Wear your poppy with pride Lisa!!❤❤❤❤ In World War 1 over 140,000 Chinese served on the Western Front as labourers..Digging trenches, clearing mines and loading and moving supplies... Between 3000 and 20000 died in France and Belgium. Most during the Spanish flu epidemic....A lot served after the war filling in trenches and recovering and burying our dead. Very important and hard work. I thank the Chinese people for their sacrifice.❤❤❤❤
In fact, most Chinese people don’t know that there are Chinese people. I didn’t know either, but now I know. Those people are also worthy of respect. Every life lost is worth remembering and respecting.
@GobbyLisa99 isn't that a problem Europeans dragged the whole world into both wars. Yet when they commonerate, they only remember white soldiers. They forget Indians and Africans, and now I hear Chinese. Hollywood wood has made many films about Europeans and Americas but not one about Africans or Indians that helped them win the war. And whom, unlike their white counterparts were mistreated as they fought to free Europe.
Those are very wise words you say Lisa. I think the same way here in my country, the USA. You are very wise, and a great contribution to your new country, Great Britain!
Actually our Veterans Day in the USA comemerates all those who have served in the military. Our Memorial Day in June commerates all those members of the military who died in war.
Thank you Lisa. It is important to remember this. For all people who call themselves British or who choose to to live there who have any values, please listen to this wonderful lady.
Well said Lisa. Wear that poppy with pride. The poppy represents all those who lost their lives in conflict, including soldiers AND civilians. It warms my heart that you choose to join in their remembrance. Thank you. 🤗
No one is staring at you because their annoyed, they might be slightly surprised.. Well done for wearing it treacle! And showing respect to our fallen heroes!! But all will respect you for it! god bless you!!
Well spoken. I will be watching the cenotaph ceremony on Sunday, from abroad. Two of my grand uncles died in WWI. There were also many Chinese labourers who died while working to build the trenches and support the troops. It is important to remember the sacrifice of those who died.
In Canada 🇨🇦 we also wear poppies, but our poppies don't have a green leaf. I believe the poem "In Flanders Fields" written by Canadian army doctor John McCrae in WWI inspired this. The poppies grew so fast on the battlefield... On November 11 at 11am, schools all over will hear the poem starting with: In Flanders fields the poppies grow; Between the crosses, row on row... Then the middle lines: We are the Dead. Short days ago; We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow; Loved, and were loved, and now we lie; In Flanders fields..... Then the poem ends: If ye break faith with those who die; We shall not sleep, though poppies grow; In Flanders fields. Thank you Lisa for wearing your poppy!! You made me cry! 😢😢😢🍁❤ 🇬🇧
In Canada 🇨🇦 we also wear poppies, but our poppies don't have the green leaf. On November 11 at 11am, schools across the land have a moment of silence and a reading of "In Flanders Fields," a poem written by Canadian army doctor John McCrae during WWI (he was killed soon after) . This poem likely inspired the wearing of the poppy, which grew very quickly on the battlefield. It begins: In Flanders fields, the poppies grow; Between the crosses , row on row... The middle part: We are the Dead. Short days ago; We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow; Loved and were loved, and now we lie; In Flanders fields.... In the ending: If ye break faith with us who die; We shall not sleep, though poppies grow; In Flanders fields. Thank you for wearing your poppy Lisa! Now I'm crying! 😢😢😢😢 🍁 ❤ 🇬🇧
Well said, Lisa. You have a far better attitude than some British people. Thank you for wearing the poppy. Some 'people' don't realise, but it means a lot. Good fortune to you.
The selling of poppies on Remembrance Day is done by The Royal British Legion as a fundraiser. They use the money to help support British soldiers and their families after they leave the army. It was created as a symbol to show you are remembering those who died in war. No distinction is made of nationality. It started after the First World War. The hate wasn't like WW2. After WW1 the main feeling was shock and grief at the terrible waste of life throughout Europe. So wearing a poppy is providing money to British war veterans and their families, but the act of remembrance is for all peoples.
