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Why is this only a German thing. There're nude beaches everywhere. Basic idea of freedom is to be free from the conventional norm.
by deehouie 7y ago
Why is this only a German thing. There're nude beaches everywhere. Basic idea of freedom is to be free from the conventional norm.
- pizza234 7y ago> Why is this only a German thing. I'd say that German is the sense of comfort towards nudity. > There're nude beaches everywhere. Well, islamic countries are very unlikely to have them. When it comes to European countries, there are, however, some religions (ie. catholicism) are generally more conservative, and in countries with such beliefs, nudism/nudity is considered sort of "hippy", or strange in general. Something I found really amusing is that in saunas in the north of Europe, "for hygienic reasons", people is invited to be naked. In the south, "for hygienic reasons", people is invited to keep clothes on.
- dahart 7y agoThere are certainly plenty of nude beaches and nude ranches in the U.S., but Germany certainly might be more accepting of nudity in public. In Iceland, people are invited to shower in the nude with soap before getting in the sauna or hot tub "for hygienic reasons". Personally I like that one better than naked or clothed for hygiene.
- pen2l 7y agoIsn't that everywhere? I mean, if you go to a gym, don't you shower in the nude after your workout with plenty of nude people? That's every gym, in America, Germany, or wherever
- dahart 7y agoI’d say yes, it is. Gyms where I live are a tad less public though, and not everyone at the gym showers at the gym. The showering before swimming in Iceland is something everyone there does, and for Americans it is a bit different than what we’re used to at a public swimming pool, hot tub, or sauna.
- robocat 7y ago> catholicism ... nudism/nudity is considered sort of "hippy" Nudity isn't an issue in Spain, Portugal or France from what I have seen. I am unsure where you get your categorisation from!
- harperlee 7y agoSpaniard here, it is a mix and match. There are plenty of nude beaches but also people that frown upon topless. In my experience people tend to separate themselves in more secluded parts of beaches for topless, away from kids (if only to avoid some more conservative people complaints); and for nudity (which is definitively looked at as being extravagant / “hippie” as said above), if there are sand dunes and some bushes, people generally go there. But I’d say people argue way more about having dogs in beaches than about nudity.
- jobigoud 7y agoIt's considered sort of hippy but it's not an issue.
- belorn 7y agoHygiene is a common excuse to enforce clothing culture. It is very similar to ban against burqa, and when France banned full-body swimwear it also cited hygienic reasons. Here in Sweden you actually have a easier time finding a work place that accept burqa compared to a work place that accept people being barefoot. I find that to be a bit odd but then clothing is 99% cultural and has very little to do with logic.
- beatgammit 7y agoHow is a full body swimsuit less hygienic than any other piece of swimwear? When looking it up, it looks like the actual claim is a mix of hygiene (not specified) and "upholding secular values", so it's absolutely an attack on displaying religious affiliation in public. Does that mean they also ban crosses, kippahs, and Dastars, or will they continue to target a specific religious group? They seem to somehow relate terrorism with everyone who follows Islam, but that's like banning crosses because some predominantly Christian group commits an act of terrorism (white nationalists are often Christian).
- ben_w 7y agoAccording to the DDR museum here in Berlin, the popularity of nudism in east Germany was a reaction against the restrictions of the DDR government.