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Originally Posted by jimmythehand
@Qazwox27: I also had to think a bit before realising 'HS' was high school.  I'd always thought, based on TV, film and other media, that American schools had communal (single sex) changing rooms and showers. Is that not actually the case or does it depend on the school? Perhaps the embarrassment was due to the fact it was bathing, rather than showering, which seems more intimate to western culture?
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Yes, I meant high school. American schools have communal changing rooms and showers, but people don't get naked in them anymore. They may have in the olden days, but modesty is bigger now. Students are never naked in school and I think it might even be illegal to require them to be.
In the story, the embarrassment comes from having to expose their bodies. It's not normal for this generation of Americans. Even in college, I see people showering in their bathing suits at the gym.