Saudi people 'shaking hands' with the Royal Family

This is an amazing and unbelievable film showing how Saudi people come to the Royal Palace and shake the hands of three people hidden behind three life-size photographs with their right hands sticking out posing as the King and deputies!

This practical invention, is done to spare the ageing king and his deputies the agony of shaking hands with thousands of people!

Its quite surreal, almost like a Monthy Python sketch

Symbolic

Do western leaders mingle, shake hands with their people?

Not for some time.

Its okay though, we see them on TV.

Amazing what people will put up with.....myself , I would find this to be insulting and demeaning....

Weird, I dont know why anyone would waste there time shaking hands with someone who is obviously not the King.

Lol! This culture! Their antics never cease to amaze me.

originally posted by: intrptr
Symbolic

Do western leaders mingle, shake hands with their people?

Not for some time.

Its okay though, we see them on TV.

Sure they do. When there's an election to be won

originally posted by: stirling
Amazing what people will put up with.....myself , I would find this to be insulting and demeaning....

That's because it IS insulting and demeaning.