It irks me to NO END how ignorant Americans are! At least President Obama isn't as ignorant as the people commenting in this article.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/pl_afp/japanusdiplomacyasiaobama OF COURSE he should bow to the Emperor of Japan. That is how Japanese greet each other - they bow! "When in Rome..."
Hello, America! There's a whole world of different cultures out there that are JUST AS VALID as the U.S.
Notice how the people complaining are conservative Republicans! They are such arrogant, ignorant, assholes! They actually think that by bowing Obama was defering to them.
*rants*