Renfield@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoChristmas songs from North America don't seem to talk about Santa's flying cariboumessage-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down17
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareChristmas songs from North America don't seem to talk about Santa's flying caribouRenfield@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareJohnnyCanucklinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoThe poem “A visit from St Nicholas” (aka “'Twas the Night Before Christmas”) was written by an American. Is it different outside of North America?
minus-squareRenfield@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoalso says “reindeer”
minus-squareJohnnyCanucklinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 days agoI guess I don’t get what your point is. Caribou are wild, reindeer is generally used for domesticated caribou (at least in North America)
minus-squareKittenBiscuits@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoA woman once asked me if I knew the difference between reindeer and caribou. I said “sure, reindeer are domesticated caribou.” Her reply? “Well ackshually caribou are wild.” This exchange occurred in Alaska.
minus-squareOutlierBluelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI hope you laughed and called her names.
The poem “A visit from St Nicholas” (aka “'Twas the Night Before Christmas”) was written by an American.
Is it different outside of North America?
also says “reindeer”
I guess I don’t get what your point is. Caribou are wild, reindeer is generally used for domesticated caribou (at least in North America)
A woman once asked me if I knew the difference between reindeer and caribou. I said “sure, reindeer are domesticated caribou.”
Her reply?
“Well ackshually caribou are wild.”
This exchange occurred in Alaska.
I hope you laughed and called her names.
😄