What did you do WITH your Gladiator today?

[HorneyBadger]

The Japanese of the past have their own sick stories....... just ask the Koreans.
Sadly the young of today will never learn where we came from and what to watch out for and avoid/never let happen again.
I about freaked when during the Olympic games in Korea, NBC's "expert on Korea" was talking and the Japanese athletes came in and that moron said something like "the Koreans should be thankful and thank the Japanese for (can't recall what it was for right now)" and I thought you blooming bloody idiot! You think the Koreans would be thankful for the Japanese and respect them and be happy after what the Japanese did to Korea and Koreans not THAT many decades ago?? Wow! I noted that "expert" was no longer on NBC's broadcasts for those Olympics.

Hmmm. guess that's way more than a little bit off topic, sorry!

It was much worse in China. To listen to the stories my Grandfather told. My mother was born in Shanghai! But they also lost the oldest son there.

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[KX L]

Having lived in Japan a number of years I can tell you that the Japanese are all in on pacifism. When we told them unconditional surrender we meant it. The populace was all for it due to their enormous losses and the change in the behavior they saw of their sons.

They were so horrible to anyone they fought and unlike the Americans the Koreans and Chinese haven't and won't forget.

In order to try and hide my identity when taking my kids to China I signed up with a Japanese tour group and only used my personal passport and there wasn't one hint of my military affiliation [other than an obviously American name]. I didn't bring any military ID or leave papers and not one electronic device. I wasn't there 12 hours before the cute young girl "assigned to help the tour group" inadvertently called me Colonel. Every single day we returned to our room all of our stuff had been very professionally gone through. I knew because I set certain things at very precise angles and distances from walls etc. No way would you know if you weren't specifically looking for it.

After eating their horrible food for a week we saw a McDonalds and off we went. The poor girl about had a heart attack telling us no and we already paid for a Chinese lunch. I told her I didn't care and was more than happy to buy lunch, for her included, but she wanted nothing to do with it. Never saw her again.

Sorry about the tangent---but the experience was so illuminating. The Chinese absolutely hated the Japanese and treated them like total shit from minute one. The Japanese just smiled and let it roll off their backs.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Having lived in Japan a number of years I can tell you that the Japanese are all in on pacifism. When we told them unconditional surrender we meant it. The populace was all for it due to their enormous losses and the change in the behavior they saw of their sons.

They were so horrible to anyone they fought and unlike the Americans the Koreans and Chinese haven't and won't forget.

In order to try and hide my identity when taking my kids to China I signed up with a Japanese tour group and only used my personal passport and there wasn't one hint of my military affiliation [other than an obviously American name]. I didn't bring any military ID or leave papers and not one electronic device. I wasn't there 12 hours before the cute young girl "assigned to help the tour group" inadvertently called me Colonel. Every single day we returned to our room all of our stuff had been very professionally gone through. I knew because I set certain things at very precise angles and distances from walls etc. No way would you know if you weren't specifically looking for it.

After eating their horrible food for a week we saw a McDonalds and off we went. The poor girl about had a heart attack telling us no and we already paid for a Chinese lunch. I told her I didn't care and was more than happy to buy lunch, for her included, but she wanted nothing to do with it. Never saw her again.

Sorry about the tangent---but the experience was so illuminating. The Chinese absolutely hated the Japanese and treated them like total shit from minute one. The Japanese just smiled and let it roll off their backs.

That's not how it used to be............ luckily, the Japanese "learned" and did a total 180. But like so many times, it was mostly about the Japanese "leadership" anyway. The general population is generally very different.

Since my son went to Korea to teach and married a Korean girl from a very old and respected Korean family name, with history they trace back over 2,000 years, and him having been to China, Japan and Korea many times (and another son living in China and being married to a Chinese girl) you catch up on things about other countries and societies few Americans have the privilege to learn about and enjoy. And man, I love REAL Korean food!

 

[rharr]

can we move the war stories somewhere else?

 

[OnlyOne]

can we move the war stories somewhere else?

You’ve got to get your post count up some how!

 

[Blackjeepjk]

We drooled over a corvette at work today.
We’d really like to take a ride on it.

 

[The White Rabbit]

We drooled over a corvette at work today.
We’d really like to take a ride on it.

Definitely worthy of drooling!!!!!

 

[KX L]

can we move the war stories somewhere else?

Sorry.

 

[maddocmuc]

Got birthday present for my wife in Lucerne and towed it 200 miles through deep snow to her place as a surprise….
Jeep ran as if on rails

 

[The White Rabbit]

Got birthday present for my wife in Lucerne and towed it 200 miles through deep snow to her place as a surprise….
Jeep ran as if on rails

You lucky sumgun! Looks like a great day!

 

[maddocmuc]

You lucky sumgun! Looks like a great day!

Indeed: it was a perfect day!
Had fallen in Love with the Lotus,
found out I couldn‘t drive it with my arms and had the fantastic idea to buy it for my wife….

 

[Sportsbiz]

Indeed: it was a perfect day!
Had fallen in Love with the Lotus,
found out I couldn‘t drive it with my arms and had the fantastic idea to buy it for my wife….

The Lotus is a sweet ride, and a nice complement to your JT. I’m quite jealous sir!

 

[Labswine]

We drooled over a corvette at work today.
We’d really like to take a ride on it.

Looks like a great suspension posing rack ? ? ? ?

 

[WILDHOBO]

I winched a Toyota out of a snow drift.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I winched a Toyota out of a snow drift.

He was stuck so badly (compressed snow under the entire chassis) that a tow strap didn’t budge it. Winch was easy though, once I crawled under to find the silly ifs frame point.

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