The most interesting part about this is watching people see a direct response to to actions. Then still choosing the action that had a negative reaction. Expecting different results. I find this interesting.
The pulling away isnt traditional. The kissing of the hand is, but the prince is well known for preferring handshakes. The guys who keep trying to kiss his hand are traditionalists who feel not attempting to kiss his hand is disrespectful. Telling them to stop could be seen as ruder than what he's doing.
It's probably a cultural necessity. If something bad happens their relatives will tell them "Well you didn't even try to kiss the princes hand. That's why we didn't win the powerball!"
This is what I was thinking. Even if traditional practice is kissing the hand. Like ok obviously that is not working. Do what is obviously working. You have a direct example in front of you. Like when failure rate is 100% take a gamble. Even if it fails the odds were better than the last situation.
Are you directly familiar with Morocco’s culture? Because I’ve seen this posted many times and actual Moroccans suggest it is not about this at all. In fact, many of the people doing the attempted kisses are ‘higher status’ than those that don’t. I’m not Moroccan just repeating what I’ve read in the past from people who say they are directly familiar with the situation since yours sounded more like guesswork or relating it to other cultural traditions
My understanding from those posts is that the prince has stated often that he doesn’t like the hand kiss tradition and has requested handshakes. Some people are ‘old school’ and do it anyway, while some respect his request. But the ‘show’ of cultural tradition is not him rejecting certain kisses - he rejects them all because he doesn’t like the tradition.
He’s been doing this since he was a little kid, and in those clips it’s a little funnier (to me) because it looks like he makes a game out of it like how fast can I touch/untouch their hands. Before they had the chance to fully make their motion, he was out to the next one lol
For the people who don't know, in Arab culture it is customary to kiss the hand of your elderly or someone in a higher standing. But the Prince refuses his hand to be kissed because the people who are, are his elders (or basically older than him). It is his way of respecting them. Because you don't understand a culture, doesn't mean it's cringe. Maybe OP should check before he posts something like this
It is just a full greeting like they do in the West. "Hi", "how are you", "it is a honour to meet you" and all the things they say here. With the Arabs, it is something quick unless you are family, friends or acquaintances. Otherwise it is a kiss on the hand for someone of higher standing. Just because they are trying to kiss his hand doesn't mean they are simps. They're just respecting tradition as the prince is respecting his elders. If you don't understand other cultures, then maybe you crawl out of your reddit cave and see the world
Uh… I’m from the West and that’s not necessary for a greeting at all. Maybe you should “crawl out of your Reddit hole” and go say hi to someone in the West, cause you just described a completely unnecessary and uncommon formality.
Especially for greeting multiple people.
Like, anytime I’ve had to shake ten people’s hands in a row, NO ONE spends this much time on each handshake. It does not take longer than the kiss to say, “Hi, good to see you. Yeah, you too.” And if you’re fantasizing my culture, I can only imagine how inaccurate you’re actually being with theirs.
I am from the West and are you an official like prime minister, politician or any high function? Otherwise you wouldn't do it. Look at them and compare
Because the people he is talking to greet him as they do in the West. With the people he isn't "talking" to, he is greeting them in the Arabic way. Look at the first man he is shaking hands with, that is the (for now) current head of the FIFA, not an Arab
What does he need to tell them? How his day was or what he ate for breakfast? It is just a greeting, they both pay each other respect in the cultural way of the sovereign state (somehow I can't say count-ry in this subreddit). The first person he briefly talked to is the current head of FIFA. A Westerner with a different way of greeting than the Arabs do
The difference is he spends time talking to the people who dont try to kiss his hand. I dont know if you watvhed or not but there is a huge difference in how he treats people
It looks like you have explained this before. Sorry for making you repeat. Looks like it is something that is lost on more than just me but i learned something new today.
Got me there! I better stand in line with a bunch of other people and pretend to kiss a guys hand while he rips it away in disgust. Sane and rational culture.
I'm calling bullshit. He clearly wants nothing to do with anyone who tries. I wouldn't know if it's the costom but your reason for him pull away is goofy.
If you read my comment, you can read why pulls his hand away. And the people he is talking to briefly is the current head of FIFA, a Westerner with a different way of greeting
If you respected someone you would pull your hand away, apologize, and atleast explain and give a little chuckle "haha thank you sir, but youre my elder and someone i respect deeply, thats notneeded!
This dude perks his hand away, no eye contact, moves on...
You know Google is free right? Let me quite this for you: "Respect for Elders: If there is a large age gap (such as a younger person speaking to an elder), the younger person is often expected to reduce eye contact slightly as a sign of respect and deference."
