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[-] whodoctor11@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Imagine being Japan and you argue with the one who celebrates your defeat while you boot-lick the one who dropped two atomic bombs on you.

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[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago
[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago
[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

ใ€Œ็ฌ‘ใ€ is read as "xiร o" in Standard Chinese, but ใ€Œ่‰ใ€ is read as "cวŽo", not "hua". The characters mean "laughter" and "grass" respectively.

In Japanese the characters would be read as "wara" and "kusa" in this context. They're basically just the equivalents to "lol" and "lmao" in that language. The backstory behind "kusa" in particular is pretty funny.

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Thanks. Yeah, I ended up looking out up and I was confused because it was either grass, but also fuck.

I didn't even consider the Japanese meaning, lol.

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

TIL ่‰ is Chinese internet slang for "fuck"

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

่‰

touch grass

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 year ago

Obligatory reminder that Japan delegation was invited to the Soviet celebration of the victory over Japan's own allies 24.06.1945. Here are some pictures, especially the bottom one is fun, you can see Japanese delegate congratulating Zhukov while French, Brits and Usians wait for their turn:

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 year ago

that's a fun bit of history

[-] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago
[-] kig_v2@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 year ago

"Militaristic" is certainly a word for it...

[-] puff@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago
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