wildwoosi ([info]wildwoosi) wrote,
@ 2009-03-25 10:05:00
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Muggle Saunas
I went to the YMCA in Monroe for the first time last night.  After working out, I went into the sauna, which is in the women's locker room. I checked the instructions on the door to make sure nudity was allowed, and it mentioned sitting on a towel if you were "undressed," so that's what I did.

Then a strange thing happened. A young woman joined me. In full sweats. I thought this was odd. By her quick glance at me, I suspected she thought I was odd. But oh well, back to stewing.

Then another young woman walked in. In full sweats. WTF?

I'm wondering if this is normal for this Y or if I just ran into the only two people who go there and think that sweats are normal attire for a sauna.



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[info]stevewpalmer
2009-03-26 09:16 am UTC (link)
Odd. You'll almost never see that happen in the UK or Europe.

The USA's body phobia baffles me sometimes. For example, on a UK or European beach you might catch a glimpse of someone going briefly topless as they change. Nobody really cares although it might get some appreciating glances/sniggers depending on the person. On the other hand, we have our own unique breed of phobia about nudity which is more about the person being a distraction and a nuisance, and nothing to do with it being a sin. I mean... this is the country where a popular daily newspaper thinks nothing of showing topless women on page 3!

That said, I know some parts of the USA are less body-phobia than others. Parts of California, for example, I think?

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