You know, I grew up in an area that is basically more water than earth. Where just jumping in the bayou was what we did as children to entertain ourselves.
The black kids, and there were a lot of them, never did any of that. No one stopped them, the water was right fucking there. They just didn't do it, all on their own.
What gets me is the amount of white Newfies who can't fucking swim. For being an island people historically based on sailor/fishing culture, they manage to avoid actually being IN the water for the most part. It's weird, but most that I've met over the years just can't swim, and don't like the water.
I don't know about that but generally the idea through some parts of history was "What's the point?" You go overboard there's no coming back aboard. Your ship capsizes and no search and rescue's coming. Better to just get the drowning over with than prolong the inevitable.
You know, I grew up in an area that is basically more water than earth. Where just jumping in the bayou was what we did as children to entertain ourselves.
The black kids, and there were a lot of them, never did any of that. No one stopped them, the water was right fucking there. They just didn't do it, all on their own.
What gets me is the amount of white Newfies who can't fucking swim. For being an island people historically based on sailor/fishing culture, they manage to avoid actually being IN the water for the most part. It's weird, but most that I've met over the years just can't swim, and don't like the water.
Maybe they're like ancient sailors and believe knowing how to swim will anger Poseidon.
Was that actually a thing they believed? Serious question.
I don't know about that but generally the idea through some parts of history was "What's the point?" You go overboard there's no coming back aboard. Your ship capsizes and no search and rescue's coming. Better to just get the drowning over with than prolong the inevitable.