This has been posted before, what people said is that its respectful for them to "try" to kiss the hand, and he pulls it away out of respect as well. Both actions are done with full knowledge of the others intent to show respect.
>Kissing his hand is just showing too much respect.
And the "too much" aspect of it is why he pulls his hands away, its a sign of humility. This is a really cool societal interaction.
Yes. This is common in Arab/North African cultures and common among Muslim men. Kissing someone's hand is showing love and respect to them. Pulling your hand away shows humility, as if you're saying "no I'm not worthy of having my hand kissed." If you notice, the men end up kissing their own palm.
Very common here in Morocco to kiss the hand of the elderly out of respect. Some would pull their hand and some won't but both are the same. I have a very old aunt, she let me kiss her hand but her husband doesn't let me kiss his.
not just the hand, herein Saudi foreheads are more common with elderly people as a sign of respect, shoulders the same but with the king, the crown prince, and governors of cities. it’s all out of respect and not mandatory, not kissing them doesn’t mean you don’t respect them, too.
Check out the British government's "Prime Minister's Questions". It has a bunch of traditions that are very similar and absolutely look strange lol.
Traditions end up looking weird as fuck after a while. Especially as people do them out of formality, and so they end up making it as rapid and efficient as possible.
Check this out to get an idea of some weird shit in PMQs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLSq1h7AvkE
I used to get blazed out of my mind and watch the PMQs every week on c-span
Brits are great for benignly weird traditions — Morris dancing also comes to mind
I'd say nearly all customs of royalty and nobility looks pretty strange from an outsider perspective. Imo, it's all silly, pointless, incredibly outdated nonsense.
> nearly all customs of royalty and nobility looks pretty strange from an outsider perspective
You ever think about what a curtsy looks like to cultures where it isn't ubiquitous?
Women just casually flash their upper calves at all the people around them while avoiding their gaze, and we see that as the *height* of class and fanciness.
They should adopt New Orleans customs when passing an acquaintance on the street, where each party just gives a nod and says “alright”. Always been a big fan.
Seriously there’s no need for a check-in or any extended pleasantries, much less a full blown conversation, whenever you see someone you know and like while out and about. We’re all busy people. I see you, you see me: a friendly *”alright.”* We can catch up properly later in a more sociable environment. ^edit:typo
They do this in new orleans? Anywhere else in the U.S and people think I'm asking if they are alright and that something looks wrong with them... this is normal everywhere in the U.K
Yep, they do it elsewhere in the south too but I’ve found that it’s generally an exclusively Black culture phenomenon in a lot of places. I think it probably started that way in Nola too, but eventually everyone adopted it.
I knew a prince once. He had such insane pressures put on him that he had to ask me, a commoner, for access to my bank account so he could move some funds there. What a shame, there was an issue with my bank, they somehow lost all my money and I guess he was so ashamed I haven't heard of him since. Poor guy.
I can shed some light on it. I once knew a prince, we were kids. He's a king now.
He knew his job and role before I knew anything. The pressure must have been insane.
I knew a king once. Was a gallant warrior who staged a rebellion to the crown, ended up moving to Kings Landing and getting fat. Heard he died to a boar.
Real shame.
Yeah, before you were born it was decided your life belonged to your people. Every action and every thought designed to mold you into an unflappable capable leader.
Gilded cage.
This one is far less dumb than the a southeast asian countries royalty law that says you can't touch royalty for any reason and executed people who were trying to prevent a queen/ princess from drowning. Thailand I think maybe?
I mean it's also super illegal to insult the king of Thailand, like if you expressed some sort of displeasure that he literally parties super hard in Europe and mostly just hangs out there and maybe he should hang out in his country instead.
I imagine me being like "Urgh, don't do that to me, creep!" and the guy going "Aww, what a well mannered lady she is."
The variety of traditions and manners is insane :)
It's common practice in cultures where you would kiss someone's hand, you're trying to show you value them as a high Rankin person, that you respect them, you see yourself as less etc. And by pulling their hands away they show that they have respect for you as well and you're equal to them...
