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In reply to the discussion: Witness Testifies A Crying Jim Jordan Begged Him To Lie In Sex Abuse Case [View all]MineralMan
(151,941 posts)I don't know about anyone else, but I grew up with open shower facilities throughout my high school and college days. Are they unusual? They had them when i was in the USAF, as well. Have those been eliminated?
Open showers were the norm when I was in gyms and barracks. Everyone showered in one big room with multiple showerheads. Is that not how it is now? Is it no longer the norm?
As far as I can remember, no untoward stuff happened in those open showers, except a little towel-popping from time to time, and that was a punishable thing. It was sort of embarrassing the first couple of times you showered in them, but then stopped being embarrassing. It was just the norm and there it was.
In my high school, the girls' locker room was the same - open group showers. At least that's what my girlfriend told me. I never got a firsthand look at those facilities.
So, are open showers no longer a thing at schools and in the military?