Nazi runs for Philippine President

Oh wow ,you're very lucky ,do you still have your dad's diary ?Yeah it's true it so sad the Great War lost so much lives in the history of human kind .

My father served 30 years in the RN. He joined up in 1938.

My mother's father was an army officer who served in both WW1 and WW2...35 years in all.

Oh wow ,goshh I'm so amazed ,It must be awesome listening to her stories .i used to forced grandma to tell us story about her experience during the WW II in the hands of the Japanese ,although she kept telling me the same story I always find it fascinating .

My ex wife's grandfather, now dead, lived in Orani , Bataan, and he would always walk the long way round into town from his house, rather than use the bridge that had been built with Japanese aid money.

The Kempeitai had arrested him, along with other suspect, in 1944, and had water boarded them. He survived - some did not.

You have heard of Schindler's List, of course. But what you may not know is that the Philippines led by Manuel L. Quezon also opened its doors to the Jews and those others who were fleeing Europe. He just didn't make a big deal out of it, hence no movies.

My great grandfather from the maternal side was one of them.

Funny thing is, they escaped the Nazis, only to find themselves against Japanese soldiers. Hahahahhaha...
What bad luck.

I have a friend who is one of the not-many Filipino Jews today. Most moved on but some stayed.

This struck a chord with me as it was just the same with my father. I often use to ply him with a toddy or two. I made recordings of his stories on cassette tape, MD and CD
I also have his diaries.
I always had it in mind to write a short book from the records I have but I don't feel I have the capability to do it properly.

My father died at 90 years of age and never managed a sleep without nightmares.

Hoy kabayan it's not funny !I might sound sensitive about the subject but I don't see anything funny about it ,there were 7million Jews murdered ,show some respect .

I believe @BlueberryCheeseCake is reacting to your rather unfortunate habit of laughing at things that frankly aren't funny. Add one to "show respect".

I agree. I found nothing offensive in Knightstrike's post.

K often uses "hehehe" in the sense of "this is slightly awkward"...

The International Settlement in Shanghai had a Jewish Quarter which was home to 100,000 or so European Jews in 1940. Refugees from Germany were commonly "stateless" and it was the only place to which they could go. The survivors along with the remaining White Russians
were evacuated by the UN following the victory of the Communists in the Chinese Civil War.

Mate, it's called irony. I was talking about the situation. I'll show you sarcasm next time. I thought the British are known for that? hahaha...

My great grandfather is a Jew, one of those who fled Europe when they were rounding them up for the gas chambers.

My mother actually has a Jewish passport and I am eligible for one too.

So why would I show lack of respect towards my own heritage?

I always thought that historians estimated that 6 million Jews were murdered by the Nazi`s... ?
You just added another 1 Million Jews to the toll?
I`m not certain if that is respectful or disrespectful..

I didn't see the remark as ironic. I just read it as a not particularly sensible place to laugh. . You say stupid things sometimes. I was attempting to clarify why she was upset.

I feel that its wise to stay away from the hehe and lol remarks when dealing with a sensitive topic. We are not sending cellphone text messages here.

I'm sure you would agree that to say to someone 'It was bad luck your mother died hehehe', it would likely cause offence also.

I agree..No bad intent By Knightstrike.. None whatsoever.

I think Methers summed it up in that hehehe is often appended to difficult and awkward situations. I recall conversations with my wife and she would be including hehe into the conversation where it didn't really fit. I also recall my sister asking why she (asawa) was laughing at a particular remark (where it wasn't warranted), onto which I had to explain this cultural difference.

'Funny thing is, they escaped the Nazis, only to find themselves against Japanese soldiers. Hahahahhaha...
What bad luck.'

Well, you read wrong. Like I said again, I was being ironic about the situation. From Nazis to Japanese soldiers.

But to satisfy what ever it is that you're holding unto...

I'm sorry great grandpa. I'm sorry my distant relatives. I'm sorry Jews.
Huhuhu...

Okay. All done.

I'll take a look. Always happy to have extra material in the library.

My favorite ironic cartoon