A German Idea of Freedom: Nude Ping-Pong, Nude Sledding, Nude Anything
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#2Why is this only a German thing. There're nude beaches everywhere. Basic idea of freedom is to be free from the conventional norm.
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#3This is like saying all Americans love McDonalds :)
(I'm German)
If this was voted up for fun I'm on it, if it was voted up because someone thinks it is true count me out :)
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#4You only break into the culture if you get into FKK and our nonsense passion for David Hasselhoff.
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#5This is like saying all Americans love McDonalds :) (I'm German) If this was voted up for fun I'm on it, if it was voted up because someone thinks it is true count me out :)
from the article
> A lot of Germans don’t get naked in public, but nudists are ubiquitous enough that the practice has entered the national psyche.
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#6This is like saying all Americans love McDonalds :) (I'm German) If this was voted up for fun I'm on it, if it was voted up because someone thinks it is true count me out :)
from the article > A lot of Germans don’t get naked in public, but nudists are ubiquitous enough that the practice has entered the national psyche.
Nope, not true (south Germany)
This is assumed to be true in previous east Germany. I cannot confirm or deny how real this assumption is ;-)
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#7Nudity is haram.
Re: A German Idea of Freedom: Nude Ping-Pong, Nude Sledding, Nude Anything
#8Why is this only a German thing. There're nude beaches everywhere. Basic idea of freedom is to be free from the conventional norm.
> Why is this only a German thing.
I'd say that German is the sense of comfort towards nudity.
> There're nude beaches everywhere.
Well, islamic countries are very unlikely to have them.
When it comes to European countries, there are, however, some religions (ie. catholicism) are generally more conservative, and in countries with such beliefs, nudism/nudity is considered sort of "hippy", or strange in general.
Something I found really amusing is that in saunas in the north of Europe, "for hygienic reasons", people is invited to be naked. In the south, "for hygienic reasons", people is invited to keep clothes on.
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#9This is like saying all Americans love McDonalds :) (I'm German) If this was voted up for fun I'm on it, if it was voted up because someone thinks it is true count me out :)
So based on your analogy you are saying that it's true for most of German population? Good to know!