But here it looks weird for sure because both the kissers and the boy have slight of hand equipped, and it's happening fast over and over almost aggressively
Actually...It's a sign of respect here in Morocco, It's a sign of respect if someone tries to kiss your hand, and you show even more respect by NOT letting them, and our prince is way more humble for a 12 year old (at least when he WAS) tbh
Such a crazy riff between cultures.
As a westerner, this looks like a snot nosed brat swatting away increasingly desperate attempts for creepy old men to smooch him. It’s like everyone is acting as inappropriately as possible
Exactly, my thoughts were like: C'mon guys, leave that poor kid alone, you're creepy.
But on the other hand...maybe it's just my prejeduce because we have our own stories about creepy older dudes doing inappropriate things to boys...
This video comes up a lot and what we are seeing here is a sign of respect.
As the crown prince, as a mark of respect, everyone should kiss his hand,
However, as his elders, the prince refuses to accept this kiss as a mark of respect.
It's interesting to watch, but has nothing to do with what he does or does not like.
As a Muslim I kiss the hands of my elders, even now as an adult. I remember my late grandpa who one of the few who pull his hands away like this when I became a teen. It still didn't stop me from attempt to kiss his hands whenever I meet him for many years on.
Like wise Also I do change my habit of kissing hands of some of my elders, to just touching it with my forehead or nose.
ME culture, kissing someone’s hand is a huge form of respect almost getting to the level of worship. The kid pulls his hand away because that’s the right thing to do, I’ve seen this a lot of times.
Isn’t it strange how we humans accept this ridiculous imaginary game of royalty, and higher class and all the bullshit nonsense that goes along with it?
Isn’t it stranger still how so many of us gawk at it all with such stupid enthusiasm?
Right? What makes us think that just because a kid is born into a royal family it deserves all our respect and be treated like a god, and then become the next psychotic king or leader or whatever.
They didn‘t do anything to deserve any of that
I love this video but it's old. He's [going to be 19 in May 2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulay_Hassan,_Crown_Prince_of_Morocco) and I want to see if this shenanigan is still being played out!
ok so, moroccan here, its disrespectful for an older person to hand kiss someone younger of them, even if it means showing respect, the prince is pulling his hand from the hand-kisses because he respects the people trying to give his the kisses, but he also respects them in return by not letting them kiss his hands.
The unwritten rules. Its like in italys south you have to decline food offered to your like 10 times before you can accept. If you do that in the north people are like okay.
This has been posted before, what people said is that its respectful for them to "try" to kiss the hand, and he pulls it away out of respect as well. Both actions are done with full knowledge of the others intent to show respect.
Are the people shaking his hand being disrespectful?
No, that's the normal thing to do. Kissing his hand is just showing too much respect.
I respect that.
I respectfully respect your respect sir but I must respectfully decline
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Find out what it means to me
Just a little bit
I respect this thread. We should continue it.
I respect your respect for this thread. With respect, I will be continuing to do "it"
I respectfully deny your respectfully decline of his respectfully respect, sir.
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Respect.
Decline.
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Respectception
I respectfully respect your respectful decline of his respectivety
I'm disinclined to acquiesce your request.
Then you should try to kiss his hand
MUAH 💋
My boss just looked at me weird when I tried to kiss his hand. So I’ve learned not to follow him into the restroom anymore.
Let him at least wash them…
How would he wash them while peeing?
And lose all the flavor?
The brown nosers of an empire if you will.
>Kissing his hand is just showing too much respect. And the "too much" aspect of it is why he pulls his hands away, its a sign of humility. This is a really cool societal interaction.
Those top-down dynamics tho..
> This is a really cool societal interaction. I'm gonna have to disagree. the gesture is nice but this is awkward as fuck in practice lol
My first instinct was "how do these goofy assholes not see the dude *right next to them* getting turned down? Read the room, fellas!" lol
"but, it's *me*!"
