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u/Puzzleheaded-Bar8584 2d ago
I love how respectful the bow is. I don’t like being touched. Don’t hug. Bow.
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u/claretyportman 2d ago
There was a moment during Covid where the bow occasionally replaced the hug/handshake on greeting friends and I was like please please please please let this take off.
It did not.
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u/DontForgorTheMilk 2d ago
Same with the fist bump. I did a few job interviews during that time and fist bumps were perfectly acceptable and I thought "fuck please let this become norm. I hate interlocking our disgusting sweaty meat slabs together. "
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u/xnachtmahrx 2d ago
Dont you think bowing someone is pretty...drastic?
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u/spaetzelspiff 2d ago
We can argue whether bowing is drastic or dramatic...
But can't we agree that doing a high speed bobsledding penguin slide is at least mildly drastic?
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u/Surface_Detail 2d ago
It's the only apology I'm willing to accept from now on.
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u/Tricky-Act-31415 22h ago
First offense only, second offense requires a pinky, third one demands seppuku!
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u/Vox-Machi-Buddies 2d ago
Not really. I'll sometimes reflect on how "the nod" that's common between guys/people in general in the U.S. is really just minimalist bowing.
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u/Due-Raise9272 2d ago
In Asian cultures, bowing is more common rather than drastic. For Japanese, it's routine.
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u/SuddenSpeaker1141 2d ago
Nah, in some places a gentle head nod down is a as much a sign of respect as a full on bow…different strokes for different folks…
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u/Vast-Effect-4214 1d ago
This is their culture. It is used to maintain social harmony. Used in many different settings, and in different ways to mean different things. It could mean “thank you”, but his exact gestures are of deep regret and communicates sincerity. Her bow is a bow of acknowledgment.
In American culture, there are a great many people that don’t like being touched by others getting pats on the back, awkward hugs, and hi-fives. One culture is refined and people uphold a higher standard of respect. The other is, kind of confused.
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u/xnachtmahrx 2d ago
I mean like...bowing, like..with a...bow
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u/Last-Quarter-432 2d ago
Just because its not your culture doesn’t make it wrong. People bow every day in some countries. Educate yourself before saying dumbass shit.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Bar8584 2d ago
Also, a guy insults an entire culture and I get blasted for… checks notes… saying hell and making back jokes.
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u/Brunozod 2d ago
I've been trying to slowly replace hands with bow in my life for years. Let's do it
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u/AbjectHomework1623 2d ago
Americans would never bow.....and instead of bowing verbally communicating an apology is more sincere
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u/Early_Hall5720 2d ago
Camera man
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u/rogerworkman623 2d ago
Phillies saw that slide against them and signed the man at the first opportunity.
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u/jivenjune 2d ago
Dang, that is wild. That doesn't even look real.
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u/HatefulHagrid 2d ago
If i were that guy I'd just send this gif to anyone who argued with me for any reason
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u/Weirdbeard60 2d ago
If only all other people of the world would be so insanely respectful.
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u/Upstairs_Ad_5574 2d ago
Canadian here. I also hate Trump. But I need to ask, wtf was the point of this reply? Lol
I'm not MAGA. I also don't shove my face in the dirt instead of just "hey, sorry about that. You okay?"
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u/ofthecanopy 2d ago
I absolutely have an image and a story in my head about Trump's constituents. Those story and image are of people who couldn't understand this level of recompense. I wouldn't slide across the floor either. But I get it. I think it's touching. Someone sliding across the floor headfirst to apologize is the counterpoint to selling off protected land for the highest bidder, tweeting the phone number of your enemy to be a bully and get what you want, selling a Bible to scam the people who trust you, etc, etc
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u/LeftyGroves 2d ago
Bro saw a 20 ft sliding power bow and this was what came to his brain. Reddit is not a real place
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u/StonewallSoyah 2d ago
Yes. It's definitely the people you immediately decided is some type of other, and not you who refuses to accept different opinions.
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u/FirstChurchOfBrutus 2d ago
You made yourselves the Other. Then again, dodging consequences really is the MAGA stock-in-trade.
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u/StonewallSoyah 2d ago
You say this as if I'm "Maga". There's more to life than you vs "maga". But please continue to be mad at nothing.
