# If you can read this in English thank a veteran. Really? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 31, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398 "2010-05-31T17:11:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![tobers3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@tobers3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tobers3)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/101 "2014-01-27T01:53:17Z")
When the Japanese occupied Korea, they closed there schools, burned there books, and started to the the young Korean kids to speak Japanese…good enough! ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/102 "2014-01-27T02:59:28Z")
> [@tobers3](#): > > When the Japanese occupied Korea, they closed there schools, burned there books, and started to the the young Korean kids to speak Japanese…good enough! …and? ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/103 "2014-01-27T03:01:41Z")
If you can read this in Korean, thank a veteran! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/104 "2014-01-27T04:33:27Z")
Thank the Red Army. They’re the ones who guaranteed the defeat of the Nazis. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/105 "2014-01-27T05:30:55Z")
Koreans, if you can read Japanese, thank a veteran. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/106 "2014-01-27T06:06:02Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > If you can read this in Korean, thank a veteran! If you can read this in Korean, you should see a psychiatrist, because it’s written in English. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/107 "2014-01-27T06:52:14Z")
If you van read this, you are too close. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/108 "2014-01-27T07:52:21Z")
If your pet has been neutered, thank a vet. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/109 "2014-01-27T08:50:21Z")
Don’t forget, hire a vet. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/110 "2014-01-27T12:50:27Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Don’t forget, hire a vet. Forget what? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/111 "2014-01-27T14:04:54Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Forget what? Never forget. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/112 "2014-01-27T14:06:34Z")
Always spay and neuter your veterans. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/113 "2014-01-27T15:07:38Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Always spay and neuter your veterans. One suspects this might cause some troubles with recruitment. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398/114 "2014-01-27T15:22:41Z")
Yeah, but think of the savings on Tricare! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-can-read-this-in-english-thank-a-veteran-really/541398.md?page=5)