Why do westerners like to get down on one knee?

I once saw unofficial history, saying that foreign envoys in Qing Dynasty presented their credentials. The differences between Chinese and foreign etiquette make etiquette officials very headache, and foreign ambassadors don't kneel down. In order not to offend the Western Empress Dowager, Westernization officials had to lie, saying that foreigners could only kneel and salute. This led to the later Boxer Rebellion. When facing westerners, they are beaten to their knees, which is regarded as the achilles heel of foreigners. There are similar things in modern times. Some people have helped a lot, and the beneficiaries don't know how to thank them, or because words can't express them, or because money can't be repaid, they often kneel down to thank them involuntarily. This is a very heavy etiquette, which often makes the receiver at a loss. This is a shocking scene for both the kneeling and the kneeling. If the person kneeling is an old man, the younger generation often dare not accept it, for fear that the heavy ceremony will lead to their own death. When it's hard, it's that men kneel easily without saying anything. In some cases, bowing is a sign of punishment or contempt for the weak, which is a heavy way of humiliation. Sometimes, it is more important for a person to bow down than to kill him. In the folk, when a family dispute or joint crime occurs, the party who has done something wrong or failed will often kneel down to the successful party to show his mistake and submission; After the gangsters in the street fight to decide the outcome, the winner sometimes makes the loser kneel for mercy in order to humiliate the other side. At this time, bowing your head, to a certain extent, has the ingredients of mainly and self-blame. Many times, a man's bow is also linked to his personality and face. If a man is asked to kneel to others, it will be considered as the biggest insult to his personality. People often refuse to kneel on the grounds that only a show can kill and not humiliate. Therefore, kneeling is more important than life. A famous saying does not mean that he would rather die standing than live on his knees, which shows the weight of kneeling. In addition, in the past, in officialdom, officials who committed crimes were not able to sign arrest warrants standing up and then be baked away by the police in handcuffs, as they are today. The plot seen from the movie is that the criminal officer has to kneel down to take the order, remove the ribbon and take it away. Of course, kneeling at this time and kneeling when receiving the imperial edict of promotion have essentially different meanings. In addition to bowing to heaven, imperial power, elders and others, in the relationship between men and women, men rarely kneel to the woman's half. Perhaps for most men, it is not only shameful to kneel down to a woman as a wife, but also it is difficult for a villain and a woman to feed. How can they kneel down to them? In the history of China, it is natural for women to kneel to men-it is said that the image of ancient female characters is that women kneel on the tray above their heads, facing their masters, who are mostly men. Of course, there are no examples of men kneeling to women of the same age, but there will not be many. It can be said that in family life, asking men to kneel down is a disguised punishment if it is not a teasing drama between husband and wife. It's not often that someone doesn't do what his wife wants, just waiting to go home and kneel on the washboard. Contrary to men in China, Western men don't take bows so seriously. For them, bowing is just a sign of etiquette, which can not reach the above level, and can rise to the height of face and even life. Although western men have a long history of collapse, compared with China men, their knees are not so expensive. Sometimes they take kneeling seriously, and sometimes they don't. So western men can't call it gold under their knees, they can only call it brass. When they are serious, bowing is a ceremony and a sign of respect: Western men kneel to religion. In church, when they pray, they sometimes kneel down and pray to God. In countries where politics and religion are integrated, such as some royal families in Europe, bishops often put crowns on the heads of kings or queens at important ceremonies such as coronation and enthronement. The difference is the coronation ceremony. In the Middle Ages, bishops usually sat, and kings knelt before him to receive the crown. There are some changes now. But the king sat, the bishop stood and put the crown on the king's head. Western men kneel to the royal family. At the handover ceremony of the throne, those who accept the throne should kneel down, and the old king often wears a crown on his successor's head. As seen in the movie, at the royal ceremony, the recipient should kneel down, at least on one leg, and the queen can be promoted from a commoner to a knight with a sword. Western men kneel to women. In a solemn marriage proposal ceremony, men usually kneel on one leg, holding rings and roses in their hands, and ask women if they want to marry me. I remember many years ago, I watched American movies with Olympic cards, and the moonlight was sultry. Two leading men knelt down to propose to the heroine. Modern people do not pay much attention to this ancient marriage proposal ceremony. However, if a man kneels down to propose to her, it will surprise her, at least she will feel that this is a very solemn life commitment. Although western men often bow on important occasions, sometimes they don't take it seriously. When it's not that serious, bowing has little to do with personality, at least unlike China men, bowing is more important than life, so it can be said that western men have no gold under their knees, and if they have it, it's just brass. For example, when western men fight, they rarely make the loser kneel to show victory and humiliate the other side. On the one hand, it may come from cultural differences and think that the sense of humiliation of kneeling is not very high and it is not worth doing; On the other hand, it may be that they have self-knowledge. If the losers are made to kneel, they will say that they are not members of the royal family, let alone bishops or gods, and there is no reverence in kneeling; To put it mildly, they don't want to be women and let another man kneel down for them. In addition, there are not many die-hards in western men who try to save face. Many people mainly take it fast, and often one party will