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by hans 3524 days ago
surfers are actually more uptight than soccer moms (contrary to popular opinion)
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I wonder if particular gut flora[0] in those who swallows ocean water influences[1] the personality type dominant among surfers.

[0] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/18/superbug-surfer-stu...

[1] all the recent studies linking gut bacteria to brain functions, like http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/gut-bacter...

Our VP of Quality used to be a surfer, so this comes up as true.
So true! Source: lived on the water in Newport Beach.
i came to say pretty much the same thing... so true