>>55042199This is the way of thinking of real Japanese, what you see in animes and movies are pure escapism that they are not allowed to express in public, in college I met a Japanese guy who was happy to be able to use a public gym and show off his muscles. Since in Japan it is not well regarded, he explained to me that it is because people think "If you have free time to exercise, you should spend it doing something better like working or studying" it is considered selfishness and that applies to almost everything in general, they do not seek to stand out, but rather communal harmony.
I also heard that a biracial girl was forced to dye her hair from natural blonde to black so she wouldn't stand out at her school.
