Appropriate?

A Thousand Words

I'm aware that in many Asian countries bowing is a rather common way to greet someone. Still, bowing also has other associations in many other countries around the world, i.e., submission before a superior power, etc. The image alone, of one man bowing before another, is powerful, regardless of the particular cultural context in which it occurred. So, when the President of the United States of America, the Commander in Chief of the military, makes a profound bow before the emperor of another nation, Americans have good reason to be outraged.