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I wondered the same thing. Sleeping under a fish just seems kind of odd.

I’m an American and was highly confused by this statement.

Not an American term. Just a typo that, like everything about Uber, is a little too fishy.

You made me click. They fixed it to tarp. And here I was about to go on a wild goose chase to see if there might have been a reasonable explanation for why a carp was used. :)

Maybe related: in Spanish, "carpa" means both "carp" the fish and "tent".

I never thought to ask why they're the same, but Wikipedia says "carpa" as "tent" comes from Quechua and as a fish comes from Latin.

Sounds like they're floundering around looking for the right word.

If this is your sense of humor, can I recommend an inkredible anime called Squid Girl ika?

The carp is an invasive species in the Americas, so I'd say both?

Looks like they fixed it.