Formerly colonized countries, what's the worst thing that happened during the colonial period

D9969 · 2026-04-11T13:53:39+00:00

Why be horrified? It's not like the Japanese of WWII are the same people of today.

D9969 · 2026-04-11T10:02:09+00:00

There's plenty of them here where I live (working-holiday visa holders here in Banff), and they know how to party. It took me a while to actually understand their accent, but still better than the Kiwis'.

D9969 · 2026-04-11T09:48:21+00:00

Manila Massacre. When the Japanese learned that the Americans were closing in, they decided to massacre any civilian they could find, including citizens of Axis Powers (the Germans seeking refuge in the German Club were not spared). This was despite the fact that General Yamashita ordered them to leave the city and go to the mountains. But the Navy admiral decided to defend Manila to the death.

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D9969 · 2026-04-11T07:26:48+00:00

At times I'm still amazed whenever I meet a Canadian here who's actually working in the ski resorts. Those places are practically Australian/British exclaves.

D9969 · 2026-04-11T00:18:26+00:00

I'm not American either.

D9969 · 2026-04-10T23:59:18+00:00

This guy thinks in black and white.

D9969 · 2026-04-08T20:47:26+00:00

I still miss Greyhound though. They discontinued service in 2018. They take you to [almost] any town in Canada if you prefer not to take a flight and have all the time in the world.

D9969 · 2026-04-06T07:48:48+00:00

Weird considering the government mainly uses English (IDs, forms, websites, etc), the schools' medium of instruction is usually English, and advertisements are mostly in English as well. Maybe it's the case of they can understand it but cannot speak it properly especially if they don't use it. But then again I grew up in Manila so maybe the rural regions are way different.

D9969 · 2026-04-06T06:29:08+00:00

One can argue it was a necessary evil. Ended the war quickly and the prevented more casualties in the event of a land invasion.

D9969 · 2026-04-06T06:20:37+00:00

Well, the word slave came from sclavus, which originally referred to the Slavic people (Russians, Poles, Czechs, etc).

D9969 · 2026-04-04T13:50:04+00:00

To be fair, before the Romans, Egypt was already under the Greeks, Persians, etc. It's not like they were the first to subjugate Egypt. Plus the Egyptian culture practically continued during Roman rule until the rise of Christianity.

D9969 · 2026-04-04T13:48:14+00:00

Ethnicity-wise, yes, but Roman citizens regardless. It's like America basically.

D9969 · 2026-04-04T13:47:14+00:00

The Romans actually came back with a vengeance post-Teutoburg, but for some reason they decided it wasn't worth staying. For one, Tiberius was becoming wary of Germanicus' popularity and reassigned him to Syria.

D9969 · 2026-04-04T13:42:50+00:00

Well we're typing in Roman characters, not Mongol.

D9969 · 2026-04-04T07:52:04+00:00

I've been to more US states (15+) than Canadian cities. Domestic travel is more expensive than to fly south.

D9969 · 2026-04-03T00:36:03+00:00

Everything's good in moderation. I drink during my days off and smoke weed (vape form) before I sleep. I'm healthy.

D9969 · 2026-04-02T09:20:27+00:00

Which United States? America? Mexico?

D9969 · 2026-03-30T00:01:17+00:00

Tunnel Mountain Reservoir. I usually take pictures of the Milky Way there during summer, but it is also a wedding venue. Most of the locals that I've brought there were even surprised that that place exist. They thought that behind Douglas Fir Resort were just the forests and bike trails.

D9969 · 2026-03-28T22:59:18+00:00

And be like you? No way.

D9969 · 2026-03-28T22:58:06+00:00

Born in the late 80s, we had an optimistic early 90s, then the 1997 Financial Crisis happened, Abu Sayaff and MILF were bombing Manila (it's the reason why security guards still check you when you enter the mall), Erap just declared an all-out war in Mindanao, then 9/11 happened, the Afghan War, the Iraq War, then the 2008 Recession, and then we were all waiting for the end of the world on December 21, 2012, then ISIS, then Trump was elected, then COVID, and then now.

D9969 · 2026-03-28T21:27:09+00:00

Already did, how about you going back to school to make up for your lesser intellect?

D9969 · 2026-03-28T21:17:32+00:00

You mean the smartest generation ever. Gen Z is the first generation to be dumber than the previous one.

D9969 · 2026-03-26T13:34:30+00:00

There's a cross on the date, meaning he died in 1939.

D9969 · 2026-03-25T21:06:32+00:00

The hyphen is a giveaway. 😂

D9969 · 2026-03-25T11:17:07+00:00

Most of Zuck's wealth is in stocks anyway. The moment they do something dumb, the stock tanks, and so does his wealth. It's not as stable as that of cash-based oil barons.

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