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Re: The untold story of Yugoslavia’s naturist paradise

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Post by leaflets2 »

chimprich wrote: post #105
EntropyIsAHoax wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I do have to manage my attention to avoid ... ahem ... drawing unwanted attention > I [. . .] never ever made anybody feel uncomfortable for sure Really doubt both of these things are true. It's very obvious if someone has to intentionally avoid looking around a place naturally. The people around you will notice and they will know why, and that will make them uncomfortable. I really don't understand this impulse ei…

> Are you so sexually repressed that any attractive person in the nude causes such an involuntary reaction? That's the opposite of sexual repression isn't it? (Taking the term literally). If you are getting more aroused in a situation than is socially acceptable, then it seems you are insufficiently repressed.

Can't one bring a towel and cover ones thighs, if need arise? And thereafter, no longer any need to worry about reacting to beautiful women, because if I've does, no one would notice anyway?

Or maybe it can look suspicious if suddenly one reaches for one's towel?

I've never been in a nude sauna though, not common around here. Seems as if could be good, anyway, with a "safety plan" to avoid getting embarrassed

Re: The untold story of Yugoslavia’s naturist paradise

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Post by dogleash »

nl wrote: post #20
LatteLazy wrote: post #15

Somewhat rambling rant: I feel like there was this great period from about 1950 to the mid 70s (I wasnt born until mid 80s) where people tried new and different things. Everything from nudism to environmentalism to living in communes to drugs and sex. And now we're all back to doing the same BS things as the next guy and trying to be 1% more efficient than the next guy. Make sure you fit in. Join an HOA because you w…

It's never been more acceptable to do things like quit your job and become a digital nomad for a few years. Cannibals is legal in parts of the US, and the richest person on earth is as famous for doing interviews high as the number of companies he runs. And Feeld makes the NewYorker as in a story about how it lets you easily organise threesomes or find a fetish partner. Open your eyes a bit - the world has never been…

>the world has never been as encouraging of trying different things as now

Weed was the counterculture of 50 years ago. Teens exploring drugs in that era are literal boomers.

It's just normalized now. I don't think it has anything to do with tolerance of engaging in the abnormal.

Kink is sorta becoming normalized, but you point to an article about using a hookup app. Wake me up when they publish an article that covers cruising for an understall tugjob positively.

Re: The untold story of Yugoslavia’s naturist paradise

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Post by RalfWausE »

ryanmercer wrote: post #50
meigwilym wrote: post #47

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I think you're misunderstanding here. From what I've seen of ads like this, it shows a woman in the shower using the product. Any body part shown is incidental and not exploitative.

I've seen "Crazy European commercial" type videos and they were things like two people having fairly aggressive sex and in the very background a crumpled pair of jeans or socks or something was the product being advertised. IIRC it was French or Belgian commercial. Then there were several other commercials in that presentation from various European countries that were on either side of that level of "sell it with sex…

You americans are weird...

Re: The untold story of Yugoslavia’s naturist paradise

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Post by leaflets2 »

oriettaxx wrote: post #13
seydor wrote: post #9

Kind of weird that the article considers that places closer to the west are more open to nudism. The west is prude?

no doubt for Italy.

Are people in Italy prude?

Or did you mean the opposite, that there are eg more nudist beaches there

(Did you reply to "more open to nudism" or to "The west is prude")

Re: The untold story of Yugoslavia’s naturist paradise

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Post by INTPenis »

cosmodisk wrote: post #5

To me, naturist beaches fall under the same category as saunas, when you go naked. In most cases there's virtually zero sexuality going on. Sure, there's always exceptions, where people see tits and go crazy about it, but in most cases it's completely different. I'm quite glad my country also has nudist beaches for those who want to be naked there.

Well... I would agree with you when it comes to well known and well used public nude beaches. But truth is that here in Sweden at least there are often oglers, and people just walking up and down the beach proposing sex.

Never experienced that as a tourist at nude beaches in Croatia but then again they were never as crowded as here.

Re: The untold story of Yugoslavia’s naturist paradise

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Post by INTPenis »

ako wrote: post #6

I’m currently on a camping in Croatia, it’s so hot even swimming trousers feel sticky and irritating. It would be more comfortable just to be nude. FKK still seems to be booming here, I noticed huge campings, 2000 or more spots, lots of facilities, all FKK. Also spend many holidays as a kid on an FKK camping in Yugoslavia, wasn’t always easy, especially as a adolescent (always bring a towel), but it always felt like…

I believe we found nude beaches in a lonely planet when we were in Croatia. Visited two that I remember, one was on Vis.

Re: The untold story of Yugoslavia’s naturist paradise

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Post by leaflets2 »

trh0awayman wrote: post #10
holoduke wrote: post #4

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For most Americans it's impossible to understand naturism. In their world a nipple must be covered. But gore and violence is accepted. Luckily in Europe you still have many places where people have a different mindset.

In my neck of the woods of Europe, you're not supposed to go running without a shirt - and people will let you know.

o.O what country is that

I haven't noticed (although in Europe, northern)

(I run without a shirt :-))

Re: The untold story of Yugoslavia’s naturist paradise

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Post by leaflets2 »

medo-bear wrote: post #63
moonchrome wrote: post #7

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Ummm, I can tell you straight away most people in Croatia don't like nudism or naked people walking around. There are places that allow that specifically - but if you walk around shirtless you'll likely get a fine. Croatia is very socially conservative, so I don't get these contrasts with America. We can't even legalise weed - I'd say largely due to religious connotations/pushback.

> Croatia is very socially conservative lol at this. generally former yugoslavia is only superficially conservative. i mean that in a good way. particularly we care about politeness manners and about our image and how we are percieved (again exceptions always exist). but trust me we also know how to have fun and enjoy life. nije prisa ;)

Hmm that reads quite different from: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32275868 just above

someone apparently also living in Croatia (maybe another city? other social circles?)

Re: The untold story of Yugoslavia’s naturist paradise

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Post by 2-718-281-828 »

leaflets2 wrote: post #111
chimprich wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Are you so sexually repressed that any attractive person in the nude causes such an involuntary reaction? That's the opposite of sexual repression isn't it? (Taking the term literally). If you are getting more aroused in a situation than is socially acceptable, then it seems you are insufficiently repressed.

Can't one bring a towel and cover ones thighs, if need arise? And thereafter, no longer any need to worry about reacting to beautiful women, because if I've does, no one would notice anyway? Or maybe it can look suspicious if suddenly one reaches for one's towel? I've never been in a nude sauna though, not common around here. Seems as if could be good, anyway, with a "safety plan" to avoid getting embarrassed

> Can't one bring a towel and cover ones thighs, if need arise? And thereafter, no longer any need to worry about reacting to beautiful women, because if I've does, no one would notice anyway?

all a boy needs to bring for such a situation is fond memories of your grandma :D

Re: The untold story of Yugoslavia’s naturist paradise

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Post by laurentoget »

LAC-Tech wrote: post #31
ur-whale wrote: post #14

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> The west is prude? The anglosphere most certainly is. If you need convincing, just look at the pics in the article: not a single full frontal.

The anglosphere most certainly is. Prudishness gives us mental super powers so we can do things like the Industrial Revolution. You think we could have made those steam engines if we were looking at nipples all day?!

FKK was and still is very much a german movement which seems to indicate you can have nude beaches and competent engineers in the same culture.
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