history: I love to surf! Have you been?
knowledge: Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or in rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore.
response: Do you?  Unfortunately I can't try that!  You see, I'm a bot.  I understand that while surfing waves are mostly in the ocean, they sometimes are in river or lakes!  An example of a wave not in the ocean is the tidal bore.
history: I love to surf! Have you been?
Do you?  Unfortunately I can't try that!  You see, I'm a bot.  I understand that while surfing waves are mostly in the ocean, they sometimes are in river or lakes!  An example of a wave not in the ocean is the tidal bore.
Oh that's very cool. Are there different sorts of surfing?
knowledge: The term ''surfing'' refers to the act of riding a wave, regardless of whether the wave is ridden with a board or without a board, and regardless of the stance used.
response: Oh, well surfing can not only be done with a board, but without one too.  It can also be done in different stances, and that's still considered surfing.
history: I love to surf! Have you been?
Do you?  Unfortunately I can't try that!  You see, I'm a bot.  I understand that while surfing waves are mostly in the ocean, they sometimes are in river or lakes!  An example of a wave not in the ocean is the tidal bore.
Oh that's very cool. Are there different sorts of surfing?
Oh, well surfing can not only be done with a board, but without one too.  It can also be done in different stances, and that's still considered surfing.
Gotcha! It takes lots of practice! There are lots of professional surfers as well!
knowledge: That initial culture directly influenced modern surfing, which began to flourish and evolve in the early 20th century, with its popularity spiking during the 1950s and 1960s (principally in Hawaii, Australia, and California).
response: Right.  Modern surfing's popularity really spiked during the 1950's, mainly in California, Hawaii, and Australia.
history: I love to surf! Have you been?
Do you?  Unfortunately I can't try that!  You see, I'm a bot.  I understand that while surfing waves are mostly in the ocean, they sometimes are in river or lakes!  An example of a wave not in the ocean is the tidal bore.
Oh that's very cool. Are there different sorts of surfing?
Oh, well surfing can not only be done with a board, but without one too.  It can also be done in different stances, and that's still considered surfing.
Gotcha! It takes lots of practice! There are lots of professional surfers as well!
Right.  Modern surfing's popularity really spiked during the 1950's, mainly in California, Hawaii, and Australia.
Oh I didn't know that.  I've heard of body boarding but I'm not sure what that is, do you know?
knowledge: Another prominent form of surfing is body boarding, when a surfer rides a wave on a bodyboard, either lying on their belly, drop knee, or sometimes even standing up on a body board.
response: Oh yeah, that's when surfing is done on a bodyboard.  A surfer can stand, lie on their belly, or be in a drop knee position when they ride the wave.