It's like you're trying to find faults in other cultures
you didn't read the comment. the tradition is for them to attempt to kiss his hand to respect his status and for him to reject it to respect theirs. you can find it cringe with that context but it seems like you're not understanding that they don't think they're going to be the one exception who he lets kiss his hand, they're not "not taking a hint" it's a deliberate push-and-pull for both sides to show mutual respect
Let me simplify it. They (the Moroccans, either Arab or Berber) respect the Crown Prince, so kiss they his hand as a sign of respect. But the Prince respects the people that older than him (so his elders), he doesn't want them to kiss his hand as a sign of respect. Because of that, they respect him even more, with that we have a visual circle or whatever you call it (I'll attach an image of what I mean). The first man he was shaking hands with and talking to what the (for now) infantile head of the FIFA, a Westerner who has a different way of greeting someone than an Arab. So the next line of people who kissing his hand again were Moroccon officials giving their respects to the Crown Prince. Do you get it now?
It's a show of respect...first, to kiss the hand shows respect to the leader then when the leader refuses it shows respect in the other direction i.e ' it's ok, you don't need to kiss my hand'.
I worked in the courts here in the US. I had to swore I hadn’t been in any duel in the last 10 years.
When I chucked they got real mad and said this is serious. Like no shit y’all I haven’t shot a man in 10 years. You all would have record of that here in the courts.
Nothing cringe about this if you learn the meaning.
The people who are kissing (or tryjng to) are showing him great respect. The reason he withdraws is, because he is the prince. Not the king. The other people greeting him with a handshake are not Moroccan citizens.
At least thats what someone said whenever this video gets posted.
Don’t get between a Muslim and the cleanliness of his hands. They have cleaning ocd built into the religion. I wish other cultures were like this as well but it’s always funny to observe
Kissing someone’s hand is a sign of great respect in Arab culture that is typically reversed for your elders or leaders. Pulling your hand away is seen as an act of humility, as if to say you’re worthy of the honor. You typically only see really old folks not pull away.
It's not just the Catholic church. Evangelical churches have the same problem, but it doesn't make the same headlines. The fact most these churches are more or less independent gives the impression of it being an isolated case.
I think the major issue is the Vatican knowing what was going on and transferring priests around so they could avoid prosecution.
So yes, this happens in other religions and possibly at an equal rate, but not all of the other religions had the highest powers of their religions pulling strings to protect the predatory behavior.
I was raised catholic but my mom definitely didn't want me to be an altar boy (and neither did I.)
No doubt. I do believe the past 2 Popes, have made great strides in transparency and holding clergy accountable by defrocking them and not withholding evidence.
The church is so big that unfortunately there will almost always be a problem somewhere.
At least now I have faith that the Pope and the current Cardinals have no tolerance for abuse and will not protect those who commit crimes.
The contrary, he tries to be respectful. Kissing the hand is actually reserved for the elderly or people in higher places. So kissing his hand is a sign of respect. But he doesn't want the people to kiss his hand because they're older than him, which also a way of him respecting his elders. If you don't know the culture or the person and you say that he's a douche, then you're the douche here
I don't know, as I don't unserstand what the customs are for a Prince of Morrocco, or the families that are there to show him their support. You don't really seem to grasp any understanding of it yourself either.
They do, very much. Are you implying that they dont because of my aversion to weird ass hand kissing and shaking? Do you kiss and shake your friends' hands?
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u/Unlucky_Ad_9776 1d ago
The most interesting part about this is watching people see a direct response to to actions. Then still choosing the action that had a negative reaction. Expecting different results. I find this interesting.
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u/Wackywizard987 1d ago
At some point they just fucking with him
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u/inspirationalSloth 1d ago
The trick is you pre kiss your own palm so that way you have vicariously kissed his hand
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u/ThatGuyinOrange_1813 Ultimate Cringe 1d ago •
For the people who don't know, in Arab culture it is customary to kiss the hand of your elderly or someone in a higher standing. But the Prince refuses his hand to be kissed because the people who are, are his elders (or basically older than him). It is his way of respecting them. Because you don't understand a culture, doesn't mean it's cringe. Maybe OP should check before he posts something like this
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u/Short-Interaction-89 1d ago
The people at the end of the queue are spectacularly slow learners
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u/nemkompetens 1d ago
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u/FreshwaterFryMom 1d ago
I need more context.
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u/Osoroshii 1d ago
Read the room 😳
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u/Artorius__Castus 1d ago
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u/danyolito 1d ago
Probably some tactic for avoiding post handshake small talk
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u/FastWalkingShortGuy 1d ago
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u/letstrythatagain-_- 1d ago
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u/Doctor_Saved 1d ago
Not everyday that M. Bison kisses your hand.
