Monday, April 03, 2006
Nude Shower Scene
I’m not just trying to drive up my google search hits, I actually have a scenario to discuss, regarding the gym and nudity. Here’s the scene:
I dragged my ass to the gym in time for Pilates on Friday (10am, it’s tough) followed by “Ab Express” only there’s some confusion about who’s teaching the abs class. Turns out Anna the really, really nice teacher can’t teach, she’s sorry, we’ll do it next week, she’s very chatty and apologetic. Ok, fine.
Cut to later, the shower scene. I’ve just finished my shower as Anna’s coming into the shower area, we’re both completely naked except for our flip flops. We say Hi, and as I’m toweling off Anna decides to strike up a conversation. Normally I love Anna’s atypical friendliness, but it’s kind of awkward forcing myself to keep eye contact as she’s standing in front of me completely naked with her hand on her hip, and I’m trying to discreetly towel my butt.
Anna: Did you have a good workout?! Did you do a CLASS today?!
Me: Yeah, Pilates.
Anna: Was it GOOD?!
Me: Yeah, it’s good ab and back training.
Anna: I should do that.
Me: But I’m really lazy about my workouts. In fact I’ve gained 4 kilos since I joined here.
Anna: NO! Where?! (as she proceeds to look me up and down, head to toe, back and forth, several times. I’m still naked btw, so is she.)
I’m dry by now and manage to extricate myself from the situation. Teehee, this was too much for my juvenile sense of humor.
Another time I thought I heard a familiar Irish woman in the locker room, but being naked except for my towel turban, thought it best not to go running over to check. I figured whether it’s her or a not, I’m still in the awkward situation of reintroducing myself while possibly both of us are completely naked. When I later related this to my Irish friend, she said “Oh thank GOD you didn’t, I would have died of shame!”
See, she’s european, and she has shame. Actually, I thought the scenario was hilarious in its nude-awkwardness. But thinking about my gym scenes in the US, women were much more vigilant about wrapping towels around while in-transit, and keeping eyes on the floor during all nude changing scenes, and waiting until at least underweared to start chatting. Am I right? Now that I think of it, yikes, I was the Anna in the US.
¶ 2:37 PM
I dragged my ass to the gym in time for Pilates on Friday (10am, it’s tough) followed by “Ab Express” only there’s some confusion about who’s teaching the abs class. Turns out Anna the really, really nice teacher can’t teach, she’s sorry, we’ll do it next week, she’s very chatty and apologetic. Ok, fine.
Cut to later, the shower scene. I’ve just finished my shower as Anna’s coming into the shower area, we’re both completely naked except for our flip flops. We say Hi, and as I’m toweling off Anna decides to strike up a conversation. Normally I love Anna’s atypical friendliness, but it’s kind of awkward forcing myself to keep eye contact as she’s standing in front of me completely naked with her hand on her hip, and I’m trying to discreetly towel my butt. Anna: Did you have a good workout?! Did you do a CLASS today?!
Me: Yeah, Pilates.
Anna: Was it GOOD?!
Me: Yeah, it’s good ab and back training.
Anna: I should do that.
Me: But I’m really lazy about my workouts. In fact I’ve gained 4 kilos since I joined here.
Anna: NO! Where?! (as she proceeds to look me up and down, head to toe, back and forth, several times. I’m still naked btw, so is she.)
I’m dry by now and manage to extricate myself from the situation. Teehee, this was too much for my juvenile sense of humor.
Another time I thought I heard a familiar Irish woman in the locker room, but being naked except for my towel turban, thought it best not to go running over to check. I figured whether it’s her or a not, I’m still in the awkward situation of reintroducing myself while possibly both of us are completely naked. When I later related this to my Irish friend, she said “Oh thank GOD you didn’t, I would have died of shame!”
See, she’s european, and she has shame. Actually, I thought the scenario was hilarious in its nude-awkwardness. But thinking about my gym scenes in the US, women were much more vigilant about wrapping towels around while in-transit, and keeping eyes on the floor during all nude changing scenes, and waiting until at least underweared to start chatting. Am I right? Now that I think of it, yikes, I was the Anna in the US.
¶ 2:37 PM
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I think it could certainly be a German thing.
I remember that one place I lived I had a deck that faced all of my neighbors decks. One of those had a German couple (or at least the guy was German), and he would stoll around the house, out on the deck, hang out inside his house (with no curtains or blinds) totally nude. It seemed to be rather normal for him, and a bit awkward for us.
I remember that one place I lived I had a deck that faced all of my neighbors decks. One of those had a German couple (or at least the guy was German), and he would stoll around the house, out on the deck, hang out inside his house (with no curtains or blinds) totally nude. It seemed to be rather normal for him, and a bit awkward for us.
just thank the gods you are not a man. there is nothing good about that situation in the male equivalent case.
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: 3:55 PM
: 3:55 PM
Hi, that's really interesting. I'm German and I could have never imagined that such a situation could be embarassing or uncomfortable. Of course if you have mixed showers, then yes. Maybe we are just used to shower in school after sport together to go naked to the "sauna" etc.
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# posted by : 7:37 AM
: 7:37 AM
Ha-ha-ha...
My best friend told me to Google the words "Das blog nude shower scene" and read the post that came up. She said I'd understand why when I saw it. And I do.
She and I workout together 4 nights a week at the gym, and she calls me "Lady Godiva" because of how immodest I am in the locker room, and because I've been known to have nude conversations with her and other female members of the gym.
She's used to it, and I'm her best friend, so she isn't bothered by seeing me nude. She doesn't really care when I see her nude either, but she doesn't spend as long of periods of time nude as I do. She thinks it's funny more than anything. Especially when she sees me standing there nude talking to someone who I've just met for the first time.
But I want to make it clear that I'm not trying to show-off or anything! I'm not an exhibitionist, and she knows that.
I'm just comfortable being nude that all. I showered after gym class all through Junior High and High school, and I've never understood why any female should ever be embarrassed being nude in a locker room with only other females in there. Like the one poster said, if there were men in there it would be a different story. But I can't relate to shyness around other women. I don't have anything that they don't. You know what I mean?
Jennifer
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My best friend told me to Google the words "Das blog nude shower scene" and read the post that came up. She said I'd understand why when I saw it. And I do.
She and I workout together 4 nights a week at the gym, and she calls me "Lady Godiva" because of how immodest I am in the locker room, and because I've been known to have nude conversations with her and other female members of the gym.
She's used to it, and I'm her best friend, so she isn't bothered by seeing me nude. She doesn't really care when I see her nude either, but she doesn't spend as long of periods of time nude as I do. She thinks it's funny more than anything. Especially when she sees me standing there nude talking to someone who I've just met for the first time.
But I want to make it clear that I'm not trying to show-off or anything! I'm not an exhibitionist, and she knows that.
I'm just comfortable being nude that all. I showered after gym class all through Junior High and High school, and I've never understood why any female should ever be embarrassed being nude in a locker room with only other females in there. Like the one poster said, if there were men in there it would be a different story. But I can't relate to shyness around other women. I don't have anything that they don't. You know what I mean?
Jennifer
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