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Japan's Gold Repair Meme

The meme features two sections of text above a golden sculpture. The top text states, '*In Japan, broken things are often repaired with gold...*' followed by 'Me in Japan:' below it. The image depicts a shiny, headless golden humanoid sculpture reclining on its side with one arm extended, humorously implying that the 'me' in Japan has been 'repaired' or transformed into a golden version, referencing the Japanese kintsugi technique of repairing broken objects with gold to highlight imperfections as part of the object's history.
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In Japan, broken things are often repaired with gold... Me in Japan:

Overview

The meme features two sections of text above a golden sculpture. The top text states, 'In Japan, broken things are often repaired with gold...' followed by 'Me in Japan:' below it. The image depicts a shiny, headless golden humanoid sculpture reclining on its side with one arm extended, humorously implying that the 'me' in Japan has been 'repaired' or transformed into a golden version, referencing the Japanese kintsugi technique of repairing broken objects with gold to highlight imperfections as part of the object's history.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, specifically the r/Meme community. It is a user-created image macro combining a photograph of a golden reclining sculpture with overlaid text to satirically reference the Japanese kintsugi tradition, creating a humorous contrast between repairing inanimate objects with gold and a person being metaphorically 'repaired' into a golden form.

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