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What??the woman is japanese
Could you enlighten me with a link, because I don't see that anywhere. Unless her mother was japanese, you're wrong, because her father was italian.
What??the woman is japanese
Could you enlighten me with a link, because I don't see that anywhere. Unless her mother was japanese, you're wrong, because her father was italian.
And even if she were of Japanese ancestry, why bow to an American mayor? Does he bow like that to Senator Inoe? (sp)
Even though he is a rabid lib, the good senator is one I would bow too. One of the real heros of the last world war.
And Bush planted his lips on the lips of the saudi king and walked holding hands with him.
This was not all that long after Saudi men highjacked planes and flew them into the WTC towers.
Are you implying 'this woman' will use her influence to set terrorists in motion now?
What??the woman is japanese
Could you enlighten me with a link, because I don't see that anywhere. Unless her mother was japanese, you're wrong, because her father was italian.
and he"S going a good job of representing this country by showing other cultures respect.We are not ruled in the USA, he "represents" the USA in his duties .
Sad the same can't be said for some of you here, and people wonder why many in the world have a stereotype of americans being arrogant.
You do realize that this woman is the Mayor of Tampa. Tampa, Florida. Florida of the U.S. of A.
What??the woman is japanese
Could you enlighten me with a link, because I don't see that anywhere. Unless her mother was japanese, you're wrong, because her father was italian.
she looks japanese to me in that first pic, guess I was wrong. But the other thing is that he just bent down to look at something and wasn't bowing at all. doesn't matter, anything obama does the partisans will complain about
If the woman is of japanese ancestry I could understand the gesture.
People here picking this apart because the degree of bow is more than typical of asians is ridiculous.
Has anyone seen how horribly just about every president salutes? Being a former military member, it actually embarrasses me that presidents don't perfect that.
If the woman is of japanese ancestry I could understand the gesture.
People here picking this apart because the degree of bow is more than typical of asians is ridiculous.
Has anyone seen how horribly just about every president salutes? Being a former military member, it actually embarrasses me that presidents don't perfect that.
Agreed. Though I'm not a former military member, I just don't get why they're not any good at it.
It's not even close to being difficult. Obama does seem to have a pretty nice snap to his salute though. WAY better than Bush's was.
But still not within military customs. I would expect presidents to perfect it, being as how it takes about 5 minutes of practice and represents the utmost in respect among military members. He is of course the highest ranking military official, being the CinC.
It's not even close to being difficult. Obama does seem to have a pretty nice snap to his salute though. WAY better than Bush's was.
But still not within military customs. I would expect presidents to perfect it, being as how it takes about 5 minutes of practice and represents the utmost in respect among military members. He is of course the highest ranking military official, being the CinC.
Or use the internet:
How to Salute | eHow.com
What??
Could you enlighten me with a link, because I don't see that anywhere. Unless her mother was japanese, you're wrong, because her father was italian.
And even if she were of Japanese ancestry, why bow to an American mayor? Does he bow like that to Senator Inoe? (sp)
Even though he is a rabid lib, the good senator is one I would bow too. One of the real heros of the last world war.
If the woman is of japanese ancestry I could understand the gesture.
People here picking this apart because the degree of bow is more than typical of asians is ridiculous.
Has anyone seen how horribly just about every president salutes? Being a former military member, it actually embarrasses me that presidents don't perfect that.
And even if she were of Japanese ancestry, why bow to an American mayor? Does he bow like that to Senator Inoe? (sp)
Even though he is a rabid lib, the good senator is one I would bow too. One of the real heros of the last world war.
If the woman is of japanese ancestry I could understand the gesture.
People here picking this apart because the degree of bow is more than typical of asians is ridiculous.
Has anyone seen how horribly just about every president salutes? Being a former military member, it actually embarrasses me that presidents don't perfect that.
If you are trying to respect the culture, you should at the very least try and fit in the cultural norm. Doing it in such a way that it shows you know less than nothing about the culture seems to me to be deliberately dissing them by satire
Tilting the hand slighly so that the back of it faces outward a bit is definitely something almost EVERYONE fucks up.
The rest, which your link doesn't say, is that the portion of the arm from shoulder to elbow should be perfectly parallel to the ground, and from the elbow to the fingertips the arm should be at a 45 degree angle.
If the elbow is slouching, or the hand is not facing outward a bit, it's a really ugly salute, and to me, is not only lazy but disrespectful.
Paulie, when I went through Basic Military Training, one of the first things I learned is that military personnel can and do salute differently, especially--in a negative context--when the forearm and elbow are perfect, but the hand is bent and looks horrible or the palm is noticeable. This tends to be what I see from time-to-time.
My salute, when I bring my fist across my midsection, have my palm straight and facing towards me, and have my middle finger in the appropriate location, tends to have a slight sagging in my elbow. I've practiced it quite a bit, and that's just how it is.... As with many things in Basic Military Training, my MTI (Military Training Instructor) would correct it once, and then after realizing that that is just how my elbow was, would leave it alone. The same would go for other MTIs as well...
When I graduated, I was a bit self-conscious about it, and when I brought it up to my father (who served years ago), he also remarked that many of the military personnel--including the MTIs--had different saluting styles, and that I shouldn't overanalyze it. Officers would just appreciate the sentiment.
To this day, when I salute an officer, I have not been corrected, nor have I been accused of being "lazy" or "disrespectful," which I most certainly am NOT.
In the future, I hope you will remember this before you ignorantly judge another military member as being "lazy" or "disrespectful" for having a slightly sagging elbow. I noticed that you did not critique the Master Sergeant/E-7 next to President Bush for having a slightly sagging elbow. When you are in full service dress, try to touch your elbow to your back.... when the tailor laughs at you for being an idiot and ripping your uniform, remember this post. Thanks....