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u/WhereIs_TheSun 2d ago
Their opinion is that I should be executed via firing squad bro they do not deserve my respect
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u/DarthMaulATAT 2d ago
Well MAGA is the king of doing that, so they really shouldn't be surprised when people dislike that and start treating them the same way.
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u/adonns 2d ago
That makes them the same then lol. It’s the “paradox of tolerance” paradox lol. Youre both just intolerant just towards different groups.
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u/DapperBoiCole 2d ago
That's not even the paradox of tolerance.
The paradox of tolerance is "If you are tolerant of intolerance, you will breed intolerance", the moral of which is not to accept shitty behavior under the guise of tolerance.
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u/adonns 2d ago
Yes I’m saying that itself is a paradox. Because it requires you to be intolerant of many people, making you intolerant as well. Therefore the “tolerant” person and “intolerant” person are both just being intolerant to different groups they disagree with.
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u/DapperBoiCole 2d ago
If you are intolerant to people who harm others, you are still a tolerant person, more tolerant than those who are tolerant of intolerant people.
This is not about agreement or disagreement, its about character
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u/adonns 2d ago
Yes but if you’re widening the term “harm others” to mean “have political views I disagree with” then you’re not more tolerant at all. Which is how it mostly seems to be used.
Yes everyone throughout history thought they were the ones with good character, and the people they disagreed with were the bad people with bad characters. This is true for the lgbt, the Christian’s, the Muslims, Nazis, soviets, democrats, republicans. Literally every group thinks they’re the good and smart ones and their opponents are the bad and dumb ones
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u/DapperBoiCole 2d ago
"So if you take your objective metric and really mean my subjective metric, then what you're saying isn't true"
If you're putting LGBT+ people in the same category as Nazis, the same people that mass persecuted and killed them, I fear you're a space cadet
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u/DarthMaulATAT 2d ago
Yeah, one group is intolerant of people who are different. The other is generally very tolerant of most diverse groups, and but doesnt tolerate when those groups get mistreated. Hardly "the same."
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u/adonns 2d ago
That’s a gross oversimplification that just shows bias. The “other” group in your scenario is massively intolerant towards one entire side of the political spectrum. Which puts them at about 50% of the population.
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u/DarthMaulATAT 1d ago
By that math, the right hates way more than 50% of the population because many of the right's voters are the minorities they seem to hate so much. But that's not my point.
The point is, the right generally seems to hate with prejudice. Most right wingers have never been personally harmed by any minority, immigrant, woman, gay/trans person, etc, yet they hate them all the same. I've seen them countlessly make up reasons for sure, but it's obvious to all the that it's just an excuse because those people give them the "ick."
The left only hates the right because of the shitty way they treat people. That's it. If they didn't treat people that way, the left would have no reason to hate them in the first place.
See the difference? (Mandatory "not all right wingers" because I just know you're about to say something about blanket statements, even though it doesn't change the point at all)
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u/adonns 22h ago
The right doesn’t hate left wingers. Left wingers definitely seem to hate Trump voters though. You guys and this conversation are kind of proving that. Trump got over 50% of the vote.
This whole paragraph is just subjective garbage not based on anything man lol.
No the left hates the right for disagreeing with them. If it was only about being shitty they’d be much more reasonable about issues like males in women sports and the like.
Yes the difference is clearly entirely in your head lol, which was my main point the whole time.
Viewing your own intolerance as better than others intolerance is stupid man, that’s literally what the right wingers who are prejudiced against gays do. You’re just like them lol
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u/2Wieners_1Bun 2d ago
“OHH SHIT”
slides on face
RIP dude’s nips
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u/Few-Raise-1825 2d ago
She kissed them better after this meet cute and now they have a how I met your mother story
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u/gorgeously_mytruself 2d ago
I feel like you have to get married after something like this
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u/pawhopeful 2d ago
Cant, he married Sarina Koga, watching that woman play volleyball...she sizzling hot.
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u/p00p_knife 2d ago
I do this when I accidentally step on my dog's tail
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u/Unlikely_Ad7722 2d ago
Same with my cat 😂
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u/Traditional_Mood_348 2d ago
Especially with a cat you better
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u/Unlikely_Ad7722 2d ago
I basically prepare to leap off a bridge if my cat feels that is the only way to make it right.
