| Nowadays, would you still bow to the queen?
Americans don't need to bow or curtsy to royals,just shake hands and be polite.Most royals these days will accept just the handshake,but for The Queen,Philip and Charles,if you are a citizen,it's still acceptable to bow or curtsy;you are honoring the country,the country's history of monarchy when you do so,these things the Queen represents.Of the three mentioned above,I have heard that Charles can be the least formal;if a person works for him,Charles doesn't want that person constantly bowing or curtsying whenever he shows up so he's asked that for ceremony's sake a bow at beginning of work shift and a bow at end of workday is enough,but I wonder if he's cut this out,as well.The Queen is the most formal;she sees herslef as representing the United Kingdom,so when you bow you bow to her as representative of the entire United Kingdom.
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