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In East Germany, nudism is a big thing. Of course, I checked this out after moving there and I must say I was not at all surprised to see the Ordnungsamt (publi

by luoc 3y ago

In East Germany, nudism is a big thing. Of course, I checked this out after moving there and I must say I was not at all surprised to see the Ordnungsamt (public oder office?) at the nudist beach enforcing nudity.

sva_ 3y ago
Same thing in Saunas, staff will tell you to take your clothes off.
- scabby 3y ago
  Well that’s how (non-mix) saunas work in Finland.
  - distances 3y ago
    Biggest difference to Germany is that German saunas are usually mixed. Including mixed showers and changing rooms (in saunas, not in public swimming pools).
    - omnimus 3y ago
      The showers are rarely mixed. On the other hand mixed changingrooms for public pools (and saunas) is the norm everywhere around europe. Its for capacity reasons and you have private booths for the changing part.
      - distances 3y ago
        In Berlin showers in saunas are usually mixed. Talking specifically about saunas only, different in public pools etc.
        Krasnol 3y ago
        You're probably talking about different showers. Showers within the sauna area are usually mixed. Showers within the dressing areas are not.
        distances 3y ago
        I think we are talking about different things. Typical saunas are the neighbourhood saunas, Kietz-Saunas. They do not have any separation. Not in dressing rooms, showers, nor in sauna areas. It's all mixed, except usually a women only day once a week. Saunas in public pools etc may have different arrangements.
- Beijinger 3y ago
  Yes, this is how it is. But surprised by the post above: "can expect to hear the heavy breathing of amorous couples from about 20-30m away as" You are naked. But any kind of inappropriate activity is a big no no. Even staring at another person or something. Buddies of mine went to a sauna and there was even a famous actress in it. It is considered normal and egalitarian. This being said, try Budapest. The scale of this bath will blow your mind: https://bathsbudapest.com/szechenyi-bath https://bathsbudapest.com/szechenyi-bath I was blown away already before I realized there is even an outdoor area. It is BIG.
  - robbiep 3y ago
    I spent my birthday with a bunch of mates in the Szechenyi Bath as we were travelling around Europe about 15-20 years ago - December with snow falling, playing chess in the outdoor pool with the old fellas. Just a standout memory and a great day
- woodpanel 3y ago
  I saw people wearing their bathing suits/trunks into a sauna - and quite frankly it’s disgusting.
  - Beijinger 3y ago
    Well, it is a cultural things. Many Americans have body issues. https://www.wanderingermany.com/how-to-confidently-visit-a-nude-german-sauna-and-not-be-freaked-out-being-naked-at-the-spa/ https://www.wanderingermany.com/how-to-confidently-visit-a-n... Tried to bring a US buddy of mine (non-mixed) into a Spa/hot bath/Sauna in Beijing. He got terribly scared of having to be naked and rejected. But it is a good place. And they have a good all you can eat buffet. Sweat. Eat a little. Rest. Repeat. You basically spent there the whole day.
    - euroderf 3y ago
      But also American culture has this oddity that nudity somehow equates to sex.
      - yard2010 3y ago
        I think it's called Christianity
        ponector 3y ago
        Isn't German a Christian county?
        lostlogin 3y ago
        Is it though? Europe is broadly Christian (though likely less so than the US). The puritan strain seems to be a key thing.
  - vasco 3y ago
    For someone who doesn't know spa culture, why is it disgusting to have clothes on? Like a bikini or swimming shorts.
lotophage 3y ago
"Sir, you'll have to take your junk out or I'll have to ask you to leave"
- akie 3y ago
  You don't get to enter if you're wearing clothes. Cannot peep without being peeped on.
defrost 3y ago
Enforced nudity? How very German. Here deregulated beaches (outside of council zoning) are clothing-optional : https://www.worldbeachguide.com/australia/swanbourne-beach.htm https://www.worldbeachguide.com/australia/swanbourne-beach.h... which are often signposted as such near urban areas, with no signage or policing elsewhere: https://www.australiasnorthwest.com/explore/broome/broome-beaches/eighty-mile-beach/ https://www.australiasnorthwest.com/explore/broome/broome-be... ... just don't disturb nesting turtles, okay?
- herbst 3y ago
  Problem about non nude people is that they can make the nude feel uncomfortable. In Austria a semi mixed bath recently closed their nudist area because it's surrounded by forest which was filled with perverts that made a lot of trash in the forest and would fap behind trees to nude people. Same for any semi reachable other public nudist place I've ever been to, you have to expect perverts wandering around. That's why I prefer places where non nude is not welcome, even thought I never have seen it enforced and nobody minds a clothed friend that doesn't feel it yet either.
  - defrost 3y ago
    Swanbourne north beach (the nudist part) is Federal land carved out from state title and exempt from local council rules - the inland area is SASR barracks and occasional training grounds .. you don't get a lot of perverts in the back dunes patrolled by squads with dispensation to black bag and interrogate anyone crossing an invisible line. As for the nudist beach itself, it's mainly nudists who go there to be nude .. it's a tough search to find footage from that part of the beach as most people respect privacy. The nudist beach is to the left, to the north, up the beach from the lifeguard building seen here in this drone footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwKmSy2d3Yo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwKmSy2d3Yo it's a lot of empty space directly north of the clothed people with some dots of people in the far distance. If you make it to the southern hemisphere you might like it .. people aren't prudish about nudity and mainly wear UV blocking clothes to avoid skin cancer .. people frequently strip and change in car parks when going out surfing | swimming | for a paddle.
Krasnol 3y ago
The signs are quite clear, though: FKK = everybody is nude. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freik%C3%B6rperkultur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freik%C3%B6rperkultur
expertentipp 3y ago
The problem with German nudist is that if you take a group of Germans and group them by who you would like to see naked, and those who you absolutely would not to, it's every time the latter group who gets naked.

