Renfield@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoChristmas songs from North America don't seem to talk about Santa's flying cariboumessage-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down17
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareChristmas songs from North America don't seem to talk about Santa's flying caribouRenfield@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareJohnnyCanuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years 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-down1·2 years agoalso says “reindeer”
minus-squareJohnnyCanuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years 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-up5·2 years 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-squareOutlierBlue@lemmy.cadeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years 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.
😄