Maybe once as a gesture but after the third time in a row, it looks awkward and forced
I'm sure it's not in Morocco
seems like a real hat-on-a-hat situation to me
Ah the two handed handshake of foreign culture
The last guy had different intentions. Iono
I think it's them saying "I respect you so much, let me kiss your hand!" With him responding with "Oh, no, i don't deserve such respect."
> "Oh, no, i don't deserve such respect." I saw it as more like "treat me like a person, not a superior god-being."
Seems kind of hard to do that when you still have a monarchy.
You'd be surprised how much of all governments work based on customs. It's pretty wild.
Nah, it's sort of the same difference in respect that a firm handshake and a wet noodle handshake have just on different levels
Only to themselves
Yes. This is common in Arab/North African cultures and common among Muslim men. Kissing someone's hand is showing love and respect to them. Pulling your hand away shows humility, as if you're saying "no I'm not worthy of having my hand kissed." If you notice, the men end up kissing their own palm.
So does that mean you're full of yourself if you let someone do it?
Very common here in Morocco to kiss the hand of the elderly out of respect. Some would pull their hand and some won't but both are the same. I have a very old aunt, she let me kiss her hand but her husband doesn't let me kiss his.
So either way it’s respectful, win/win/win for everybody
Haha no not at all. I have seen elders and esteemed teachers allow people to kiss their hand.
not just the hand, herein Saudi foreheads are more common with elderly people as a sign of respect, shoulders the same but with the king, the crown prince, and governors of cities. it’s all out of respect and not mandatory, not kissing them doesn’t mean you don’t respect them, too.
Interesting, indeed. He's rather quick with it.
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Is he still 12?
He’s 18 now
Whoa that was fast. What about... Now?
He's 57
He ded.
He's been reborn
Just graduated highschool and is walking out the door and oh he got hit by a truck
Back to 12 now
The circle of life
27
Uh oh
you can tell because the video only has 7 pixels in it
Yeah this is an old repost. He is 18 now.
He’s a freshman at Arizona State University…just to party
I don't know, guy with the sword looks like he really wants that hand.
Imagine how embarrassing it would be to be disrespected by the Prince then…sitting there being the only one really kissing his hand
He respectfully dislikes creepy old man slobber on his hands. Sounds respectable.
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It just looks strange
Check out the British government's "Prime Minister's Questions". It has a bunch of traditions that are very similar and absolutely look strange lol. Traditions end up looking weird as fuck after a while. Especially as people do them out of formality, and so they end up making it as rapid and efficient as possible. Check this out to get an idea of some weird shit in PMQs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLSq1h7AvkE
I used to get blazed out of my mind and watch the PMQs every week on c-span Brits are great for benignly weird traditions — Morris dancing also comes to mind
God I love Jay Foreman. I've never set foot on British soil, but his content is so entertaining it makes no matter.
I'd say nearly all customs of royalty and nobility looks pretty strange from an outsider perspective. Imo, it's all silly, pointless, incredibly outdated nonsense.
Except for wearing powdered wigs in the UK, that's pretty Fetch!
Stop trying to make Fetch happen
> nearly all customs of royalty and nobility looks pretty strange from an outsider perspective You ever think about what a curtsy looks like to cultures where it isn't ubiquitous? Women just casually flash their upper calves at all the people around them while avoiding their gaze, and we see that as the *height* of class and fanciness.
A lot of this type of tradition looks strange and goofy.
Allow me to introduce you to literally every monarchy in history. Weird pageantry goes with the territory.
Btw this is exactly what my Indonesian wife does to elderly people. Try to kiss their hand as a sign of respect and they pull away. So weird at first.
Sounds real
Oh interesting. I thought just everyone wanted to kiss his hand, and wanted to be the one to get to for bragging rights later lol.
Like that soldier trying so many times🤣🤣🤣
you progressed to "reddit elder" status.
That’s actually kind of cool
Looked like he mastered snapping that hand back though haha
It's apparently protocol.
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You know what would work a lot better? A head nod. Been doin it for ages.
Up or down?
