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Meanwhile, on Lake Victoria, Africa, 13 locals drown every day.....
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:14 am
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:14 am
"We don't swim"
TLDR:
1) They don't learn how to swim because they are afraid of the water
2) Except they live on the banks of the largest freshwater lake in the world
3) and millions of them make their living fishing and transporting goods on the lake
4) they refuse to wear life preservers because they think they're "fake" and "wouldn't actually help" if they went into the water
5) 5000 people -- 13 per day -- drown in this one lake every year
Part of the problem is cultural...I think the author may be onto something here.
TLDR:
1) They don't learn how to swim because they are afraid of the water
2) Except they live on the banks of the largest freshwater lake in the world
3) and millions of them make their living fishing and transporting goods on the lake
4) they refuse to wear life preservers because they think they're "fake" and "wouldn't actually help" if they went into the water
5) 5000 people -- 13 per day -- drown in this one lake every year
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"We really can't stand the water" said Olive Kobusingye, an epidemiologist at Makerere University in Uganda who has studied the impact of drowning on fishing communities around Lake Victoria. "Even when you live close to the water you don't teach your child how to survive the water; you teach your child how to stay away from the water, aware that the child might now need to be on the water, but as long as you can help it the child is going to stay away from the water. That means they're going to not swim."
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Part of the problem is cultural [Ya don't say?].....Few people grow up learning to swim, and children don't learn basic water safety.
Part of the problem is cultural...I think the author may be onto something here.
This post was edited on 4/30/17 at 7:18 am
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Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:16 am to No Colors
It's a black thang, you wouldn't understand.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:17 am to No Colors
Stereotypes don't appear out of thin air...
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:17 am to No Colors
Sounds like willful ignorance.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:18 am to No Colors
Right... I probably wouldn't be doing a whole lot of swimming in that lake either.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:19 am to No Colors
Literally anybody with a high school diploma in America could take over pretty much all of non-muslim Africa within the matter of a year...
...assuming they survive the diseases and tribal warfare.
...assuming they survive the diseases and tribal warfare.
This post was edited on 4/30/17 at 7:22 am
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:21 am to No Colors
Sounds like the people of Lake Victoria oughta avoid the water then.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:23 am to No Colors
The curse of Cain.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:23 am to Broski
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.assuming they survive tribal warfare
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Literally anybody with a high school diploma in America could take over pretty much all of non-muslim Africa within the matter of a year
literally no they couldn't
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:24 am to Giantkiller
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people of Lake Victoria
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oughta avoid the water
Without even pointing out the irony of your statement: Yes. That's how they think.....Let's see how that is working out for them.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:25 am to 13SaintTiger
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literally no they couldn't
If someone had the means to survive, they could on intellect alone.
Yeah, that first part is unrealistic, but the point was just how far behind the people of Africa are. Congrats on letting that go over your head.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:27 am to No Colors
I don't care how a pfd looks. it's on me at all times.
you can't swim if you're unconscious.
you can't swim if you're unconscious.
This post was edited on 4/30/17 at 7:31 am
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:29 am to Broski
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Yeah, that first part is unrealistic, but the point was just how far behind the people of Africa are. Congrats on letting that go over your head.
Nothing went over my head. You are overrating what it takes to get a high school diploma in some parts of the country. Never-the-less, any ol' 18 year old teen isn't taking over Africa, lol.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:31 am to 13SaintTiger
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You are overrating what it takes to get a high school diploma in some parts of the country. Never-the-less, any ol' 18 year old teen isn't taking over Africa, lol.
And you are underrating exactly how much tribal Africa is in the dark just in terms of modern medicine, technology, structure, etc.
This post was edited on 4/30/17 at 7:32 am
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:34 am to Broski
You can take your high school diploma and I will take an AK-47, we'll see who does better over there.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:35 am to bricksandstones
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You can take your high school diploma and I will take an AK-47, we'll see who does better over there.
What if you have both?
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:36 am to GEAUXT
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Stereotypes don't appear out of thin air...
This one's self-fulfilling.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:40 am to Broski
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Literally anybody with a high school diploma in America could take over pretty much all of non-muslim Africa within the matter of a year...
...assuming they survive the diseases and tribal warfare.
I don't think that word means what you you think it means.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:42 am to Broski
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Literally anybody with a high school diploma in America could take over pretty much all of non-muslim Africa within the matter of a year...
...assuming they survive the diseases and tribal warfare.
Sure thing, bud.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 7:44 am to Broski
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What if you have both?
Just saying that many parts of Africa are not run by the most logical, intelligent, or righteous leaders, but rather the biggest and meanest dude with the most guns.
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