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Are you comfortable being seen naked?
- Thread starter Bullgrit
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Eh, accuracy is accuracy. 
However, it occurs to me I've never chimed in on my own feelings about nudity in this thread. I can't imagine ever personally getting nude in public, but I did come fairly close once during my Air Force retirement ceremony, when - for perfectly good reasons that tied in with my retirement speech - I stripped out of my dress blues, piece by piece (officially "retiring" them), and ended up wearing only my undershirt, black socks, and a pair of Homer Simpson boxer-briefs. And then I put on a pair of slacks, a dress shirt, and a pair of civilian shoes (each item being removed or put on tied in with a part of my speech), eventually culminating in a "transformation sequence" representing my switching over from military to civilian life.
That's about as close as I ever intend to get naked in public.
Johnathan
However, it occurs to me I've never chimed in on my own feelings about nudity in this thread. I can't imagine ever personally getting nude in public, but I did come fairly close once during my Air Force retirement ceremony, when - for perfectly good reasons that tied in with my retirement speech - I stripped out of my dress blues, piece by piece (officially "retiring" them), and ended up wearing only my undershirt, black socks, and a pair of Homer Simpson boxer-briefs. And then I put on a pair of slacks, a dress shirt, and a pair of civilian shoes (each item being removed or put on tied in with a part of my speech), eventually culminating in a "transformation sequence" representing my switching over from military to civilian life.
That's about as close as I ever intend to get naked in public.
Johnathan
EscherEnigma
Adventurer
Question: Do you ever go swimming, and if you do, what do you wear?
Regardless of your actual answer, I do find it curious that people often consider "underclothes" to be closer to "naked" then swimwear is, regardless of the actual coverage. This does apply to myself as well... I certainly felt more "naked" when I pulled off my kilt at the airport to walk through the scanner† then when I walked around Anime Expo in a speedo, even though I was certainly showing a lot more at the Expo.
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†I walked through the scanner with my kilt on and the TSA guy said I'd need to be patted down because of the kilt‡. I opted instead to take the kilt off, in public, toss it onto the conveyer belt for other personal items, and walk through the scanner a second time in my boxers. I had a t-shirt on through all of this.
‡I've always wondered what he said to women in skirts. Pretty sure it was a good old fashioned case of "guy in skirt = dangerous". Why do so many people feel threatened by a man in a skirt?
Regardless of your actual answer, I do find it curious that people often consider "underclothes" to be closer to "naked" then swimwear is, regardless of the actual coverage. This does apply to myself as well... I certainly felt more "naked" when I pulled off my kilt at the airport to walk through the scanner† then when I walked around Anime Expo in a speedo, even though I was certainly showing a lot more at the Expo.
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†I walked through the scanner with my kilt on and the TSA guy said I'd need to be patted down because of the kilt‡. I opted instead to take the kilt off, in public, toss it onto the conveyer belt for other personal items, and walk through the scanner a second time in my boxers. I had a t-shirt on through all of this.
‡I've always wondered what he said to women in skirts. Pretty sure it was a good old fashioned case of "guy in skirt = dangerous". Why do so many people feel threatened by a man in a skirt?
Braveheart.
The_Silversword
Explorer
I personally dont mind being seen naked, but most people probably would mind seeing me naked, reminds me of a funny story, but I probably shouldnt tell it.
Bullgrit
Adventurer
I wear board shorts, not speedos. I think for most [American] men, underclothes are closer to being naked than swimwear. Heck, put on a t-shirt and most men could walk down the mall without looking undressed.EscherEnigma said:
Women, on the other hand, yeah, underclothes and swimwear are often quite similar, but yeah again, they sometimes act like there's a difference. They put on a t-shirt and they still seem undressed for mall shopping
Bullgrit
Dwimmerlied
First Post
ah you learn well, goldomarksan
Dwimmerlied
First Post
Love that look!
Boardshorts, too. I know that if I ever go to Brazil, that will mark me as American, but I'm cool with that.
