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Old 08-24-2012, 09:19 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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Originally Posted by Wild Colonial Girl View Post
Oh, not penis, then? Because its penises we don't find attractive.
Lol do speedos exposes a mans penis?

 
Old 08-24-2012, 09:35 PM
 
Location: South Bay Native
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Oh, not penis, then? Because its penises we don't find attractive.
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So you are a lesbian?
Dunno, you beat me to the punch. WCG, what is your objection to peen?

I think everyone, male and female, are far more body conscious in the US than in Europe. I lived and traveled in Europe more than most Americans, and suffice it to say it is ok to not have a perfect body and still be allowed to show some skin while on holiday. How freakish for someone to wear a knee-length swim skirt when swimming around in a proper swim trunk is so much more enjoyable (from what I've heard - as a woman, I would never consider wearing gauchos to take a swim).

The Americans can be spotted from a distance all over the mediterannean beaches - the guys have those knee-length board shorts on (oddly, they have nothing resembling a board in tow) and more often than not they are trotting along the beach wearing their white tennis shoes. The locals have flip flops or slides on, and a proper swim trunk. And they run the gamut - I saw plenty of Adonises, but I also saw a very old man, easily over 80, hunched over and withered, wearing a speedo and sporting bilaterally enlarged testes that looked like he was smuggling a bowling ball. No one batted an eye, the guy had a nice dip in the Adriatic, what's the harm? When in Rome, that is all.
 
Old 08-24-2012, 09:51 PM
 
Location: New York
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All round the world, from Asia to Europe to South America, men wear short swimming suits. It seems only in US and Canada, men have to wear their ridiculously long and baggy shorts in the pool. from a practical point of view, aren't they heavy once in the water?

What are they afraid of? On the other hand, women can wear next to nothing but it seems totally fine. Why are men so conservative? Is it because most men are fat and therefore this tradition?
No, they're not.

I don't see what the big problem is, why criticize someone for wearing what they want (or don't want) to wear?
 
Old 08-24-2012, 10:00 PM
 
Location: bloomington,illinois
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Lol do speedos exposes a mans penis?

Umm....they have!

T.
 
Old 08-24-2012, 10:48 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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The Americans can be spotted from a distance all over the mediterannean beaches - the guys have those knee-length board shorts on (oddly, they have nothing resembling a board in tow) and more often than not they are trotting along the beach wearing their white tennis shoes. The locals have flip flops or slides on, and a proper swim trunk. And they run the gamut - I saw plenty of Adonises, but I also saw a very old man, easily over 80, hunched over and withered, wearing a speedo and sporting bilaterally enlarged testes that looked like he was smuggling a bowling ball. No one batted an eye, the guy had a nice dip in the Adriatic, what's the harm? When in Rome, that is all.
Lol so everyone in Europe wearing long board shorts is American? Interesting.
 
Old 08-24-2012, 11:33 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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I suppose they were not interested in being dragged down by so many yards of wet cloth.
Get a clue, people! The boardies aren't made from the same type of cotton cloth as regular shorts. They're part nylon to dry quickly and be lightweight. There's a shorter version for women.
 
Old 08-24-2012, 11:36 PM
 
Location: South Bay Native
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Lol so everyone in Europe wearing long board shorts is American? Interesting.
Do you have reading comprehension issues? Where do you read that in my post? Take your time, re-read, see your folly...
 
Old 08-25-2012, 05:32 AM
 
Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis
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Do you have reading comprehension issues? Where do you read that in my post? Take your time, re-read, see your folly...
A lot of the European tourists you see downunder seem to wear the boardshorts, though. Maybe it's to fit in?
 
Old 08-25-2012, 09:19 AM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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Do you have reading comprehension issues?
Lol

My point is that plenty of European men wear long swimming trunks aswell, and i dont know why anyone would wear tennis shoes to a beach
 
Old 08-25-2012, 06:42 PM
 
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No, they're not.

I don't see what the big problem is, why criticize someone for wearing what they want (or don't want) to wear?

I agree with you, but unfortunately, many feel the need to criticize a man who chooses to wear shorter shorts, to include swimming shorts.
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