You Arrive in Japan

Text on the meme

POV : You arrive in Japan 🇯🇵 white coloring the tasteful thickness of it oh my god it even has a watermark

What it means

A serious-looking man in a striped shirt and tie walks through a brightly lit Japanese city street, then holds up a printed ticket or receipt inside a brightly lit arcade or shop. The captions parody Patrick Bateman’s exaggerated appreciation of luxury design, treating an ordinary Japanese receipt as an exquisitely crafted object because of its off-white color, thickness, and watermark. The clip is accompanied by the electronic track “Wolf vs Goblin” by Iko the Rainman, whose dramatic mood and spoken narration make the mundane observation feel absurdly intense.

Speech

Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God. It even has a watermark.

Sound

♪ Iko the Rainman — Wolf vs Goblin

Objects

man in a dress shirt and tie / мужчина в рубашке и галстуке smartphone / смартфон Japanese city street / японская городская улица shops and storefronts / магазины и витрины KFC sign / вывеска KFC Japanese flag emoji / эмодзи японского флага paper ticket or receipt / бумажный билет или чек striped shirt / полосатая рубашка black tie / чёрный галстук bright fluorescent lights / яркие люминесцентные лампы arcade or shop interior / интерьер игрового зала или магазина red ceiling panels / красные потолочные панели clown-like display figure / клоуноподобная фигура на витрине pedestrians / прохожие