In many Asian cultures, swimming is discouraged, parents think it will increase chance of their kids drowning. Drowning is the leading cause of death of young

In many Asian cultures, swimming is discouraged, parents think it will increase chance of their kids drowning. Drowning is the leading cause of death of young people in Thailand. At a pool under a waterfall in Thailand last year I saw a bunch of young people trying to swim. No one wanted to be the first in. Some were plainly terrified. Water was waist deep only! Quite a sight.