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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I grew up going to the Jersey shore and I’m 100% sure my parents didn’t know anything about rip currents. [/b]My dad never really went to the ocean as a kid and my mom just doesn’t think bad things can happen to her. I was never taught how dangerous the ocean can be.

I wonder if there are just more people traveling now, so there are more people at the beach who don’t understand the risks.[/quote] 
I also grew up going to the Jersey shore and my parents definitely did know about undertow. This was not top secret knowledge. [/quote]

Undertow and rip currents are different things, but many people use them interchangeably and still don’t understand the difference. [/quote]

DP here I was born in 1980 and knew both of these terms as long as I can remember. We also were told don’t turn your back on the ocean, no swimming alone, do go in past your knees, etc.

People think nothing bad can happen to them. They are wrong.[/quote]

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