Thank you Lisa for supporting our fallen heroes. You really seem to have embraced and integrated well into our country and culture. We are proud to have you living in our country. ❤
We call this Veterans Day, and we honor our soliders who lost their lives in May called Memorial Day. But the UK and Europe have a special day for Remebrance Day. It was originally for those soldiers who lost their lives in WW1, and added all wars including WW2. Glad you are honoring those who served, including your own country as well.
It's very telling that an immigrant is able to recognise the goodness of the country and express gratitude when so many born and bred Brits rubbish the country and the culture. Thank you Lisa 🥰
Your totally right. Have you ever thought about being prime minister for Britain, im sure everyone here would agree that you'd do and excellent job and we would all vote for you.
Lisa, thank you for wearing the poppy, and your right, its to remember people from the wars, it also helps in other ways, that small amount of money you paid goes to the royal british legion, they help, veterans who have served, i served 40 years ago a medic in the army, couple years ago i went through some tough times, finacial and other stuff, they were there to help me, get me back on my feet, through finiacial help, doing everything for me, as they do for 100's of people who have served everyday So Thank you for wearing the Poppy, and embracing our culture
As a Londoner born in Britain I agree with you’re sentiments about what it means to be British. It doesn’t matter whether you are born here or not. What matters are you’re values and how much you love and appreciate the U.K. Sadly, it breaks my heart to see many people born here who hate this country and our flag. I just don’t understand why those people are like that and chose to live here when so many generations before sacrificed their life’s during WW1 and WW2 so they have the freedom today to do as they like. For me, freedom comes with responsibility and respect.
Thankyou for respecting our country and our traditions! You are certainly a positive role model for someone who has integrated and I respect that. My great, great uncle Adam Craig died at Passchendaele in 1917 Best regards.
Well dear Lisa, I hope that you will consider ME as one of your British friends 👍☺️. You are right about the poor brave men and women who gave their lives for OUR freedom. God bless.
Being British is not about colour, it's about culture. If you don't like the basic values (as many Islamists don't) you are free to leave at any time, to a place where you would be happy.
I have always wondered why the British wore those poppies. I always thought it was probably political, I didn't realize it was because of WW2. If it is to commemorate the allied soldiers then you are fully entitled to wear that poppy even if you are not British because China was on the side of the allies in WW2, and it was most certainly a victim of the axis powers at least as much as any country in Europe. Recently, I was in Changsha at a veterans memorial of the Chinese heroes that fought in WW2 against the Japanese. I was surprised to see that at least half of those communist heroes were women. One in particular struck me because she spent a good part of the war commanding on the front lines. She became quite famous, so the Japanese put a bounty on her. She was eventually caught and tortured after some years. Furthermore, she refused to tell them anything and wrote one last letter to her children before they executed her. As an American, I have never been prouder especially standing the heart of a foreign country than at that moment. That letter eventually made it to her children and to that memorial. I can't remember her name, but she was one of the bravest people I have ever had the privilege of standing near. During WW2, the U.S. soldiers that had to fly over Japan had to do it knowing they would never have enough fuel to return. This meant they had to get to China and parachute out or just crash their planes. At that time Japanese soldiers were attacking China as well and the Chinese people helped the American pilots, and got them out of the country to safety with many Chinese dying along the way to do it.
@@ariesmarsexpress Well yes it's been expanded to include soldiers who died in all wars since WW1. When I said WW1 I just meant that's why the poppies are significant, because of the poppies growing on the WW1 battlefields. Cheers. Best wishes.
@@GobbyLisa99 I took some time to look her up. It was actually Zhao Yiman (趙一曼) originally Li Kuntai (李坤泰). She changed her name to protect her family from the Japanese reprisals.
