Comments on: Nudity in Scandinavia

By: nick

nick — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:33:34 +0000

I like it, because it’s naturalist, real natural

Thanks
Regard

By: Lifecruiser

Lifecruiser — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:31:38 +0000

Well, since I’ve grew up with a Finnish mother and visited Finland every summer with their saunas, I don’t know what to say. Well, I can add, that even in the “free” Sweden, I think we’re much more prude than the people in Finland. They really take it natural. Not an eye shows any interest or staring at other bodies. It’s really fully natural over there. Here in sweden you can get “sneaky eyes”.

By: claudie

claudie — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:35:20 +0000

My oncle practiced the nude beach with her wife on a special beach near Saint Tropez and I had a lot of fun when I could swim without clothes! A feeling of freedom! Another vision of our body. I came later on this place with my husband but he had a such catholic education! he tried but he is too prude to have good time like that. There is a beautiful isle called île du levant wich is a naturists paradise. Finally I’d like one day to have others naturist experiments at this place:http://www.provenceweb.fr/e/var/levant/levant.htm
It is very interesting to learn how people all around the world have their own vision of their body depends of the cultur and the way to be in accord with their religion. If I consider the protestants in north European countries and the protestants in United States. For catholic and more musulman the body must be hide. But perhaps with the connecting via internet we will learn to open our mind and stop to be so strict when others are different. One famous man said here:” we must allow time to time!”

By: dianeca

dianeca — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:24:20 +0000

SwordMama; Glad to know somebody is skinny dipping over there!!! hehehe

Zhu: I agree with your obsevation of a love-hate relationship with their bodies. I wonder if the extreme media and especially commercials have something to do with that. I feel l was exposed to far more unattainable images of what is feminine when I was in NY then I experience in Norway.

By: Zhu

Zhu — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:05:09 +0000

Oh, so much to say on the subject…!

As a French, I’m pretty comfortable with my body. French do see Nordic countries as *very* free but not in a bad kind of way, but come to think of it, we are close… Seeing my mum in the shower, my brother and sister naked when they were younger etc. are normal things in my family. Being topless at the beach as well, in a totally seducing-free kind of way. I value my privacy but I don’t have much to hide.

I was very surprised the way North American dealt with their bodies. It does seem that the continent is very free in some way (plastic surgery, sexy shows on TV, sex almost everywhere) but people are actually surprisingly… prude. I was very surprised.

I sometimes think North American have a love/ hate relationship with their body )low self-esteem, lots of cosmetic issues) despite of that “be yourself” advocacy. For that, I like the Latin way best.

I was also surprised of the “nudity” rules, especially when it comes to young kids. I.e a lot of my friends told me father aren’t allowed to go help their young daughter (like 3-6) to get dress in the changeroom.

Interesting post anyway!

By: SwordMama

SwordMama — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:31:03 +0000

I’ve had some fun skinny dipping moments in America.

By: dianeca

dianeca — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:24:12 +0000

RennyBA: Well I have adjusted well alltogether. I think there were even tougher adjustments then nudity…but that is one of the funniest i have to admit.

Gatina: I’m surprised actually because I experienced Belgium as a pretty open people when I visited Brussells. Okay they can keep their suits on if you preffer LOL

shionge: Sorry I have been quiet. Since my exam I have gone over to full time work and have been a little out of the loop but I am doing just fine! It is not so scary to go au natural when all the others are doing it. I think you could handle it hehehe.
lime: Hopping in the cold water is quite a shock. I have done it too but I must say i am not a big fan. But as long as the boys have fun…and aren’t worried about shrinkage LOL!!!

expattraveler: Well we don’t walk down the streets of Oslo that way, in the middle of the forest, or in a little alcove on the coast i am sure that nudity is not usually persecuted. I grew up in NY myself. Here too we have special beaches for nude bathing, but mostly I have participated in secluded areas. I don’t think I would join the Naked Finnish race hehehe. But it was a cute story.

Maribeth: Well your grandmother wasn’t in your shoes heheh I think mine would have approved, she was a fun old bird.

Freshmess: You could wear Lois Vittoni socks….then you wouldn’t be completely naked!!

70steen: hehehe great clip. We don’t need the airbrushes. I think we were better off before TV! Then we only saw normal people.

By: 70steen

70steen — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:40:56 +0000

as we are in the UK… full of British reserve …this programme was brilliant .
http://www.itv.com/Lifestyle/GreatBritishBody/Clips/default.html

It shows us all that we are all shapes and sizes and not expected to look like the air brushed images we see daily

By: freshmess

freshmess — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:11:27 +0000

I have never gone skinny dipping here in Norway, but I have to agree that it’s so liberal here when it comes to nudity in public, and non-censorship of tv shows with nudity in them. It’s quite refreshing actually.

By: Maribeth

Maribeth — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:12:54 +0000

Yes, I found the same in Germany. My friends encouraged me to sauna and sunbath and swim nude and I’m afraid the English prude in me held her breath. LOL! Eventually I got over it, but somewhere in the back of my mind, I can hear my grandmother gasping! LOL!!