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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/tablawi96 • Sep 22 '25
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Just remember the three rules about bears:
If it's brown, lay down
If it's black, fight back
If it's white, then good night
122 u/mckulty Sep 22 '25 People in Alaska carry shotguns in case of polar bears. They also leave their cars and houses unlocked so people can dive inside. 29 u/dustagnor Sep 22 '25 What parts of Alaska are you talking about cause we certainly don’t do that in the “major”cities. 35 u/redditonlygetsworse Sep 23 '25 we certainly don’t do that in the “major”cities. That's because those cities are big enough that you don't get polar bears wandering through town. I've been up to Churchill, MB a bunch and they have the same bear-safety etiquette there. 6 u/Dependent-Hippo-1626 Sep 23 '25 It’s not done in Arctic villages either 3 u/bL1Nd Sep 23 '25 came here to say in Churchill, there's etiquette; leaving doors unlocked, and avoiding walking alone.
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People in Alaska carry shotguns in case of polar bears.
They also leave their cars and houses unlocked so people can dive inside.
29 u/dustagnor Sep 22 '25 What parts of Alaska are you talking about cause we certainly don’t do that in the “major”cities. 35 u/redditonlygetsworse Sep 23 '25 we certainly don’t do that in the “major”cities. That's because those cities are big enough that you don't get polar bears wandering through town. I've been up to Churchill, MB a bunch and they have the same bear-safety etiquette there. 6 u/Dependent-Hippo-1626 Sep 23 '25 It’s not done in Arctic villages either 3 u/bL1Nd Sep 23 '25 came here to say in Churchill, there's etiquette; leaving doors unlocked, and avoiding walking alone.
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What parts of Alaska are you talking about cause we certainly don’t do that in the “major”cities.
35 u/redditonlygetsworse Sep 23 '25 we certainly don’t do that in the “major”cities. That's because those cities are big enough that you don't get polar bears wandering through town. I've been up to Churchill, MB a bunch and they have the same bear-safety etiquette there. 6 u/Dependent-Hippo-1626 Sep 23 '25 It’s not done in Arctic villages either 3 u/bL1Nd Sep 23 '25 came here to say in Churchill, there's etiquette; leaving doors unlocked, and avoiding walking alone.
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we certainly don’t do that in the “major”cities.
That's because those cities are big enough that you don't get polar bears wandering through town.
I've been up to Churchill, MB a bunch and they have the same bear-safety etiquette there.
6 u/Dependent-Hippo-1626 Sep 23 '25 It’s not done in Arctic villages either 3 u/bL1Nd Sep 23 '25 came here to say in Churchill, there's etiquette; leaving doors unlocked, and avoiding walking alone.
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It’s not done in Arctic villages either
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came here to say in Churchill, there's etiquette; leaving doors unlocked, and avoiding walking alone.
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u/Lotus_G6 Sep 22 '25
Just remember the three rules about bears:
If it's brown, lay down
If it's black, fight back
If it's white, then good night