Would you curtsey\bow if you met a member of a royal family

[Cannot think of a name]

If I met the Pope, I would address him as Your Holiness and not Francis.

Franky Baby?

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Depends entirely on the royal house. Say, Queen Elizabeth or the British Monarchy, I most certainly would. The Saudi Arabian monarchy, on the other hand, I would fucking refuse. Some Monarchs deserve respect, others deserve nothing.

[Saint Kitten]

No. I do not think they are above me.

[Absurrania]

I, for one, would not. I see no reason to bow before them, or anyone else.

[Herador]

If I met the Pope, I would address him as Your Holiness and not Francis.

Franky Baby?

This new cool Pope might think that shit's hilarious.

[Celegacia]

No. We are both human.

[Cannot think of a name]

Franky Baby?

This new cool Pope might think that shit's hilarious.

New cool pope is kind of freaking my shit out. All that humility and deference to the poor, kind of forgot that's what this Jesus cat was about...

[Olthar]

Nah. I'd pull out my phone and get a picture for Facebook.

[4years]

Some guy named Brutus rendered unto Caesar quite righteously.

Can we get over the whole glorifying Brutus thing?

John Wilkes Booth was right when he compared himself to Brutus, both treacherously murdered their betters in the service of a corrupt oligarchy do to fear of democratic and popular change.

[Zebulor]

I am a free citizen of two republics, I bow to no-one. Especially not real life welfare queens who are fit for guillotines only!

[Quintolania]

I'd bow, but it'd be a sarcastic bow. Unless I deeply respect the person, or my life would be in danger if I didn't.
(Those are a thing, right?)

[Coccygia]

I am an AMERICAN. I don't bow to no royalty!!!! Not since we done opened a can of good ol' American whup-ass on King George the Turd!

[New Connorstantinople]

I would respectfully incline my head, but not bow. Part of the point of being American is that you don't do that.

This

[America Libertaria]

I would respectfully incline my head, but not bow. Part of the point of being American is that you don't do that.

I'd give him/her that nod we Americans do or give him/her a firm American handshake. But definitely not bow because I am a free American!

[Union Of Canadorian Socialists Republic]

Hell no!
Handshake perhaps but not a bow.

[Herador]

Some guy named Brutus rendered unto Caesar quite righteously.

Can we get over the whole glorifying Brutus thing?

John Wilkes Booth was right when he compared himself to Brutus, both treacherously murdered their betters in the service of a corrupt oligarchy do to fear of democratic and popular change.

But Brutus had a freakin' sweet name.

[America Libertaria]

Some guy named Brutus rendered unto Caesar quite righteously.

Can we get over the whole glorifying Brutus thing?

John Wilkes Booth was right when he compared himself to Brutus, both treacherously murdered their betters in the service of a corrupt oligarchy do to fear of democratic and popular change.

I agree. Personally I feel the Roman Empire started way before Caesar came into power.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

Fuck no. I'm an American, I bow to no one. Unfortunately our presidents lost that idea along time ago.

No, they didn't, at least in terms of formal bowing to indicate obeisance. Informal bowing has always been appropriate.

[Congotar]

Maybe I Would bow But i'm not too sure.

[Boomhaueristan]

Ever watch that tv miniseries about John Adams? Even he was pained to curtesy in front of the King of England not once, not twice but three frickin' times. All because that was the 'etiquette' at the time.

How I see it, these royal monarchs usually hold absolutely zero power of their people, they're born into the world with stardom, prestige, and wealth. They've got it made as soon as they come from their mothers loins. So why would I, a former grunt and a hard working American who supports his family with actual work, bow to someone who has an almost perfect path to success as soon as they're born? It's ridiculous, etiquette be damned.

The rest of us? You get born into the world and you're just dust in the wind. Damn near the whole world won't even know you existed. If it happens that the monarch is a Saudi who leads a backwards but rich nation, I won't even shake his hand. I'll spit my redman into his eye. If I get put in the Pen for a while, well damn, I made a statement.

[United Marxist Nations]

Only if it were somehow a Roman or Han Emperor, and that's a maybe.

[Darmen]

I would respectfully incline my head, but not bow. Part of the point of being American is that you don't do that.

^This

[Yumyumsuppertime]

Did US presidents ever refuse to bow to royals?

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They wouldn't. They're not going to engage with randoms who don't bow to them. They'll just go about whatever it is they're doing.

Obama bowed to the Saudi one. Most bowed to Elizabeth.

No, he didn't, at least not formally. Any reasonable interpretation of that greeting shows him as giving an informal greeting, not a formal bow. But it's much more fun to pretend that he's so anti-American that he's willing to abase himself before foreign leaders, isn't it?

[Gallade]

I would respectfully incline my head, as I believe that is an acceptable greeting when not a subject. There's a bit of an Irish Republican as I don't think I'd have it in me to bow to a monarch, I suppose.

[New Connorstantinople]

Muh freedoms