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I am a man with a camera, exploring the world and asking people questions with a small microphone.

เข้าร่วม Ağustos 2023
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Shaun On Site
Shaun On Site@shaunonsite·
Speaking terrible Japanese to the visitors but it's all good. Never be afraid to speak a language you are practicing with the native speakers. You will get better with each mistake. 🇯🇵
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Shaun On Site
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I'm not Japanese and I am not criticizing y'all. I love to see this!
Bruja 🍉✝️✊🏽🌹🇲🇽@Rothriguez

@shaunonsite Toda esta situación nos ha dejado a los mexicanos la siguiente impresión sobre los japoneses: 1. Hay japoneses agradables que van a disfrutar nuestra cultura y hospitalidad (¡Bienvenidos siempre!) 2. Hay japoneses que no se adaptan y van a venir a criticarnos (don't come).

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Many of the foreigners I talked to said they loved being in the USA and Canada cause they can show their customs without being arrested or called names. The world needed the World Cup.
Melissa Chen@MsMelChen

This is so captivating precisely because it has become such a rare sight in modern European societies. Each traveling World Cup fan base showcases the full, unfiltered expression of its national identity, something that now feels discouraged back home. Mass migration and a prevailing culture of self-loathing have made open pride in one’s heritage increasingly unfashionable. From Swedish fans raising maypoles and weaving flower crowns, to Norwegians rowing in unison like their Viking ancestors, to Scots marching in tartan to the sound of bagpipes. These are living portraits of a people, distilled to their purest essence. They embody the particular inheritance of language, custom, landscape, and ancestral memory that shaped who they are. For a few short weeks, Swedes can be fully and unselfconsciously Swedish again. Norwegians and Scots the same. The joy on display is the visible relief of finally remembering who you are when the constant pressure to dilute (or apologize for) that identity is lifted. These fans prove that the old nations still live on inside their people. Mass migration has transformed their homelands, and critical theory has instilled a deep sense of guilt, so much so that public displays of historic identity are now often seen as provocative rather than innocent and affectionate. Yet none of this has erased the fundamental human need to belong to a particular culture and story, and to express it without apology. What’s tragic is that this authentic expression can now only be performed freely abroad, at events like the World Cup. Enjoy it while it lasts

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I agree. I love how Mexicans don't care and just do shit anyway.
Moon Ferbetø@moon_fernando

@shaunonsite Es ilegal pero rara vez es castigado, lo único que sí me preocuparía es que alguno de ellos se cayera salvo por eso que lo disfruten

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