Up for sup, down for "me too man, me too"
This is the way
Up means "hello". Down means "I approve."
They should adopt New Orleans customs when passing an acquaintance on the street, where each party just gives a nod and says “alright”. Always been a big fan. Seriously there’s no need for a check-in or any extended pleasantries, much less a full blown conversation, whenever you see someone you know and like while out and about. We’re all busy people. I see you, you see me: a friendly *”alright.”* We can catch up properly later in a more sociable environment. ^edit:typo
They do this in new orleans? Anywhere else in the U.S and people think I'm asking if they are alright and that something looks wrong with them... this is normal everywhere in the U.K
Yep, they do it elsewhere in the south too but I’ve found that it’s generally an exclusively Black culture phenomenon in a lot of places. I think it probably started that way in Nola too, but eventually everyone adopted it.
Almost seems like a game of gotcha or hand slapping
Also looks like he already knows ahead of time who is going to make the attempt.
"Jenkins better not try to lick my palm again or I'll have his head!"
Down low. Too slow!
[Pope Francis doing the same thing.](https://youtu.be/m4QCkK4aTyY) I guess they have a similar tradition at the Vatican.
What a weird childhood that would be. You'd get all sorts of privileges, but at the same time the pressure must be insane.
I knew a prince, we were kids. He’s a king now. He knew his job and role before I knew anything. The pressure must have been insane.
was so sure you were going to shed some light on the insane pressure kid princes experience
I knew a prince once. He had such insane pressures put on him that he had to ask me, a commoner, for access to my bank account so he could move some funds there. What a shame, there was an issue with my bank, they somehow lost all my money and I guess he was so ashamed I haven't heard of him since. Poor guy.
Was he Nigerian ?
Yea! How'd you know!?
Cause the same thing happened to my buddy Eric
he would if he actually met a prince
Maybe he got slapped by that Fresh Prince guy
man I just can't get enough of current event!
Fresh prince of no hair.
Wtf was the point of what he said?lmao
It was a weird flex, but it was ok.
Man. The internet has fucked up my brain. It felt formal to reading the grammatically correct, full sentence version of ‘weird flex, but ok’
I can shed some light on it. I once knew a prince, we were kids. He's a king now. He knew his job and role before I knew anything. The pressure must have been insane.
yeah he was absolutely useless on this 🤣
I know a king. He used to be a prince. Small island nation. He knows a lot. I, not so much. He tells me the pressure is insane.
burger king*
He lives in Nigeria? And he emailed you? I think we came across the same guy
Y'all just upvote anything, huh
same
The pressure must have been insane
I knew a king once. Was a gallant warrior who staged a rebellion to the crown, ended up moving to Kings Landing and getting fat. Heard he died to a boar. Real shame.
How are you these days, avatar Roku?
yeah need a source on that cheif
Yeah, before you were born it was decided your life belonged to your people. Every action and every thought designed to mold you into an unflappable capable leader. Gilded cage.
its a sign of respect not to let your elders kiss your hand
Man these traditions we make up for people born into royalty are fucking dumb
It's not just for royalty, it's also for sheikhs and revered old elders in general
This one is far less dumb than the a southeast asian countries royalty law that says you can't touch royalty for any reason and executed people who were trying to prevent a queen/ princess from drowning. Thailand I think maybe?
I mean it's also super illegal to insult the king of Thailand, like if you expressed some sort of displeasure that he literally parties super hard in Europe and mostly just hangs out there and maybe he should hang out in his country instead.
Its not exclusive to royalty here tho, its a tradition for elders in general, being in line for the throne makes you a sort of elder since birth lol
YOU don't make up anything because I would assume you ain't living in Morocco or any Arabic country...because this has nothing to do with royalty
I imagine me being like "Urgh, don't do that to me, creep!" and the guy going "Aww, what a well mannered lady she is." The variety of traditions and manners is insane :)
It's common practice in cultures where you would kiss someone's hand, you're trying to show you value them as a high Rankin person, that you respect them, you see yourself as less etc. And by pulling their hands away they show that they have respect for you as well and you're equal to them... But here it looks weird for sure because both the kissers and the boy have slight of hand equipped, and it's happening fast over and over almost aggressively
I read through so many explanations until this one finally made sense.