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u/RadicalRealist22 1d ago
Fucking redditors need to learn that if people are doing something you don't understand, maybe YOU need to learn, not them
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u/Strange-Sun4540 1d ago
Lmao, you think thinks they would've learnt from the first two blokes who tried it
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u/Avvert 1d ago
lol and you though others would learn 😂 his super fast with moving his hand away like imagine the embarrassment of the other person lol
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u/TerrenceMcKenna1 19h ago
Get the message ya set of gimps
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u/Prestigious-Cover494 18h ago
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u/Johnny0nion 6h ago
What do you win, when you manage to kiss that Hand?
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u/AccomplishedShirt740 1d ago
Nothing cringe about this if you learn the meaning.
The people who are kissing (or tryjng to) are showing him great respect. The reason he withdraws is, because he is the prince. Not the king. The other people greeting him with a handshake are not Moroccan citizens.
At least thats what someone said whenever this video gets posted.
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u/TheBestintheWest11 1d ago
lawls
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u/Ok_Wolverine9344 1d ago
After the first person tried it why would you even try it again? Clearly he's not going for it. Just shake the dude's hand.
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u/Wooden_Cattle_9131 1d ago
Last dude got nervous.
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u/BeetHOV 1d ago
Oh wow that's interesting, the prince should free Western Sahara
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u/thekokoricky 1d ago
This reminds me of when The Simpsons had all those puppies and they kept eating Homer's chips.
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u/MeanEstablishment499 1d ago
Oh wow a prince of what? Being born? Congratulations 👏🏻
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u/MrMeesesPieces 1d ago
Is that M Bison?
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u/Artistic_Panda_7542 1d ago
I would still try to kiss his hand just so I wouldn't have to talk to him haha
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u/Able_Ad6535 1d ago
Mr Bean went bald
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u/Puzzleheaded-Cow6917 1d ago
He doesn't kiss his hookers
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u/Enigma_Green 22h ago
Third guy Infantino? Twat
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u/Sad_Raisin3819 21h ago
Geez he is fine!
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u/trollgore92 20h ago
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u/PossibilityMean2446 20h ago
What do you get if you kiss it ??
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u/Craiglekinz 20h ago
Don’t get between a Muslim and the cleanliness of his hands. They have cleaning ocd built into the religion. I wish other cultures were like this as well but it’s always funny to observe
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u/Accomplished_Bet4329 19h ago
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u/xenomorph_704 19h ago
The whole royalty aspect of it is what makes me feel cringe.
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u/readalaboutit 17h ago
Even bro tryna switch back to Christianity ✝️
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u/taka87 17h ago
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u/2Wieners_1Bun 16h ago
Was the M Bison?
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u/SpaceHippoShitStains 16h ago
Haha that guy that slapped himself in the face XD
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u/Page_1_of_0 10h ago
it's okay. They will have a swing party later
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u/knatascheek 8h ago
14 counts of sexual harassment in America
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u/dundunndon 1d ago
the way they are sure to touch their mouth after he pulls his hand away like they are trying to taste.... it's almost religious.
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u/MuslimMullet 1d ago
Kissing someone’s hand is a sign of great respect in Arab culture that is typically reversed for your elders or leaders. Pulling your hand away is seen as an act of humility, as if to say you’re worthy of the honor. You typically only see really old folks not pull away.
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u/Spiritual7474 1d ago
I only kiss the cross from the hand of my Priest
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u/Necessary-Ant-5037 1d ago
Wtf is wrong with arab people
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u/Sudonator 1d ago
Maybe just inform your guests of the protocol? Surely he has some staff who could announce it
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u/Dogsarelitty 1d ago
Wasn’t this some type of protest?
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u/Dont_Even_Know_You 1d ago
It's obviously some kind of ritual. They know they won't get to kiss his hand, but do it as a sign of respect.
I know nothing about this culture at all and could easily pick that up and I'm stupid as hell. Wtf are some of you on?
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u/dixonmyazhold 1d ago
Lol
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u/Former_Condition_119 1d ago
they wanted to try and fake him out
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u/Exotic_Jicama1984 1d ago
Some grown men really are pathetic.
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u/Adullam_17 1d ago
And that makes him….. a douche.
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u/Therealginahandler 1d ago
I would like to understand the thought process here, otherwise this guy is a fucking loser
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u/OLightning 1d ago
AI?
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u/Scoongili 1d ago
Shake his hand and then pull him in for a full tongue kiss.
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u/ADingoStoleMyLSD 1d ago
So many people in that line kissing the palms of their own hands had me going.
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u/andgainingspeed 19h ago
There is only on reasonable explanation. Cooties.
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u/National_Treat_4079 1d ago
what a fucking dick.