Westerners reserve worship/prostration for G-d & merely respect/salute human beings, because of prohibitions against idolatry. But, Asians often use the same word for both worship & respect (eg, vaengdima වැඳීම in Sinhala), & bow to the ground before both G-d(s) & humans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowtow
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A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
“Very well, Uncle,” said Lin. “I bow to your wisdom.”Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 8 (2003)
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1741 ed.)
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#Bowing announcing that it found an issue with the development of their current plane. Congratulations! Now, how many issues did they miss?
I am good with the death of handshakes. I've never liked them, and have always felt that bowing is the superior greeting.
polite deer bowing... (https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/025/498/817/original/29fd9e5552b21210.mp4) https://i.pinimg.com/originals/71/7f/e3/717fe315519c2df9958d75e810d2659a.gif #polite #deer #bowing #animatedgif
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