💗💗你好Lisa。 支持為生活喺民主國家而犧牲嘅生命係件好事！ 再見! 💗💗 Hello Lisa. Supporting the good deeds of sacrificing lives for the sake of living in a democracy! Good bye! 💗💗我都會用我嘅翻譯用英文與您交流。 再見，麗莎。💗💗 I will communicate with you in English with my translators. Goodbye, Lisa.
To echo another comment: well said, Lisa. If you need another reason to wear the poppy, do not forget that many of your own country men and women died in the second world war fighting against the Japanese so you honour them as well. I have no hatered against the Japanese - the past is the past remember it, learn from it but do not be bound to it.
Lisa, I've been watching your videos a lot. It's lovely to have you as part of our country now. However, I just want to let you to know that in English, we say, "Why am I wearing a poppy?" So we say, "wearing" not "wear" because it's in the past, and "am I" not "I'm a" because we're asking a question. "I'm a" is for a statement.
Yes! China send in first world war 130,000 men, which free Logistics British soldiers to fight on front line, and China has sent them we may not of one the war🇨🇳🙏
I think if you dislike the country you live in, then move to one you would like to live in, if you can’t, then make the best of where you do live, and assuming that country supports you then you should behave in kind.
Mistake to think that the wars gave us freedom and democracy, We have what we got today because of people fighting for what is the right to have and to force change
I’m in the US; it’s strange but the use of the poppy following the Great War - before we had to start putting a number to distinguish, originated here but is nearly unknown. The pin I bought was from the UK, where you REMEMBER. Thank you to all who answered the call. And cheers to you, Gobby Lisa…
Also what is the equivalent to the poppy in China to remember your dead in World War 2? China lost 10-20 million people in the war against Japan...☹☹☹☹☹☹
i think if your ancestors turned up during the Norman conquest then you might just pass for British, but it is a sensitive thing. The Brits feel too many people help themselves to their identity when they are clearly not. Anyway, you sound like you are enjoying this country. WW1 was a serious mistake you know. Lets hope it never happens again.
The brave men who died for our great country...died for nothing. The government just allow anyone now to invade our country from across the channel, fighting age men who wear no uniform and many of whom are criminals. It is a country now that has lost it's way. I salute you Lisa, I wish you well.
That was lovely Lisa, Well said! 👍👏👏💚🇬🇧🌹🙏
Wear your poppy with pride Lisa!!❤❤❤❤ In World War 1 over 140,000 Chinese served on the Western Front as labourers..Digging trenches, clearing mines and loading and moving supplies... Between 3000 and 20000 died in France and Belgium. Most during the Spanish flu epidemic....A lot served after the war filling in trenches and recovering and burying our dead. Very important and hard work. I thank the Chinese people for their sacrifice.❤❤❤❤
In fact, most Chinese people don’t know that there are Chinese people. I didn’t know either, but now I know. Those people are also worthy of respect. Every life lost is worth remembering and respecting.
@GobbyLisa99 isn't that a problem Europeans dragged the whole world into both wars. Yet when they commonerate, they only remember white soldiers. They forget Indians and Africans, and now I hear Chinese.
Hollywood wood has made many films about Europeans and Americas but not one about Africans or Indians that helped them win the war. And whom, unlike their white counterparts were mistreated as they fought to free Europe.
Yes, well said Lisa. It doesn’t matter where you are from or where you grew up; if you have a kind heart, you’re always welcome here in my eyes.
Thank you very much
Well said Lisa. If only everyone that came to live here thought the same way you do, it would be a much more peaceful place then.
Those are very wise words you say Lisa. I think the same way here in my country, the USA. You are very wise, and a great contribution to your new country, Great Britain!
You are a wonderful lady, Lisa. I am a born and bred london man, and i am proud that you have chosen to live in our country.
I, too, wear a poppy for the same reason. They died so we can be free. Well said from a Brit.
