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A German Idea of Freedom: Nude Ping-Pong, Nude Sledding, Nude Anything

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Re: A German Idea of Freedom: Nude Ping-Pong, Nude Sledding, Nude Anything

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Post by Railsify »

cat199 wrote: post #78
Railsify wrote: post #62

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A poor example indeed. I'm a globalist so I don't personally care, I just truly want to believe the Americans extreme capitalist model has accelerated global development. Their impact after WW2 has been hard to deny, I also sometimes think that the rest of the world was decimated so they had a long period of insulation and defacto dominance simply because the rest of the planet was beat down.

> simply because the rest of the planet was beat down. Or, also, because your currency was established by treaty to be the de-facto means of exchange to stabilize the postwar economy and then later became the defacto means of procuring energy security so that all countries would be enticed to trade with you in order to obtain some of it. Plus NATO cold war defense against commies. .. but that might poke a hole in the…

One did. In your opinion, how should their foreign economic policy of the next 100 years proceed in order to help facilitate and spur continued growth?

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Post by dahart »

pen2l wrote: post #70
dahart wrote: post #40

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There are certainly plenty of nude beaches and nude ranches in the U.S., but Germany certainly might be more accepting of nudity in public. In Iceland, people are invited to shower in the nude with soap before getting in the sauna or hot tub "for hygienic reasons". Personally I like that one better than naked or clothed for hygiene.

Isn't that everywhere? I mean, if you go to a gym, don't you shower in the nude after your workout with plenty of nude people? That's every gym, in America, Germany, or wherever

I’d say yes, it is. Gyms where I live are a tad less public though, and not everyone at the gym showers at the gym. The showering before swimming in Iceland is something everyone there does, and for Americans it is a bit different than what we’re used to at a public swimming pool, hot tub, or sauna.

Re: A German Idea of Freedom: Nude Ping-Pong, Nude Sledding, Nude Anything

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Post by aasasd »

daenz wrote: post #17

Anecdotally, if you have body-image issues, spending some time nude around others (like at a nude beach) can actually help alleviate them. Seeing other peoples asymmetrical, weird and quirky bodies makes you realize that it's the norm.

Dunno, I'm pretty non-puritan and got desensitized to nudity of all shapes just from the web, but the lesson was that I shouldn't assault people's gaze with my pitiful physique.

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Post by chupa-chups »

the_af wrote: post #48
chupa-chups wrote: post #3

This 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 :)

Hey chupa-chups, this thing about nudity is of course a generalization. However, I'm told all Germans absolutely adore asparagus, are passionate about them, and it is always an appropriate topic of conversation, whether discussing their many variants or how to cook them. Can you confirm this?

Yes

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Post by ThePadawan »

MNreader wrote: post #27

I get the idea that once you've accepted nudity then it would follow that you can do anything at all nude. But nude sledding sounds miserable and cold. Is this a translation issue or does someone actually think laying down naked in the snow on a toboggan and riding through winter's bounty is fun? Germans can be odd, but this sounds dumb.

To be fair, German sleds usually look like this [0], so you are not lying down on the snow (unless you fall off), but sitting upright and quite far off the ground.

[0] https://www.pinolino.de/produkte/spielwaren/outdoor/schlitte...

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Post by dmode »

Railsify wrote: post #31
andrei_says_ wrote: post #12

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Being naked is nice but there are also negative freedoms that are quite important, although seemingly not as newsworthy. Has to be said that Germans enjoy quite a few of those, like * the freedom to not get bankrupt if they have a medical issue, * not get murdered while at school, * not be unable to afford rent and groceries unless working three minimal wage jobs (possibly four to afford health insurance), * not bein…

This is how they drive innovation, to over simplify just a bit, you are either an innovator or a peasant. A bit of devils advocate here: Would we have the MRI machine without extreme competition? I hope so, but I am not convinced. What technological revolutions will/have come from Germany?

Umm, cars ?

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Post by odiroot »

Krasnol wrote: post #18
odiroot wrote: post #16

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I have a feeling this must be more common in ex-Protestant, now atheist regions and definitely not in the Catholic South and South-West.

It has less to do with religion than with the regional culture of East Germany (it's/was also as popular in catholic Poland). Being naked in the sauna is even more common not only in (East) Germany.

The division between Protestant and Catholic parts in Germany is (as far as I can see) much more than about religion, similar to Ireland; these are just convenient names.

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Post by jobigoud »

robocat wrote: post #41
pizza234 wrote: post #8

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> 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. Someth…

> catholicism ... nudism/nudity is considered sort of "hippy" Nudity isn't an issue in Spain, Portugal or France from what I have seen. I am unsure where you get your categorisation from!

It's considered sort of hippy but it's not an issue.

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Post by FloriAmStizzle »

newsreview1 wrote: post #64
b2ccb2 wrote: post #34

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FYI, it's "Nacht/Nackt Wandern". No such thing as wandelen (Apparently Dutch, as noted below). German OCD kicking in, please ignore ;-)

I don't speak German.... How do you say walk/hike?

laufen/wandern
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