re: #405 Lidane

It’s likely just a product of age. My mother was born in 1936. She was a kid during WW2 and as far as I know she wasn’t close to anyone who actually fought in the war. To this day she carries some of those same prejudices. She’s not open about it, especially since one of her cousins married a Japanese girl when he was stationed in Okinawa in the Army, but she still lets it out in subtle ways. Japanese and German cars bad, American cars good. Japanese food weird, American food good. Etc.

On the other hand, my late father was a WWII vet, a Navy vet/pilot who indeed fought against the Japanese, and never in my life did I hear him express anti-Japanese sentiment. Indeed, though he was a Ford owner for many years, the last three vehicles he owned were Japanese. He loved the quality and durability.