Over here in the USA it's called Veterans Day where we remember the ones we lost to those wars as well 🙏✝️
Actually our Veterans Day in the USA comemerates all those who have served in the military. Our Memorial Day in June commerates all those members of the military who died in war.
@stuharris9993 my bad
Thank you Lisa. It is important to remember this. For all people who call themselves British or who choose to to live there who have any values, please listen to this wonderful lady.
Thank you
Well said Lisa ❤
Thanks
@@kbatknutton That's my girl
Well said Lisa. Wear that poppy with pride.
The poppy represents all those who lost their lives in conflict, including soldiers AND civilians. It warms my heart that you choose to join in their remembrance. Thank you. 🤗
Lisa, it's easy, if you are with us, you are one of us.
I am happy to be one of you
Great words, Lisa. Stand up and be proud, we have your back. (from USA)
Thank you lisa. From one who served. And lost friends and family. As you know my wife is chinese. You understand more than some that are born here.
Thanks
No one is staring at you because their annoyed, they might be slightly surprised.. Well done for wearing it treacle! And showing respect to our fallen heroes!! But all will respect you for it! god bless you!!
That’s what I mean. Why didn't using slight surprise
Well spoken. I will be watching the cenotaph ceremony on Sunday, from abroad. Two of my grand uncles died in WWI. There were also many Chinese labourers who died while working to build the trenches and support the troops. It is important to remember the sacrifice of those who died.
I respect your family. Actually I didn't know there were Chinese people, I learned from the comments
In Canada 🇨🇦 we also wear poppies, but our poppies don't have a green leaf. I believe the poem "In Flanders Fields" written by Canadian army doctor John McCrae in WWI inspired this. The poppies grew so fast on the battlefield... On November 11 at 11am, schools all over will hear the poem starting with:
In Flanders fields the poppies grow;
Between the crosses, row on row...
Then the middle lines:
We are the Dead. Short days ago;
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow;
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie;
In Flanders fields.....
Then the poem ends:
If ye break faith with those who die;
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow;
In Flanders fields.
Thank you Lisa for wearing your poppy!! You made me cry! 😢😢😢🍁❤ 🇬🇧
@@johnarmstrong472 Give you a hug 🫂. Thank you
@@GobbyLisa99 Thank you! Oh! I thought I erased this, so I wrote it again! What a dummy I am...
Such a lovely kind lady, wish we had more people, not just here but everywhere in this world, like yourself. All the best to you and your family Maam!
Thank you very much
In Canada 🇨🇦 we also wear poppies, but our poppies don't have the green leaf. On November 11 at 11am, schools across the land have a moment of silence and a reading of "In Flanders Fields," a poem written by Canadian army doctor John McCrae during WWI (he was killed soon after) . This poem likely inspired the wearing of the poppy, which grew very quickly on the battlefield. It begins:
In Flanders fields, the poppies grow;
Between the crosses , row on row...
The middle part:
We are the Dead. Short days ago;
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow;
Loved and were loved, and now we lie;
In Flanders fields....
In the ending:
If ye break faith with us who die;
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow;
In Flanders fields.
Thank you for wearing your poppy Lisa! Now I'm crying! 😢😢😢😢 🍁 ❤ 🇬🇧
Well said, Lisa. You have a far better attitude than some British people. Thank you for wearing the poppy. Some 'people' don't realise, but it means a lot. Good fortune to you.
The selling of poppies on Remembrance Day is done by The Royal British Legion as a fundraiser. They use the money to help support British soldiers and their families after they leave the army.
It was created as a symbol to show you are remembering those who died in war. No distinction is made of nationality. It started after the First World War. The hate wasn't like WW2. After WW1 the main feeling was shock and grief at the terrible waste of life throughout Europe.
So wearing a poppy is providing money to British war veterans and their families, but the act of remembrance is for all peoples.
Thank you for sharing. I learned it from my husband .