by luoc 3y ago

sva_ 3y ago

Same thing in Saunas, staff will tell you to take your clothes off.

scabby 3y ago
Well that’s how (non-mix) saunas work in Finland.
- distances 3y ago
  Biggest difference to Germany is that German saunas are usually mixed. Including mixed showers and changing rooms (in saunas, not in public swimming pools).
  - omnimus 3y ago
    The showers are rarely mixed. On the other hand mixed changingrooms for public pools (and saunas) is the norm everywhere around europe. Its for capacity reasons and you have private booths for the changing part.
    - distances 3y ago
      In Berlin showers in saunas are usually mixed. Talking specifically about saunas only, different in public pools etc.
      - Krasnol 3y ago
        You're probably talking about different showers. Showers within the sauna area are usually mixed. Showers within the dressing areas are not.
        distances 3y ago
        I think we are talking about different things. Typical saunas are the neighbourhood saunas, Kietz-Saunas. They do not have any separation. Not in dressing rooms, showers, nor in sauna areas. It's all mixed, except usually a women only day once a week. Saunas in public pools etc may have different arrangements.
Beijinger 3y ago
Yes, this is how it is. But surprised by the post above: "can expect to hear the heavy breathing of amorous couples from about 20-30m away as" You are naked. But any kind of inappropriate activity is a big no no. Even staring at another person or something. Buddies of mine went to a sauna and there was even a famous actress in it. It is considered normal and egalitarian. This being said, try Budapest. The scale of this bath will blow your mind: https://bathsbudapest.com/szechenyi-bath https://bathsbudapest.com/szechenyi-bath I was blown away already before I realized there is even an outdoor area. It is BIG.
- robbiep 3y ago
  I spent my birthday with a bunch of mates in the Szechenyi Bath as we were travelling around Europe about 15-20 years ago - December with snow falling, playing chess in the outdoor pool with the old fellas. Just a standout memory and a great day
woodpanel 3y ago
I saw people wearing their bathing suits/trunks into a sauna - and quite frankly it’s disgusting.
- Beijinger 3y ago
  Well, it is a cultural things. Many Americans have body issues. https://www.wanderingermany.com/how-to-confidently-visit-a-nude-german-sauna-and-not-be-freaked-out-being-naked-at-the-spa/ https://www.wanderingermany.com/how-to-confidently-visit-a-n... Tried to bring a US buddy of mine (non-mixed) into a Spa/hot bath/Sauna in Beijing. He got terribly scared of having to be naked and rejected. But it is a good place. And they have a good all you can eat buffet. Sweat. Eat a little. Rest. Repeat. You basically spent there the whole day.
  - euroderf 3y ago
    But also American culture has this oddity that nudity somehow equates to sex.
    - yard2010 3y ago
      I think it's called Christianity
      - ponector 3y ago
        Isn't German a Christian county?
      - lostlogin 3y ago
        Is it though? Europe is broadly Christian (though likely less so than the US). The puritan strain seems to be a key thing.
- vasco 3y ago
  For someone who doesn't know spa culture, why is it disgusting to have clothes on? Like a bikini or swimming shorts.

lotophage 3y ago

"Sir, you'll have to take your junk out or I'll have to ask you to leave"

akie 3y ago
You don't get to enter if you're wearing clothes. Cannot peep without being peeped on.

defrost 3y ago

Enforced nudity? How very German. Here deregulated beaches (outside of council zoning) are clothing-optional : https://www.worldbeachguide.com/australia/swanbourne-beach.htm https://www.worldbeachguide.com/australia/swanbourne-beach.h... which are often signposted as such near urban areas, with no signage or policing elsewhere: https://www.australiasnorthwest.com/explore/broome/broome-beaches/eighty-mile-beach/ https://www.australiasnorthwest.com/explore/broome/broome-be... ... just don't disturb nesting turtles, okay?

herbst 3y ago
Problem about non nude people is that they can make the nude feel uncomfortable. In Austria a semi mixed bath recently closed their nudist area because it's surrounded by forest which was filled with perverts that made a lot of trash in the forest and would fap behind trees to nude people. Same for any semi reachable other public nudist place I've ever been to, you have to expect perverts wandering around. That's why I prefer places where non nude is not welcome, even thought I never have seen it enforced and nobody minds a clothed friend that doesn't feel it yet either.
- defrost 3y ago
  Swanbourne north beach (the nudist part) is Federal land carved out from state title and exempt from local council rules - the inland area is SASR barracks and occasional training grounds .. you don't get a lot of perverts in the back dunes patrolled by squads with dispensation to black bag and interrogate anyone crossing an invisible line. As for the nudist beach itself, it's mainly nudists who go there to be nude .. it's a tough search to find footage from that part of the beach as most people respect privacy. The nudist beach is to the left, to the north, up the beach from the lifeguard building seen here in this drone footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwKmSy2d3Yo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwKmSy2d3Yo it's a lot of empty space directly north of the clothed people with some dots of people in the far distance. If you make it to the southern hemisphere you might like it .. people aren't prudish about nudity and mainly wear UV blocking clothes to avoid skin cancer .. people frequently strip and change in car parks when going out surfing | swimming | for a paddle.

Krasnol 3y ago

The signs are quite clear, though: FKK = everybody is nude. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freik%C3%B6rperkultur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freik%C3%B6rperkultur

expertentipp 3y ago

The problem with German nudist is that if you take a group of Germans and group them by who you would like to see naked, and those who you absolutely would not to, it's every time the latter group who gets naked.