Odd, when I was a kid, the negros from inland coming to the beach mostly stayed out of the water.
Knee deep for the more adventuresome. A wave splashing them woule cause a panic.
Does this article mention any of them actually going into the ocean?
Negative buoyancy.
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“”Odd, when I was a kid, the negros from inland coming to the beach mostly stayed out of the water.””
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Yeah, afraid of the water. On one past beach trip, a black co-worker’s family was also afraid of the sand crabs. I tried to tell them that the crabs were more afraid of them, but it didn’t help.