This is the nickname he was given in Japan, referring to games with in-game payments. In an interview, he explained that his stance wasn’t “nonchalant” but simply a way to maintain better balance while shooting.
I found the term used by the Japanese to describe him both funny and interesting, as it highlights how different cultures label similar situations. It reminds me that we shouldn’t rush to conclusions or judge too quickly when we don’t have all the information to fully understand a situation.
We are all unique
It’s easy to forget that we are all unique. How we see, hear, and feel things is always shaped by our own subjectivity. Just as we have our own filters, so do others. The more aware we become of our own filters, and then those of others, the more reflective we can be about what we perceive.
After living in Japan for about 10 years now, and coming from a radically different culture as a French person, it has become a bit easier for me to recognize the cultural significance behind daily situations. I still don’t fully grasp all the cultural codes—nor did I completely understand all of France’s codes back then, to be honest. But to truly understand them, we first have to be genuinely interested and actively work to learn them.
The good story behind it, beyond his silver medal, is that he even registered a trademark for this “pose.” Let’s hope it goes well for him!
We should strive to learn more about how other cultures think and behave. By doing so, we can gain perspectives we might never have imagined, which in turn helps us reflect on our own actions.
Before belonging to a country or a culture, we are human beings. This shared humanity is the common thread that everyone should emphasize, and it’s something we should never forget.
Let’s create a movement like he did to reshape our society!
#tales-posts
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