Renfield@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoChristmas songs from North America don't seem to talk about Santa's flying cariboumessage-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up137
arrow-up137message-squareChristmas songs from North America don't seem to talk about Santa's flying caribouRenfield@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareJohnnyCanuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up18·12 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-up5·11 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-squareOutlierBlue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 days agoI hope you laughed and called her names.
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.
😄