What European bowing etiquette looks like

Curtsies are performed to those who are of higher status than oneself and have a royal title. You crouch at the knee, take a half-step back with the other foot, and keep your body upright. You can look at the person you are bowing to with both eyes, or lower your head in order to show your respect. But the curtsy does not only apply to the royal family, in many of Europe's high society, curtsy is also a kind of social etiquette, women also bow to each other, the man to the woman kissed the hand, the woman can also be returned to the curtsy.

In order to show respect for the king, the salute must be bowed, and according to their own status, the degree of bending is also different, the noblewoman as long as a little bowed head can be. As for not bowing the head of the curtsy is generally the same class, the same age of the women, but now with the opening of democracy, these rules have changed, see the Queen does not curtsy, the Queen can not take you to ask for punishment, but in the past, but the curtsy is not standardized (do not bow the head, or the head lowered deep enough) are to be asked for punishment.

The curtsy to wear a traditional court dress to look good, that is, the hemline of a large kind, because it does not reveal the feet of the bend, people show very elegant. Nowadays, the clothing line curtsy is ugly, especially if the line is deep, so many people are slightly bent like a dragonfly, but still ugly. But I can't say that the curtsy is ugly, because in ancient times, women wore dresses that covered their feet, so of course it's appropriate to curtsy, and the ancient people who created the curtsy couldn't have imagined what would happen in the future, but I personally feel that the Japanese bow is appropriate for men and women no matter what kind of clothing they wear, and it's very elegant as long as you don't bow too y.

The curtsy applies if you are a member of the European royal family and you are meeting the monarch or a member of the royal family of any country, 2 if you are a member of any country and you are meeting the monarch or a member of the royal family of Europe. But these days there is no longer a requirement as to whether or not you curtsy, and you can meet the Queen without curtsying. It's okay to shake hands and bow. If you don't care for the Queen, no salute will do, and there is no excuse.