Thank you Lisa for supporting our fallen heroes. You really seem to have embraced and integrated well into our country and culture. We are proud to have you living in our country. ❤
Thank you
Thank you Lisa. You are better than some people born here. Some people need to learn they history. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😊
Thank you
@GobbyLisa99 thanks.
Well said Lisa.
Thank you for showing your respect for all the fallen soldiers, of all nations, who fought for our freedom. Lest we forget. One love from Scotland. 💙
We call this Veterans Day, and we honor our soliders who lost their lives in May called Memorial Day. But the UK and Europe have a special day for Remebrance Day. It was originally for those soldiers who lost their lives in WW1, and added all wars including WW2. Glad you are honoring those who served, including your own country as well.
It's very telling that an immigrant is able to recognise the goodness of the country and express gratitude when so many born and bred Brits rubbish the country and the culture. Thank you Lisa 🥰
Your totally right. Have you ever thought about being prime minister for Britain, im sure everyone here would agree that you'd do and excellent job and we would all vote for you.
Lisa, thank you for wearing the poppy, and your right, its to remember people from the wars, it also helps in other ways, that small amount of money you paid goes to the royal british legion, they help, veterans who have served, i served 40 years ago a medic in the army, couple years ago i went through some tough times, finacial and other stuff, they were there to help me, get me back on my feet, through finiacial help, doing everything for me, as they do for 100's of people who have served everyday
So Thank you for wearing the Poppy, and embracing our culture
As a Londoner born in Britain I agree with you’re sentiments about what it means to be British. It doesn’t matter whether you are born here or not. What matters are you’re values and how much you love and appreciate the U.K. Sadly, it breaks my heart to see many people born here who hate this country and our flag. I just don’t understand why those people are like that and chose to live here when so many generations before sacrificed their life’s during WW1 and WW2 so they have the freedom today to do as they like. For me, freedom comes with responsibility and respect.
Thankyou for respecting our country and our traditions!
You are certainly a positive role model for someone who has integrated and I respect that.
My great, great uncle Adam Craig died at Passchendaele in 1917
Best regards.
Good words. Come to Britain - Live like the British and you are welcome.
Well dear Lisa, I hope that you will consider ME as one of your British friends 👍☺️. You are right about the poor brave men and women who gave their lives for OUR freedom. God bless.
Being British is not about colour, it's about culture.
If you don't like the basic values (as many Islamists don't) you are free to leave at any time, to a place where you would be happy.
You are very respectful, nice
Thanks
Wonderful video. With love and respect. Merry Christmas 🎉❤ and happy New Year 🎊🎆
I have always wondered why the British wore those poppies. I always thought it was probably political, I didn't realize it was because of WW2. If it is to commemorate the allied soldiers then you are fully entitled to wear that poppy even if you are not British because China was on the side of the allies in WW2, and it was most certainly a victim of the axis powers at least as much as any country in Europe.
Recently, I was in Changsha at a veterans memorial of the Chinese heroes that fought in WW2 against the Japanese. I was surprised to see that at least half of those communist heroes were women. One in particular struck me because she spent a good part of the war commanding on the front lines. She became quite famous, so the Japanese put a bounty on her. She was eventually caught and tortured after some years. Furthermore, she refused to tell them anything and wrote one last letter to her children before they executed her. As an American, I have never been prouder especially standing the heart of a foreign country than at that moment. That letter eventually made it to her children and to that memorial. I can't remember her name, but she was one of the bravest people I have ever had the privilege of standing near.
During WW2, the U.S. soldiers that had to fly over Japan had to do it knowing they would never have enough fuel to return. This meant they had to get to China and parachute out or just crash their planes. At that time Japanese soldiers were attacking China as well and the Chinese people helped the American pilots, and got them out of the country to safety with many Chinese dying along the way to do it.
I have never been to Changsha. I think that women’s name is Liu hu lan
It was actually WW1 not WW2 and due to the fact that the poppy flowers were the ones to survive the carnage on the fields such as the Somme.
Cheers.
