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What percentage of Japanese people do you think know how to swim?
Can you swim?
According to NBC, 60% of black people can''t swim, so it makes me wonder whether or not the people of an island nation can beat that significantly.

>> No.3527356

Of course, they all need to know how to swim so that they can leave japan in an emergency.

>> No.3527367

British sailors used to never learn how to swim because they thought knowing how to swim while being on a ship brought bad luck.

>> No.3527369

Anyone who can't swim should be taken out to sea and thrown into the ocean. Worthless.

>> No.3527372

I'm black and can swim, fuck yeah.

nigger-weeaboo

>> No.3527373

I can't.

>> No.3527380

>>3527372
Nigaboo for short.

>> No.3527381

>>3527369
Or be tought how to swim.

>> No.3527386

>>3527369
That's how I learnt how to swim!

I was tossed into the ocean and left to fend for myself. if I made it back to shore under my own power, then all would be well.

If not, too bad.

'course the first time, i walked along the floor of the sea while holding my breathe to get back to shore.

But I got the hang of it eventually.

>> No.3527387

>>3527381
Swimming isn't something you need to be taught. It's too easy. Everyone should be able to do it at birth.

>> No.3527397

>>3527387
Uh, what?

>> No.3527399

>>3527397
What what? Can't you swim?

>> No.3527408

>>3527399
No. It might be something that is easily learnt, but I don't think it's just a natural human ability.

>> No.3527413

>>3527387
I almost agree, but my little sister nearly drowned when she was 3 or 4 because her floaties slipped off. I think that by 6-7 years old is a bit more reasonable.

>> No.3527418

>>3527413

Did you give her mouth to mouth?

>> No.3527425

>>3527369
Why would I need to know how to swim? I'll never be in a large body of water.

>> No.3527432

I can swim but I've only done it once in the last 10 years. I jumped in the sea and became exhausted from the waves in no time. Slight panic moment there. Had to swim back to shore on my back because my weak arms were useless.

>> No.3527434

>>3527425
Well you apparently have the ability to see into the future so I guess swimming is a paltry ability by comparison.

>> No.3527438

>>3527413
6-7 really is the best age for learning how to swim.

It's too late for me now. I start panicking whenever my face comes close to going underwater. Shit sucks.

>> No.3527436

>>3527408
Well, no, it's not a natural ability, but anyone who doesn't panic should be able to figure it out quickly enough to not drown if they happen to be thrown in. The problem is mostly that they panic.

The only people (who aren't physically disabled) who don't know how to swim are the people who've never honestly tried.

>> No.3527444

>>3527418
I'm only 5 years older than her, so the memory's a little vague. I do remember yelling "Mom, Emmy's floaties came off," her dashing from the porch and diving into the pool, then holding her over her shoulder and trying to knock the water out of my sister's lungs while my dad called an ambulance. Apparently her heart had stopped or something, but in a couple of minutes my sister was breathing and conscious again, so we drove her to the hospital.

>> No.3527445

>>3527434
Seeing as how I never leave the house, and there are no large bodies of water nearby anyway, I think I'll be alright. If not, then I'm not too worried about it. It's not like I have anything to live for, anyway.

>> No.3527450

>>3527436
I don't know, I think swimming has a certain degree of technique required to *really* swim. You could throw me in a body of water and assuming it was a controlled environment, I wouldn't panic and would be able to stay afloat for a little but, but I doubt I would naturally gain the ability to swim well enough to prevent drowning after a short while.

>> No.3527454

I used to love swimming but now I'm afraid of any water I can't see the bottom of. I blame you faggots for posting pictures of sea monsters all the time.

>> No.3527461

>>3527444

Your mom sounds like an action babe.

>> No.3527467

I'm kinda good at floating. Does that count?

>> No.3527468

>>3527450
But you don't know how to swim, right? Really, saying you wouldn't be able to swim is like saying you wouldn't be able to climb a ladder. Once you've got the basic balance and motor skills you developed just to walk, it shouldn't be a problem.

>> No.3527472

I'm not a good or fast swimmer, but at least I can do it somehow.

We used to have swimming class at school, it sucked.

>> No.3527480

>>3527468
I don't think that's a fair comparison at all. You can hold onto a ladder and do it slowly and at your own pace.

Show someone who doesn't know about a ladder and they can slowly go about it. Throw someone who can't swim into water and they have a short amount of time to learn before drowning.

>> No.3527481

Back then when I did not know the concept of the internet, swimming was fun.
Plus, it's hard to NOT be near the sea here, vacation time without swimming is weird.

>> No.3527484

If God wanted us to swim, he would have given us webbed toes.

>> No.3527499

Learning to swim is essentially just the process of realising you naturally float in water and can use your arms and legs to propel yourself.

