His "stem" is right where it's supposed to be... as is the other stem you're thinking off.

Bike-wise, my handlebar stem is in the same place as the one on his bike.

I think (smaller folks input needed) that some stems come in toward the rider, some go away from the rider. Do dat make sense?

Having never been, uh... vertically challenged, I can't be sure and to be perfectly honest, I never really noticed.