@@lyndoncmp5751 I am going to assume they probably do double duty for both wars since they were basically one big war with a break in the middle.
@@ariesmarsexpress Well yes it's been expanded to include soldiers who died in all wars since WW1. When I said WW1 I just meant that's why the poppies are significant, because of the poppies growing on the WW1 battlefields.
Cheers. Best wishes.
@@GobbyLisa99 I took some time to look her up. It was actually Zhao Yiman (趙一曼) originally Li Kuntai (李坤泰). She changed her name to protect her family from the Japanese reprisals.
💗💗你好Lisa。 支持為生活喺民主國家而犧牲嘅生命係件好事！ 再見! 💗💗
Hello Lisa. Supporting the good deeds of sacrificing lives for the sake of living in a democracy! Good bye!
💗💗我都會用我嘅翻譯用英文與您交流。 再見，麗莎。💗💗
I will communicate with you in English with my translators. Goodbye, Lisa.
Thank you for wearing the poppy. I wish more people would honor those who gave their lives for our freedom.
Did you know there was a Chinese Labour Corps that worked on the Western Front in WW1?
Chinese seamen who fought for the UK in WW1/2 were deported by the British government after the wars. The government back then was no better than now.
Actually I didn't know there were Chinese people, I learned from the comments😢
@GobbyLisa99 Part of plot for Rebecca f Kuang's novel, Yellowface.
@@philipebbrell2793 I don’t know that writer. I just googled it. It was 140,000 Chinese men.
@@GobbyLisa99 You might like to read Xiaolou Guo books.
God bless you
Amen to that :-)
To echo another comment: well said, Lisa. If you need another reason to wear the poppy, do not forget that many of your own country men and women died in the second world war fighting against the Japanese so you honour them as well. I have no hatered against the Japanese - the past is the past remember it, learn from it but do not be bound to it.
Both replies disappeared, so strange
Well said Lisa ❤️x
Thank you
Lisa, I've been watching your videos a lot. It's lovely to have you as part of our country now. However, I just want to let you to know that in English, we say, "Why am I wearing a poppy?" So we say, "wearing" not "wear" because it's in the past, and "am I" not "I'm a" because we're asking a question. "I'm a" is for a statement.
Thanks, 😄
right on, i agree with you.
I have stopped wearing a poppy because I used to wear one with pride not for pride!
Nice :)
Yes! China send in first world war 130,000 men, which free Logistics
British soldiers to fight on front line, and China has sent them we may not of one the war🇨🇳🙏
I think if you dislike the country you live in, then move to one you would like to live in, if you can’t, then make the best of where you do live, and assuming that country supports you then you should behave in kind.
Mistake to think that the wars gave us freedom and democracy, We have what we got today because of people fighting for what is the right to have and to force change
Thank you
I wear one every day on my hat, Because of what ALL did.
I’m in the US; it’s strange but the use of the poppy following the Great War - before we had to start putting a number to distinguish, originated here but is nearly unknown. The pin I bought was from the UK, where you REMEMBER.
Thank you to all who answered the call. And cheers to you, Gobby Lisa…
Also what is the equivalent to the poppy in China to remember your dead in World War 2? China lost 10-20 million people in the war against Japan...☹☹☹☹☹☹
Every December 3rd is remember day in China . But nobody wear poppy
i think if your ancestors turned up during the Norman conquest then you might just pass for British, but it is a sensitive thing. The Brits feel too many people help themselves to their identity when they are clearly not. Anyway, you sound like you are enjoying this country. WW1 was a serious mistake you know. Lets hope it never happens again.
The brave men who died for our great country...died for nothing. The government just allow anyone now to invade our country from across the channel, fighting age men who wear no uniform and many of whom are criminals. It is a country now that has lost it's way. I salute you Lisa, I wish you well.
Thank you.
❤ your hair Lisa and you are beautiful , are you single? because I fancy you.
Well said Lisa.