Wolf-you are correct we really should do it like we are going to a king, but i switched my example to going to court because that is s/t more on our level that we can understand and do. In the olden days im sure rabbonim dressed as if they were meeting with a king to daven but i don’t think we can achieve that today.
“I know I’m an idiot who can’t put two sentences together cogently to save his life,”-and why do you say this? I actually enjoy your posts and think that you have a pretty logical way of thinking (e/t I might not necessarily agree with you)