the average Joe; the man in the street
Idiomatic expression derived from the names of two stock characters in rakugo, used to refer to ordinary, everyday people.
The everyday feel of ordinary folks is the charm of rakugo.
This policy has nothing to do with the average Joe.
Standard kanji spelling for this idiomatic expression.
Variant spelling with 八つあん instead of 八っつあん.
From the names of two stock characters in rakugo, 熊さん (Kuma-san) and 八っつあん (Hattsuan), who represent typical Edo-period commoners.