> thinking the japs will invade from the sea Be mindful of using terms that are ...

decimalenough · 2026-06-05T12:14:53 1780661693

Some 50,000 of OP's father's compatriots were killed by the Japanese, the survivors can call the invaders what they wish.

someperson · 2026-06-05T15:04:26 1780671866

OP isn't OP's father, and wasn't alive during WW2

mortenjorck · 2026-06-05T17:18:11 1780679891

The OP is using it in a figurative quote attributed to the British armed forces, not in their own voice.

zulux · 2026-06-05T13:20:32 1780665632

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someperson · 2026-06-05T15:05:50 1780671950

But it's not somebody who directly lived through it. Even the father's account was well after the war.