Same. In emergency situations I'm sure I'd pick up on it well enough. At least, I hope...I know how to swim, I just suck at it.
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
I can't swim. I also can't float. I'm not skinny, I'm fat. I wouldn't mind learning how to swim, but I'll only learn if I have a patient friend that is willing to teach me, in a pool where there's nobody else around. (read that as: I'll probably never learn.)
Originally posted by: her209
If humans were meant to swim, they'd have gills.
And, no, I can't swim.
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Are you black??? A high percentage of black people cannot swim. This is a fact. No need for mod pwnage.
Originally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Are you black??? A high percentage of black people cannot swim. This is a fact. No need for mod pwnage.
It's probably because a high percentage of them have low income and can't afford to attend recreational facilities that involve swimming. Besides how much money they have they are less apt to have mainstream lifestyles. It's part of looking different in a culture in which it's usual to be in some kind of minority (the US). Anyway, similarly, probably relatively few black Americans know how to ride a horse. Or are into mountain climbing or skiing or surfing.
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
I remember attending two swimming lessons as a kid at a nearby college, but those lessons ended abruptly for reasons I do not know
Originally posted by: ironwing
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
I remember attending two swimming lessons as a kid at a nearby college, but those lessons ended abruptly for reasons I do not know
You pee in the pool?
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Originally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: zerocool84
Are you black??? A high percentage of black people cannot swim. This is a fact. No need for mod pwnage.
It's probably because a high percentage of them have low income and can't afford to attend recreational facilities that involve swimming. Besides how much money they have they are less apt to have mainstream lifestyles. It's part of looking different in a culture in which it's usual to be in some kind of minority (the US). Anyway, similarly, probably relatively few black Americans know how to ride a horse. Or are into mountain climbing or skiing or surfing.
This was the same for me. My family was very poor, being recent immigrants and stuff. We didn't live close to any natural bodies of water and didn't have the time or money to give me swimming lessons. I remember attending two swimming lessons as a kid at a nearby college, but those lessons ended abruptly for reasons I do not know
On the same vein, never did horseback riding, mountain climbing, skiing, or board sports as a kid because we just never had financial access to them and these activities did not mesh with Chinese culture.
Basically, all of the above activities are now up to me to go out and learn as an adult.
Originally posted by: RaistlinZ
you never forget once you learn.
Originally posted by: sonambulo
I grew up around water bro. I learned to swim when I was 5.
Originally posted by: MotionMan
Learn how to swim - Do not end up like Joe Delaney.
Originally posted by: her209
If humans were meant to swim, they'd have gills.
And, no, I can't swim.