AIBU to think neighbours should not be naked in their garden?

You realise simple nudity does not equal sex right? It’s just a human body, we’ve all got one!

A good learning opportunity for your son that bodies are just bodies, we all have them, and seeing them does not have to be a big Thing.

Tell your son that if he doesn't like to see it he can look away, and you can also do the same.

That's what put us off from buying a new build. We had paid a deposit to secure the plot, and hadn't realised just how close together the gardens were until the houses were being built. After viewing once the gardens were fenced off, we realised we had around 8 gardens around us, all looking into each other's space! Horrible especially as I love my privacy.
So we forfeited the deposit and ended up buying an older house with a big back garden full of trees where all neighbours are blocked out.
And I don't sunbathe nude, but wouldn't mind if my neighbours did.

I don't think some of you realise just how overlooked new build gardens are - you're basically naked in public.

Who exactly is the driving force behind normalising nudity? Is it women, or men?

Is it a male interest, or a female one? Because wanting a tan without strap lines is a very different goal to everyone accepting having to see your genitals.

Who runs British Naturism, for example. Is it women?

Honestly call the police non-emergency line and have a word. Being naked in public (which includes a garden where people can see you) is hopefully still an offence and they can have a word. The neighbours don't need to know it was you that complained.

Clothes are actually very useful/practical, it turns out. I don't really undestand naturists for this reason; who would cook naked, fix a car, or do sport in the nud? It'd be stupid. Clothes protect us and they keep stuff in place and keep us comfortable 😉

Anyway, if we were all naked they'd have to invent anti-macassars for our bums 🤢

If the layout of this estate is such that they know their garden is overlooked by their neighbours, I'd have thought they were potentially committing a criminal offence under s66 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Particularly if they know the neighbours have children.

Depending on how you get on with these neighbours I'd either have a quiet word with them or complain to the police.

for everybody saying "Don't look", you're free to look out of your windows and shouldn't expect to see naked bodies

These are sex people Lynne
IYKYK

they are entitled to be naked in their garden

Umm, no they're not. We have laws about public nudity, precisely to protect minors

@babypickles should report it to the police. No of course they won't come round with the blues and twos going, but it IS an offence and they will have to act on it.

Your mind must be so narrow it would fit through the eye of a needle.

Nah that’s not on. They know they can be seen and get a kick out of it.

I have had a hot tub for 6 years. At no point I we ever been naked in it
Also live on a new estate
The next thing you know there will be shagging in the garden at these parties. I’d be calling it out

Chuck your car keys in the bowl and join in.

No, that’s often the way to get yourself charged with wasting police time. No offence has been committed here.

I know that British Society has gone down hill big style in the last few years and there is very little left in the way of public decency and civilised behaviour but I really didnt think we had got to the stage where people think it's nornal to go round naked.

You might want to live in a world where anything and everything goes , with no boundaries. I certainly don't.

Well for some people public decency is a serious matter.
If OP and her neighbours, quite rightly, arent happy about what's going on then they should report it . And report it every time it happens. That's often the way to get the police to actualy do something.

What is OP supposed to do walk around her house shielding her gaze so she doesn’t actually look out of her own windows. Plus children-her DS already thinks it’s hilarious and will be telling everyone. I’d just pop a note saying please wear clothing when you are outside. A number of neighbours are being made to feel uncomfortable and it is inappropriate with children around. At the end of the day, it’s flashing and illegal.

Hang on- if someone stood at their window naked, they’d get into trouble for exposing themselves- how is this different??

Another thread where posters on MN seem to inhabit a different world to the real one. It beggars belief that so many seem to think OP should be blasé about her neighbours cavirting about with theur friends naked in the garden.

Personally OP I"d be reporting them to the police and the police can decide whether they are actually committing a criminal offence. Or at least have words with them about consideration for others

Seems the perfect solution in this heatwave.
Has OP told the neighbour they should probably have factor 50 on.
can you imagine the discomfort of getting sunburn on sensitive bits. Does not bear thinking about.
And perhaps advise them to wear a hat.