Kiotski! Kiotski!

We all lived in huts. It didn't matter whether there was any NCO’s in the hut, or who was in the hut, made no difference. The Japanese, they marched through these huts. These privates, very arrogant buggers, you know, they really were, very arrogant buggers. And they marched back and forth through the huts with this here peashooter over their shoulder. It was the duty, it wasn't the duty, we knew better if we didn't. The very first man that laid eyes on him coming in the door, hollered out, he jumped up and hollered out “Kiotski!”, that meant everybody stand to attention. And then when you stood to attention, when the Japanese come there you said “Kateray(sp)” - kateray means bow. They taught us how to bow. They had us all lined up, giving us lessons - the correct way to bow. And so anytime a sentry went to any hut, you know what, I've bowed 10,000 times in four years. You didn't bow correctly, I'm gonna tell you, he took that butt of the rifle and if he felt like it the other end, and he was bashing guys back and forth all over the place with it. You soon damn well learned that the first guy who seen him hollered, “Kiotski”, didn't take you very long to learn.