kneel before several rounds of fighting. On the premise of not giving up the fundamental principle, they don't value face as much as China people do. As you often see in movies, when fighting, one side is tough and the other side gives in immediately. It can be speculated that if someone asked them to choose between life and kneeling, they would probably choose to kneel and stay in Qingshan without fear of firewood. Perhaps this is also the influence of humanism. This is why westerners don't pay much attention to being prisoners of war-except traitors and spies, of course, which will lead to the welcome return of American prisoners of war in Iraq. However, this is unthinkable in eastern countries. Historically, it is shameful to be a prisoner for whatever reason. There is a saying that you can't be a prisoner in Japan, and there is also a historical tradition that you can't be a prisoner in China, which can be seen from the example of volunteer prisoners of war in the Korean War. I don't know whether gold or brass is better under a person's knee. In addition to national and commercial affairs, in family affairs and daily life, sometimes owning gold will make people live very tired, but owning brass is easier to get rid of. As a matter of fact, there is an old saying in China that taking a step back and broadening the horizon will have the same effect to some extent. Kowtow: kowtowing means kneeling on the ground with the melon seeds on the head. Just kowtowing is enough to prove that the Chinese nation is a state of etiquette. Kowtowing shows respect and obedience. So far, no foreigner has invented more solemn manners than kowtowing. Many young people have inherited the ability of kowtowing from their ancestors. Although there is no "long live" in China now, they miss the days when they kowtowed with their butts ~ ~ Traditionally, men's knees in China are very expensive, not to say that men have gold under their knees. However, China men's golden knees can be soft and hard. You are soft, which means that men must not kneel. In the history of our country, men often kneel down, or voluntarily, sometimes not every day. For example, on some important occasions, bowing is a great courtesy. Often it means filial piety at home and reverence and gratitude outside. Worship of religion and heaven is expressed by bowing. For example, in ancient times, when people prayed to God to worship their ancestors, old people and young people often knelt down and prayed for God's blessing, good weather and national peace. Ordinary people worship their ancestors at the critical moment of the year, and they are also old and young in chronological order, bowing down and kowtowing, and welcoming their predecessors in the underworld. Life is beautiful. Folklore, in some major festivals, bowing down is an indispensable etiquette. In the past, every New Year, the younger generation had to pay a New Year call to their elders. The highlight was to kneel down and kowtow, wishing the elders a long life, thus getting a big red envelope. It is not clear whether bowing to the elders still implies praying for God's blessing. In the past, newlyweds had to bow to their ancestors and parents at weddings. The opening ceremony of the official visit to Gaotang on the second day after the wedding also began with bowing down. In the Spring Festival and other important festivals of the Chinese nation, it is also a beautiful landscape for family members to bow down and congratulate. Today, in Southeast Asia, Chinese still maintain traditional customs, and it is still very popular to bow to their elders in the New Year. There are similar things in modern times. Some people have helped a lot, and the beneficiaries don't know how to thank them, or because words can't express them, or because money can't be repaid, they often kneel down to thank them involuntarily. This is a very heavy etiquette, which often makes the receiver at a loss. This is a shocking scene for both the kneeling and the kneeling. If the person kneeling is an old man, the younger generation often dare not accept it, for fear that the heavy ceremony will lead to their own death. When it's hard, it's that men kneel easily without saying anything. In some cases, bowing is a sign of punishment or contempt for the weak, which is a heavy way of humiliation. Sometimes, it is more important for a person to bow down than to kill him. In the folk, when a family dispute or joint crime occurs, the party who has done something wrong or failed will often kneel down to the successful party to show his mistake and submission; After the gangsters in the street fight to decide the outcome, the winner sometimes makes the loser kneel for mercy in order to humiliate the other side. At this time, bowing your head, to a certain extent, has the ingredients of mainly and self-blame. Many times, a man's bow is also linked to his personality and face. If a man is asked to kneel to others, it will be considered as the biggest insult to his personality. People often refuse to kneel on the grounds that only a show can kill and not humiliate. Therefore, kneeling is more important than life. A famous saying does not mean that he would rather die standing than live on his knees, which shows the weight of kneeling. What does it mean to see a man's knee in China? ! In fact, men in China are the most emotional race! Why do you say that? Hehe, I remember reading an article with the theme: First aid for husbands in the world who have an affair: "The American husband immediately called his lawyer, talked in detail for three hours, collected a lot of evidence of his wife's infidelity, and then went home and said to his wife, Dear, see you in court." "French husband went to the flower shop to buy 999 roses for his wife, and also bought a big box of Viagra, ready to revive his glory and save his wife's heart." "The Japanese husband said with his eyes closed, I slept so tired! It's time to go to bed ... ""China men look for an answer after reflection, that is, whether they really love a woman. If he loves me, I know he will run to the woman. If this woman is worthy, then he will hold her hand, review his negligence, and promise to cherish it in the years to come! If it's not worth it, he will be bold and generous to wish her happiness beside his former woman. After all, he loved, walked and paid ... "This is a China man who attaches great importance to feelings, and he really wants to create a world for his beloved woman. Winning a warm harbor is a man's pursuit of modern love! This is a sensitive and tolerant China man!