Do you find it demeaning to go down on your knees to apologize or beg someone?

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In my culture, people easily go on their knees to beg or to apologize to superiors. Does this happen in your culture? Would you go on your knees to beg anyone? Have you knelt down to apologize to anyone before?
 
The only time I knelt down and begged was when I was fighting for my life from a big aunt. She is ready to kill me because of a mistake that I did.
Since then, I have never kneel down to beg or apologize for anything or to anybody.
 
I have knelt down to apologize to some girls I was in a relationship with. There are things that I think might be so hurtful that the only way I can show remorse is to apologize on my bended knees. I don't see anything wrong with kneeling down to apologize to someone I know I have hurt deeply.
 
I don't know if there has ever been a time that I have ever knelt to apologise to anyone for a mistake. Maybe I can't remember now, but it doesn't even sit well with me to be able to behave in that kind of manner at this point at all.
 
I believe it depends on the setting and cultural context. Kneeling down is a symbol of respect and humility in certain cultures as an expression of apology or a sign of begging
 
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In my culture, people easily go on their knees to beg or to apologize to superiors. Does this happen in your culture? Would you go on your knees to beg anyone? Have you knelt down to apologize to anyone before?
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It’s not really something we do in my culture, I wouldn’t kneel to beg, personally. But I have gotten on one knee to propose before. Twice, actually as I've Been married twice. So while I haven’t done it to apologize, I do get how meaningful kneeling can be in certain moments.
 
I haven't kneel down to apologize to any human being before. I am an annoying friend as my friends says but I have never kneel down to plead for my wrongs.
 
It is not demeaning to go down on your knees and beg someone for forgiveness or for an action you think is not right. In fact, in some cultures, it is the norm and a big way to settle disputes.
 
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