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Yo_Mama

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10. This may be a distortion - excerpt from the article

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 06:58 PM

Jun 2016

The German Swimming Society said the row was the result of a mix-up where the local council sent out a standard set of rules intended for public swimming pools, the Telegraph reported.

Heck, Germans swim naked on their lunch hour in public parks. I don't think this is going to fly, and I doubt it was ever intended to change the clothing code.

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German nudists outraged at new rules ordering them to wear swimwear as refugee shelter arrives ... [View all] FrodosPet Jun 2016 OP

Sorry folks, living in the West means you might see some stray old man dick at certain beaches tritsofme Jun 2016 #1

We have a well known nude beach here in Vancouver. EllieBC Jun 2016 #6

Maybe they should have fled to a fundamentalist Islamic state linuxman Jun 2016 #2

True, but I see their point as we have in Seattle. scscholar Jun 2016 #3

Then it may be best to play it safe and just go somewhere linuxman Jun 2016 #4

Why should they do this? EL34x4 Jun 2016 #8

... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #5

Of course Western culture should always bow to fundy cultures. bdwker Jun 2016 #7

Where's the sarcasm? EL34x4 Jun 2016 #13

The real problem with this is that it's STUPID. Yo_Mama Jun 2016 #9

This may be a distortion - excerpt from the article Yo_Mama Jun 2016 #10

This is total BS - found more articles in German Yo_Mama Jun 2016 #11

Glad to hear that!!! EllieBC Jun 2016 #12

Many parts of the U.S.A. have a similar aversion to nudity. hunter Jun 2016 #14