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I had never been a city dweller. I know/think in the suburbs a home owner is obligated to shield the public from a free show if you parade around your digs sans clothing. I thought that was expected everywhere, but in New York City some/many people dress in the morning without drawing curtains and a lot sun bathe on patios in the buff.
I used to wonder what all those telescopes were for in NY friend's apartments. I thought they were astronomy buffs - and remember the telescope in Seinfeld? Naive me.
I have no objection to this, but is it legal? How do parents with children handle it? Does it go on in high rises/balconies/penthouses in most big cities?
It's not that it goes on in every apartment, but a neighbor called my attention to a few of these oddities, and you can't help buy notice, over time.
It set me to wondering, does the 5% have a different set of standards/morality from the 95%? It seems very Mediterranean.
It set me to wondering, does the 5% have a different set of standards/morality from the 95%? It seems very Mediterranean.
What does this mean, exactly? Are you trying to link two completely different things into one argument? Trying to inject politics into something that's not political?
I had never been a city dweller. I know/think in the suburbs a home owner is obligated to shield the public from a free show if you parade around your digs sans clothing. I thought that was expected everywhere, but in New York City some/many people dress in the morning without drawing curtains and a lot sun bathe on patios in the buff.
I used to wonder what all those telescopes were for in NY friend's apartments. I thought they were astronomy buffs - and remember the telescope in Seinfeld? Naive me.
I have no objection to this, but is it legal? How do parents with children handle it? Does it go on in high rises/balconies/penthouses in most big cities?
It's not that it goes on in every apartment, but a neighbor called my attention to a few of these oddities, and you can't help buy notice, over time.
It set me to wondering, does the 5% have a different set of standards/morality from the 95%? It seems very Mediterranean.
I think it's pretty simple. If you want to be nude in your property and still want your privacy, don't be nude near an uncovered window.
Human beings are social, curious creatures - some much more than others but all of us to an extent. I live in a Manhattan apartment. I have 3 windows facing an interior court yard and from them I can easily see into 8 or 9 different apartments if the windows aren't drawn. I don't make a point to spy on others, but occasionally when looking out, or simply walking by, my window somebody in a neighboring apartment catches my eye - usually when doing something a bit out of the ordinary: dancing funny, hosting a party on a Tuesday, seemingly talking to himself, walking around naked, etc. If it's interesting or otherwise entertaining, I sometimes watch for a minute or two. Do I feel bad for it or find what I'm doing somehow immoral? No. If you want privacy, don't do it where a bunch of people can watch you do it.
I had never been a city dweller. I know/think in the suburbs a home owner is obligated to shield the public from a free show if you parade around your digs sans clothing. I thought that was expected everywhere, but in New York City some/many people dress in the morning without drawing curtains and a lot sun bathe on patios in the buff.
I used to wonder what all those telescopes were for in NY friend's apartments. I thought they were astronomy buffs - and remember the telescope in Seinfeld? Naive me.
I once saw a guy stationed at a stone wall in a New Jersey park along the Palisades. He had a fairly large telescope that was trained on the city across the river. Now it all makes sense, I hope I didn't interrupt a "private moment".
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I have no objection to this, but is it legal? How do parents with children handle it? Does it go on in high rises/balconies/penthouses in most big cities?
It's not that it goes on in every apartment, but a neighbor called my attention to a few of these oddities, and you can't help buy notice, over time.
It set me to wondering, does the 5% have a different set of standards/morality from the 95%? It seems very Mediterranean.
As a former Manhattanite, I can tell you that I never gave a rat's behind who could see me naked or whom I could see in the buff. In Manhattan, people live in such close proximity to each other with so many potentials to be rubbed the wrong way (or to rub others the wrong way) that it is simply pointless to spend any energy or thought on such trivialities.
I've seen people leaning out of their windows with nothing on, I've seen many of my neighbors run around naked, etc. The reality is that, after a while, you don't notice anymore. Sure, there are always those who seek it out, but most people just don't care.
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I'm not sure I understand the problem. Shield your kids from what, peeping in other people's windows?
Why derail a good rant with serious questions
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