knapplc
Active member
Michelle Obama was following protocol by curtsying to the Queen.
Eh.
There's a longstanding tradition where Americans don't bow to foreign rulers, especially unelected rulers. But I think it's like the Flag Code - it's more a suggestion than a hardened-fast rule.
So whether she should have bowed or not is probably up to interpretation. Personally, I could bow to a King or Queen out of deference to their position in the same way that I'd shake a CEO's hand and give a little head nod as I do it. Doesn't mean I'm surrendering my nation's sovereignty while I do it.
