Americans can only view nudity in terms of sex, amirite?

isn't swimsuit mandatory almost everywhere in Europe?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Europe is way too broad. In the UK, nudity is basically banned. In Germany, the FKK movement means there is a lot of nudity, naked people is common in lakes in the summer. In beach countries, it's accepted as long as it's kept separate from the main population.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Not strictly true, in Brighton there are plenty of nudist beaches.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Wasn't aware, guess I learnt something. However you probably can't be naked anywhere outside those specific beaches .

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Depends on where in Europe. Nudity is quite normal here in Denmark. Sadly, we have a lot of Americans come here and be like "disgusting, there are kids here!!" .. it's almost like kids, and adults, have this thing called a neck, that allows you to turn your head another way if you don't like seeing something.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

No.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

mmm, quite sure here in Italy it's mandatory almost everywhere, except maybe few exclusive places

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Not in some of the Scandi countries

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Do you think that's >Almost everywhere in Europe

by Anonymous 2 years ago

We're talking about spas and hot springs, not public swimming pools...

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That's 6 countries. Europe has 44.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You're doing that annoying thing of putting an irrelevant argument into the proceedings to try and invalidate an opinion you don't like. I wrote Europe and Japan, which tend to be the two main examples of places where nude hot springs exist. Somehow you made the leap to 'they must be referring to every country in Europe.' Or maybe you just wanted to show off that you know more about geography than the average American?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

BARBARIANS

by Anonymous 2 years ago

There was no actual opinion presented here

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You know grouping all Americans under one umbrella is pretty stupid right? The native tribes/bands each have a whole different culture for example.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Are there nude coed onsens?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Found the pervert

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Why did you make it sexual?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

TLDR : An American visited Sweden now speaks for all of Europe.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I'm European, I've seen the way you guys act around nudity all my life. The fact you assumed I was American shows your arrogance.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Oh really?! You talk just like an American exchange student after they get back from the "great country of Europe".

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You're projecting..

by Anonymous 2 years ago

No one with any education sees Europe as a monolith. What country are you actually from? Give us some context by which to better understand your assertions.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

This has absolutely nothing to do with Europe, it's about America's toxic attitude towards nudity, why do you keep dragging Europe into it? I also mentioned hot springs in Japan, but nobody is focusing on that...

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Hey, it could be Finland too. That's like almost all of Europe, right?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Like, totally! Finland is basically just a cold Albania, which is a warm Norway, which is literally a blonde Portugal.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I don't think we have any hot springs that allow nudity, or if there are it's not many

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Today I learned America is the only country with public decency laws. /s

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That's why they go abroad to pursue their lewd behaviour.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Okay, Stephen Gough.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Jokes on you, most Americans can't *afford* to travel! Take that, smart ass!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

American citizens travel most out of any country, only second to Sweden occasionally depending on what statistic you consult...

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It was a joke, I don't care if it was accurate or not.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Hell yeah dude titties woo woo!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

And butts.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

For sure, but mostly titties. Butts are where poo comes from 🤷🏻‍♂️

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Tatties! 😅

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That doesn't say anything about any one

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Americans see a naked person and instantly make it sexual.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Anyone can genius

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Commas are important.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

So is breathing, eating and sleeping…what's your point?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It's quite absurd to generalize an entire nation as daft and uncivilized based on a few tourists' misplaced behavior. Surely, you do not have the mental bandwidth to quantify the entirety of American culture as having inadequacies about nudity and hot baths, do you? It's called cultural differences, my fellow, and rather than pejoratively labeling a whole nation, you should embrace the prospect of learning about and respecting alternative cultures. Moreover, the sexualizing of nudity is an issue that transcends borders as it is prevalent worldwide, no matter the country or culture. So, let's not be so quick to improperly vilify an entire group of people based on the actions of a minority. Good day, sir!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Found the offended American. Welcome to Unpopular Opinion!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Found the person who doesn't understand that making a generalization doesn't mean it's representative of what 330 million people think and feel.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

What is an opinion? Do you know?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter. You made a generalization is what I'm pointing out that is very easily debatable and not unique to Americans

by Anonymous 2 years ago

How can you call a generalization an unpopular opinion? Many people would agree that making a generalization about people often leads to a weak logical conclusion, so yeah I guess technically most people wouldn't share that opinion. Does that mean you're stubbornly holding onto this one because........ you're not smart enough to see the ineffective generalization? I'm not sure that's a flex.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Neither is perving on people in onsens

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Luckily I don't do that, so I'm not really concerned by this lol.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Eyes here blud

by Anonymous 2 years ago

How exactly are they being pervy? They made eye contact? They talked to you?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Hmm I can't tell if you're just angling for blue literature here...

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Well, in absence of you explaining I'm just going to assume they said "hi" and you got all self-conscious about it. If being nude isn't such a big deal why get all self-conscious when someone treats you like they would in any other context?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

So you've decided what happened in a hypothetical, isolated scenario, which you think is responsible for prompting the unpopular opinion? As opposed to shared observations and research over the decades concerning different cultural attitudes towards nudity and hot spring culture? Righto!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

As opposed to shared observation and research over the decades concerning different attitudes towards nudity and hot spring culture? Didn't realize that a small group was the same thing as 330 million people.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Just accept you're from a pervert people

by Anonymous 2 years ago

>So you've decided what happened in a hypothetical, isolated scenario, which you think is responsible for prompting the unpopular opinion? Sure did. And I couldn't help but notice you still haven't actually explained it. So what are these "shared observations"?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

What's really sad is that he spent time actually researching this. He clearly has nothing else better to do with his life.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Not my research, but the research is out there if you care to look.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

When we go to a sauna or hot springs, we wear nothing and yes Americans perve all the time

by Anonymous 2 years ago

'Where der wimmins at?'

by Anonymous 2 years ago

In a separate spring. Our springs are gender segregated and clothing optional

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Strange how much the high functioning perfectly evolved countries or Europe spend their time talking about America. Something is off. And no I'm almost from west Europe. So don't try me with homerism.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

We like to laugh at their barbarism from time to time.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Oh boy I can't wait for OP to interact with 3rd world country people, probably permanent mental trauma

by Anonymous 2 years ago

No opinion here, just European crying again

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Here y'all go😂

by Anonymous 2 years ago