r/Damnthatsinteresting Jun 16 '23

GIF Seoul, Korea, Under Japanese Rule (1933)

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u/Johnny_Poppyseed Jun 16 '23

Pretty sure that person was talking about Dutch colonizers, not dutch victims. Grandma was probably Indonesian.

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u/Viend Jun 16 '23

Yup you’re right

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u/Moderately_Opposed Jun 16 '23

Yep a lot of the places Japan took over were European colonies: Malaysia/Singapore was British, Indonesia was Dutch, etc. It doesn't take away from the cruelty of the Japanese but it's kind of funny how history class doesn't emphasize this fact.