Renfield to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoChristmas songs from North America don't seem to talk about Santa's flying cariboumessage-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down15
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-squareChristmas songs from North America don't seem to talk about Santa's flying caribouRenfield to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareJohnnyCanuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 day 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-up5·18 hours 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-up3·12 hours agoI hope you laughed and called her names.
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.
😄