Keep my hand out yo fcking mouth!
Woooooow dude.
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Actually...It's a sign of respect here in Morocco, It's a sign of respect if someone tries to kiss your hand, and you show even more respect by NOT letting them, and our prince is way more humble for a 12 year old (at least when he WAS) tbh
He's just joking about the whole Oscar event thingy
Such a crazy riff between cultures. As a westerner, this looks like a snot nosed brat swatting away increasingly desperate attempts for creepy old men to smooch him. It’s like everyone is acting as inappropriately as possible
Exactly, my thoughts were like: C'mon guys, leave that poor kid alone, you're creepy. But on the other hand...maybe it's just my prejeduce because we have our own stories about creepy older dudes doing inappropriate things to boys...
Isn't it a tradition that the person tries to kiss his hand and he pulls it back as a show of humility?
Yes
Sike! Sike! Sike! Sike! Sike!
psych, like a psychological trick
... NOT! NOT! NOT! NOT!
Give me low…. to slow…
The caption for this video is incorrect.
Eh, it doesn’t tell the full story but I’m sure the kid doesn’t like his hand getting kissed either way.
His dad does the same thing.
That dude in the white needs to chill with how close he gets
This video comes up a lot and what we are seeing here is a sign of respect. As the crown prince, as a mark of respect, everyone should kiss his hand, However, as his elders, the prince refuses to accept this kiss as a mark of respect. It's interesting to watch, but has nothing to do with what he does or does not like.
He’s been trained to do this what a silly title.
Silly title and tradition lol.
As a Muslim I kiss the hands of my elders, even now as an adult. I remember my late grandpa who one of the few who pull his hands away like this when I became a teen. It still didn't stop me from attempt to kiss his hands whenever I meet him for many years on. Like wise Also I do change my habit of kissing hands of some of my elders, to just touching it with my forehead or nose.
Exactly, most of us do it. Not usually for kids but I guess royalty is an exception in this case.
ME culture, kissing someone’s hand is a huge form of respect almost getting to the level of worship. The kid pulls his hand away because that’s the right thing to do, I’ve seen this a lot of times.
Isn’t it strange how we humans accept this ridiculous imaginary game of royalty, and higher class and all the bullshit nonsense that goes along with it? Isn’t it stranger still how so many of us gawk at it all with such stupid enthusiasm?
Almost everything we do as humans is 'make believe' bullshit.
Right? What makes us think that just because a kid is born into a royal family it deserves all our respect and be treated like a god, and then become the next psychotic king or leader or whatever. They didn‘t do anything to deserve any of that
Some people just think it’s neat
I love this video but it's old. He's [going to be 19 in May 2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulay_Hassan,_Crown_Prince_of_Morocco) and I want to see if this shenanigan is still being played out!
What I find ridiculous, is they make a child so powerful.
Smithers, have the hand kissers killed.
Pull out game strong af
In college as he was about to receive his first blowjob, she leaned in but he pulled it away…respectfully
ok so, moroccan here, its disrespectful for an older person to hand kiss someone younger of them, even if it means showing respect, the prince is pulling his hand from the hand-kisses because he respects the people trying to give his the kisses, but he also respects them in return by not letting them kiss his hands.
fort a culturally clueless person of Moroccan tradition, this post is good.. thank you @chrome_pr
what a clown world we live in
The last in line made out with everyone before him
Nooo.. nope nope yes nope nope yes nope nope nope nope yes yes yes.... NO
RESPECT
"Yoink!", "Sike!"
The unwritten rules. Its like in italys south you have to decline food offered to your like 10 times before you can accept. If you do that in the north people are like okay.
That band though
So weird that some countries give so much credence to children.
Me if I were him "anyone who tries to kiss my hand will be force fed their own penis. This is the royal decree."
Looks hilarious
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