>> No.3527513

>>3527461
She was. Nowadays all she does is nag me to get a job, though. She's full of love.

And it was probably my brother and I's dumbass fault in the first place because we were probably dicking around in the deep end. Sucks.

>> No.3527519

>>3527513
>And it was probably I's fault
Are you retarded?

>> No.3527518

Swimming is a required activity in most Japanese schools, thus most Japanese people know how to swim.

>> No.3527514

>>3527480
That's not true at all. As an anon above me mentioned, pretty much the only way to drown is to throw a fit and start inhaling water like a moron. You float naturally (especially in the ocean, because of the salt content).

>> No.3527521

Swimming is a great exercise. You should go to swimming pool sometimes. Occasionally you can see some naked loli too.

>> No.3527527

>>3527521
I see lots of pig disgusting ones missing their front teeth.

>> No.3527528

>>3527519
Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to phrase it, so I stuck with the "he and I" convention.

>> No.3527534

>>3527519

Who needs context, huh?

>> No.3527539

>>3527513
awsome dude

>> No.3527543

>>3527528
You couldn't figure out what was right, so you stuck with what was obviously wrong.

Good to know. Would you also stab yourself in the eye if you had tape over it and couldn't figure out how to cut it off without injuring yourself?

>> No.3527550

>>3527543
Fuck you, dude. I'm talking about my sister almost dying and you're calling me out on grammar. Whatever. Internet.

>> No.3527554

I learnt how to swim when I was a child, but I can only swim short distances. I haven't been in a swimming pool for more than 6 years. Also, my country doesn't have a sea border.

>> No.3527558

We had swimming classes in primary school, they made every Thursday awesome.

>> No.3527562

>>3527550
Is she dead?

No?

Then stop whining, faggot.

>> No.3527598

>>3527413
The same thing happened to me, although no one came to save me ;_;
I was lucky enough to get thrown back on the shore by a pretty big wave after I passed out.
The funny thing is that no one actually believed my story when I dragged myself back to my parents.

>> No.3527599

>>3527562
She isn't, and I'm glad.

>> No.3527660

Are there any good surf spots in Japan? With the number of tsunamis they have you'd think there'd be more nipponese pro surfers.

>> No.3527664

>>3527660
Guess the coasts are too rocky or something. Wiping out into some rocks doesn't sound cool.

>> No.3527671

we I asssume most Japanese can swim since according to anime every school has their own swimming pool

>> No.3527679

>>3527664
I used to surf La Jolla all the time back when I lived in SD, done that wiping out on rocks thing quite often. Didn't keep me from going back out though. I'm not nearly a pro but I'm sure there have to be some people across the other pond with more resilience than I.

>> No.3527680

it's not that strange that most niggers are never taught to swim
they don't have any water to drown in

>> No.3527681

>>3527514

Humans are dumb, stupid, panicky animals.

>> No.3527688

>>3527671
My high school had a swimming pool, and swim class, and still there were people who would walk laps around the shallow end or sit on the bleachers due to "health issues"

>> No.3527698

>>3527387
humans know instinctively (or at least used to) how to swim from birth like every other animal
babies for example has a reflex for holding their breath when they come underwater

>> No.3527705

>>3527698
All answers like this are stupid. People drown, swimming lessons are given. Throw babies into water and see how many survive.

>> No.3527710

>>3527688
I assume that was half of the girls because you-know-why and those lazy ass guys + girls who said they had you-know-what just so they didn't have to swim

>> No.3527725

>>3527710
I had asthma and I still went to town. The you-know-whys apparently lasted for months, and the you-know-whats just sucked at life.

>> No.3527733

There's swimming pools everywhere in japan, in school and outside of school, and i remember swimming was also one of the main sports for P.E. class, as well as for extracurricular activities. I'd say about 80-90% can swim.

>> No.3527796

I saved some hot Asian girl in Cronulla beach in Australia, she hugged me, she felt so soft. btw I have my Bronze medallion which basically means I am a qualified life saver.

>> No.3527812

Taiga and Seiba can't swim; that's so mow. herr

>> No.3527822
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3527822

Rin is too good to swim.

>> No.3527829

>>3527710
>>3527725
Why are you being faggots?

>> No.3527840

>>3527829
Being? I am one.

>> No.3527877

I am a Shark otherkin, of course i can swim!

>> No.3527880

>>3527348
They teach swimming in school, or at least anime, VNs, and hentai has lead me to believe so. So probably only the small percent hat doesn't attend school or has physical issues which leaves them unable. (think KS)

>> No.3527889

I used to go to a pool every week when I was a kid and swim but that was before internet and games and such

though I think still swimming is probably the only sporty thing where I don't get tired after 5 minutes of doing it

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