For one, this takes place in another world so it has nothing to do with Asian schools. Also, the kid doesn’t just drown, there’s a lot more to his death.
If mc was murdered in the original world that makes more sense. But I was making a more meta point that this just happened to be an example of. The authors of these stories are Asian and I see the drowning trope more than I thought I would. An american author for instance probably wouldn't go for it since teaching basic swimming is a thing. I know there are Japanese school life stories where the school has a pool but I don't know if that's a class thing or not.
I dunno. I just can't help but notice a lot of characters drowning in situations where a simple tread and doggie paddle could have kept them alive and happened to comment on this one.
I remember reading about rivers with really strong currents or something? But with so many characters ending up in life-threatening danger just from falling in water—without even trying to swim—you can’t help but wonder!
I was in China once, and went to the beach... everyone was in floaties, and no one went deeper than they could stand in. The folks I was with were shocked when I swam out... Seems to be part of the culture to not be able to swim. It's weird to me tbh
Do asian schools not teach people to swim? To be fair mc was pounding back the soju but I see the drowning trope all the time and I can't help but find it odd. A little treading and even a doggie paddle would have made this a very different story.