This meme template originates from the 2024 FX/Hulu series Shōgun, highlighting the massive cultural and linguistic gap between the English pilot John Blackthorne and his translator, Toda Mariko. The humor is derived from scenes where Blackthorne delivers a loud, profanity-laced tirade against his enemies, only for Mariko to calmly translate it to the Japanese lords as a brief, humble, and incredibly respectful sentiment. Online, the meme is used to represent the 'professional' version of an aggressive thought, making it a favorite for office-related humor, customer service struggles, and social media debates where someone's blunt honesty is filtered into corporate speak.