being expected to bow.

You'll be ok when you get yours, then.

On the subject of bowing, I think the Queen would be surprised if a member of the public bowed to her. The usual expectation would be for a gentleman to incline his head on being presented.