But critics say there were some major social blunders made by President Obama, like taking 'selfies' and shaking hands with Cuban ... for what they believed was bowing to Saudi King Abdullah ...

But it was probably more like a semibored recognition of just how gauche it would have appeared not to shake hands. Folks howl ... on with descriptions of Obama bowing and scraping in front ...

President Obama ... stop bowing? In the revolutionary period, the practice was regarded, by some, as a vestige of a less democratic society. Thomas Jefferson, for example, liked to shake hands ...

From the YouTube description: Compilation of Emperor Akihito shaking hands with other foreign (and domestic) leaders, juxtaposed to Obama bowing before Emperor Akihito.

Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, U.S. Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Az., tweeted a picture of former President Barack Obama shaking hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, along with the caption "The ...

President Obama came under heavy criticism in this country for shaking the hand of Cuban President Raul ... that some criticize him for what they believed was bowing to Saudi King Abdullah and ...

and shaking hands, is a pretty big part of his job description. And there was the predictable Twitter backlash, with antagonists piling on with descriptions of Obama bowing and scraping in front ...

But it was probably more like a semibored recognition of just how gauche it would have appeared not to shake hands. Folks howl ... on with descriptions of Obama bowing and scraping in front ...