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Originally Posted by maxdelmax
The shower nudity mentioned earlier was called Shower Songs. It was a staged event with festival-goers volunteering to participate - here's an example |
I’m not talking about that. I mean actual showers that were communal and free, but cold water only. The showers looked like the ones in shower songs though, basic containers with sprinklers above.
Used to be lots of people using them in various states of undress, but I haven’t been near them in more than a decade so not sure if they still exist.
Used to be a regular at the festival for several years, but not been there in a while now.
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Originally Posted by Cunnijunior
The last sentences sound crazy for me.
I really thought that nordic people had a totally different vision of nudity than the other European countries
There are some tv shows there with total nudity that are just impossible to see in other countries
So, very surprised to read what you wrote
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There is a difference between society’s view on nudity and individual willingness to be naked, and the gap is widening.
In general, nudity is not seen as dirty or unnatural, and this is reflected in movies and television among other things.
But individuals are less comfortable being naked among others more now than before, probably due to various factors, but body image issues and the risk of being photographed are probably two important ones.
This is seen in how especially girls/women act these days, almost no toplessness on the beach, refusing to shower in school etc.
There are exceptions of course, and I still believe Scandinavia is more relaxed than many other parts of the world, but it isn’t like it used to be 20 years ago, sadly.