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Shkruar nga Federico Rampini
The World Cup of kindness, courtesy, respect, good manners, is always won by the Japanese...
There is one World Cup in soccer that they always win. It is a story that almost goes unnoticed, but it is funny, charming, engaging and relaxing: the story of the Japanese in the World Cup in soccer.
The Japanese are a story in themselves because at every World Cup in football they stand out above all for the behavior of their fans. To call them civilized is an understatement. The good manners of the Japanese are one of the most alluring charms of their civilization, and from time to time they export it to the rest of the world, for example when they travel to support their national football team.
Japanese fans, for example, have a habit of cleaning the stadium at the end of every match. Yes, they don't wait for the cleaning staff to come and remove the papers, the cans, anything that spectators and fans may have left behind. Japanese fans take care of that. Nothing dirty or garbage should be left on the ground. Not only that, but there are other rules of conduct that are part of that extraordinary and wonderful culture of etiquette and good manners that is Japan, and which also extends to football stadiums during the World Cup. And these World Cups in America, Canada and Mexico are part of a long tradition because the Japanese have always behaved this way.
Another rule is that it is okay to cheer your team with all the enthusiasm and warmth possible, but you should not boo the opposing team. You should not display noisy displays of hostility; that is wrong; it is uncivilized to display such signs of aggression.
The ethics and good manners of Japanese fans around the world extend to their soccer players, who, for example, have the habit of maintaining exemplary cleanliness and order in the locker rooms and leaving greetings, good wishes and thank-you notes for the other teams that will play after them. That World Cup, the World Cup of kindness, courtesy, respect, good manners, is always won by the Japanese.
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