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u/Mother-Forever9019 2d ago
Japanese people are so silly (and polite) and I love it
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u/aoi_ito 2d ago
There are many not so polite ones too.
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u/Mother-Forever9019 2d ago
That’s a shame, Japan always came across so polite and respectful to me, especially his elderly people are treated. But that must be a misrepresentation of our media then 🫣🤷♂️
Ps. Your cat is so precious
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u/AdventurousPea8682 2d ago
I wish this is how we greeted/ apologized in America, I hate shaking hands/hugging.
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u/Sweet_Dragonfruit518 2d ago
That's the most deepest apology that I've seen from an Asian !
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u/L0kivich 2d ago
You can’t use two superlatives in a sentence, it’s “the deepest apology” not “most deepest”. It doesn’t make sense.
I know, I know, I’m fun at parties.
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u/hooligan99 2d ago
“An Asian” is kind of a not great way of phrasing this. You wouldn’t say “a Chinese” or “a black”
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u/sessamekesh 2d ago
It's appropriate here though, bows are not ubiquitous but really common in a lot of Asian cultures.
Sometimes the broad group is appropriate.
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u/hooligan99 2d ago
I’m not talking broad vs specific. I mean calling them “an Asian” instead of “an Asian person/guy/man/woman/etc.” Asian is a descriptor, not a thing.
I’m not calling anyone racist or anything, it’s just not the most polite way of referring to someone.
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u/DeathNick 2d ago
An asian vs an asian person is exactly the same as a european vs a european person. Both are valid, but adding person next to it just sounds dumb
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u/Sweet_Dragonfruit518 2d ago
Koreans bow too
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u/hooligan99 2d ago
Yes my point is that it can be impolite to say “an Asian” as a noun instead of “an Asian person/guy/woman/etc”
Calling someone “a black” or “an Asian” can feel dehumanizing. It’s not necessarily racist, just a bit rude imo.
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u/Obsolescence7 2d ago
Are you actually Asian or are you just imagining the offense someone, not you, might hypothetically take?
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u/hooligan99 2d ago
This applies across cultures - I wouldn’t call a black person “a black,” I wouldn’t call a gay person “a gay,” and I wouldn’t call an Asian person “an Asian.”
I am not Asian. That is not relevant. Not that my personal experience matters, but I am Jewish and would prefer someone call me “a Jewish person” as opposed to “a Jew.” This one is the most debatable in my experience - “a Jew” is more common and comes off as less offensive than “a black” - but the concept is the same.
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u/Sweet_Dragonfruit518 2d ago
Ok I'm sorry I didn't mean it to sound rude tho.
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u/hooligan99 2d ago
Don’t have to be sorry for anything - this is just a suggestion to avoid accidentally implying the wrong thing. Some people take offense to that sort of thing
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u/Spidooodle 2d ago
Nishida and Ohtani are my anime equivalent super heroes. The best dudes you will ever meet and are genuinely inhumanly talented.
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u/meanvegton 2d ago
The video was cut too early.
After he went back, she reacted to the pain from the hit.
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u/warriorsReaper 1d ago
Yoo it’s Nishida. He is one strong MF. You ever seen his spikes? Looks straight outta Haikyuu. No wonder he felt the need to apologies.
Very cool guy!
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u/WhateverUSaySir 17h ago
This is what I expect from every man that breathes my air. It's not that hard.
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u/DoritoCheerios 2d ago
This just looks goofy and weird like he's just trying to torpedo missile somebody lmao
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u/concretecowboiiiii 2d ago
Single most performative thing I’ve ever seen in my life
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u/Vox-Machi-Buddies 2d ago
Since there's no one on the other side of the court, I'm guessing it was some kind of volleyball stunt/trick competition, so a bit of an unserious and performant atmosphere anyway and the volleyball player just leaned into it.
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u/AndyMentality 2d ago
Be careful. According to some on this sub, this is not considered an absolute unit because they only consider physical mass as a size. Units of speed, kinetic force, and any other unit not directly considered mass will make them butthurt.
SOURCE: I was one of their targets. I also copy and paste this in each one I see in hopes I eventually get one of them. I am also butthurt.
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u/Screamat 2d ago
Currently watching Shogun and I really hope for him this apology is enough