Thing Japan superiority

Text on the meme

Let me guess, you only like it because its Thing, Japan™

What it means

A smug person holds a battered box labeled “THING USA” while another person unimpressively presents a shiny box labeled “THING JAPAN.” The joke mocks people who automatically prefer Japanese products simply because they are Japanese, treating “Japan” as a mark of superiority. EN: A smug person holds a battered box labeled “THING USA” while another person unimpressively presents a shiny box labeled “THING JAPAN.” The joke mocks people who automatically prefer Japanese products simply because they are Japanese, treating “Japan” as a mark of superiority.

Objects

smiling person / улыбающийся человек skeptical person / скептически настроенный человек cardboard box / картонная коробка damaged box / повреждённая коробка shiny box / блестящая коробка open box / открытая коробка product packaging / упаковка товара steam lines / линии пара sparkles / искры speech bubble / речевой пузырь label / надпись arms / руки torso / торс black-and-white drawing / чёрно-белый рисунок