Naturists / Nudists or whatever they are called.

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Am I wrong to wonder what on earth is going on with these people with their bits out? I’m on holiday and they’re walking around bold as brass with their parts on display. I wasn’t expecting this when I went to the beach. There don’t seem to be any rules that say it isn’t OK. I asked a lady in one of the beachside shops.
Fully expecting to be shouted at here by the way Long time Mumsnetter but can’t for the life of me find my old login details.

Gertie75
re periods - some people wear a tampon and tuck the string away. Some people choose to wear knickers. I use a cup.
Erections are frowned upon in Naturist environments and generally don’t happen. If so, they should be discreet until it goes away - sit down etc.
No bending etiquette as such.
No bare bottoms should be on seats. You carry a towel or similar to sit on.

There’s nothing like being outside and nude - it’s a wonderful feeling!

CSIblonde that is absolutely and categorically not a Naturist club. It’s a den for child abuse and I very much hope you have reported this disclosure made by your colleague to the police.

It's not sexual.
It's not about displaying yourself.
It's very freeing though I felt odd doing it.
Skinny dipping feels amazing.
I wouldn't go nude now, I did it technically twice but it was only the first time that I wasn't covered up when not in the water.
I'm really glad I tried it the first time with some naturist friends because honestly, swimming naked in the sea was just immense.
Second skinny dipping experience was at a waterfall in Wales.
I would skinny dip again but I won't hang about outside of the water with all and sundry out because I hate my body and how it feels and part of my sensory seeking is that I need baggy cottons on me.

I feel a little bit like that one in French & Saunders - the one who didn't have a child and was blond?

I have a foreboding that I'm coming to the end of my life, so I think I'd like to prance around naked. Just parading around. Naked.

But I'm Irish, so it will never happen.

Meh... It's easy enough to avoid if it's not what you want to do/see. I think this is a live-and-let-live situation... Join in, or go somewhere else.

Erm this should be reported to the police CSIblonde

Back to the OP- Swimmimg naked is the best! Especially in the sea when it is nice and calm. I personally couldn't walk about the beach totally naked as too self conscious but I don't care if others do. I don't tend to pay that much attention to what other people are wearing (or not) when relaxing on the beach

It must be nice to come home and not have a huge pile of holiday laundry to contend with though.

The most MN take on nudism.

@fotheringhay @bonkersblond me too. We were forced into as children and hated it. There certainly were pervy men, who as a little child, you have no clue how to deal with. I used to wear my towel as a sarong and got told off for it, so then used to just spend the days hiding. I spent years dreading summer, even after it all ended. Please, anyone is free to do what they like as adults, but don't inflict this on children, it is incredibly traumatising.

It's really sad hearing about the experiences of those of you who were made to go on naturist holidays as children .

Childhood, particularly family holidays, should be fun and create fond memories not be something that is dreaded and causes immense discomfort or trauma.

Going through puberty can be difficult enough without having to do so naked in front of strangers.

I'm off to Brighton beach this summer with a bloke and really looking forward to it - love naked swimming and the air on me.

Horrified to hear about children's bad experiences. clearly it should be over 18s only.

I’m more shocked that people are still this uptight in 2019.

Respect the locals, it’s not as if they’re in your garden. That is not a euphemism

Nudists are purely exhibitionists imo

That just isn't true. The nudists that you see may be exhibitionists but the ones that you don't probably aren't. My wife likes to sunbathe au naturel but we find secluded beaches and coves with nobody else there. I tend to stay covered up and out of the sun.

We find social nudists a PITA, to be honest. We don't want the company of other nudists... or anybody else for that matter.

We don't go to designated nudist beaches. Went to one in Australia once (Swanbourne). It was no more than a cottaging venue for gay men and an ogling opportunity for perverts.

I also think the ones who like to seek out public venues to be naked are exhibitionists at least, and there is an element of pervesity about it for many of them at worst.

It's one thing to sunbathe naked in a secluded spot, it's a whole other thing to find venues to get naked with strangers. But you always hear, "oh no, I may be exposing my genitalia to strangers but it's really just because I love the feeling of the sun on my naked cock. Swimsuits are just so restricting"

No they aren't. Just own it.

I don't want to see strangers penises or breasts so I'd hope those places with people showing them are signposted so I can avoid it. It think it's weird to want to have your naked body on show to strangers and it's not something I could ever do. My body is only for me and my partner to see, not anyone else.

It should only ever be over 18s too. As some have stated, their mental health has been seriously negatively effected by people forcing them to be naked as a child.

@3luckystars That REALLY made me laugh 😂

@theOtherPamAyres

I could see a jogger in the distance and as he got closer, my attention was drawn to the most enormous three piece suite flapping towards me.

I thought we were going to collide because I became hypnotised by the up-down-side-side-swing-swing motion of his long bit and saddlebag.*

I keep laughing at this, and re-reading it. Your descriptions are hilarious!

The danglers always accuse non participants of being uptight. Nothing of the sort. They're not the ones having to look at themselves.

Swimming naked is wonderful, especially in a warm sea.
Naturists don't do it to look at each others bits (unless they are swingers too) but because it feels nice to not wear clothes.
You get over the shock factor pretty quickly.

I wouldn't dare jog naked I'd get 2 black eyes!

DH and I went to a nudist camp a few years ago and it was great to be naked on the beach. No tan lines and no having to out clothes back on over a soggy costume.

It was annoying having no pockets though.

*Swimming naked is wonderful, especially in a warm sea"

As a male I feel very vulnerable. Particularly when there are fish around.

DH and I go to a nude beach quite often in the summer months.
It isn't posted as such, but it is at the far end of a series of beaches, and is known locally.
Every so often a rather surprised person out for a walk appears, but most everyone knows don't go down that way, unless you are ok with it.
It's nice to swim without losing your top in the waves, to not have sand in your swimsuit, and to get sun all over.
Ironically, it has made me far less self-conscious as a middle aged, chubby, scared woman.
No one looks at you, everyone minds their own, it's less crowded and no kids, so it makes for a more relaxing trip.

Having lived in european countries as well as at home, my view is that us Brits are really hung up about nudity. In Germany or Holland for example, it’s just a wonderful, natural working body, it’s about helath, fitness, wellbeing, nature, nothing to be ashamed of, something to celebrate.

I used to be that Brit who always got sniggered at in Austria/Germany/France in the sauna....the only one skulking in apologetically in wet lycra! It was always more humiliating to be openly laughed at there every time in my swimwear, than just blending in with nothing on.

I have to say have met some of the kindest, gentlest, most open people of all nationalities when on naturist beaches, in sauna’s and hotel spa zones. (TUI Magic Life Fuerteventura - Tripadvisor - Search term “Naturist Zone or Zona Naturista”)....the most embarrassing thing is actually the loud Brits wearing textiles trying to use the lovely zona naturista there ...often loud and brash, taking photos, in their swimwear, oblivious to and failing to observe the etiquette.....until the security team soon come and escort them out. I highly recommend it.

I love not sitting about in wet lycra, swimming free, sitting on rocks just enjoying nature - liberating.

Never felt so confident - in this aged body. 😊

Forgot to add...

Just for info, the whole of Fuerteventura is actually “clothes optional”

...but textiles are tolerated..... 😀

The question of over 18s I agree with, certainly for hotel clothes optional places and spas. Apart from the impact it can have on some children, to be able to swim without children bumping into you or diving without looking, and to be able to have social conversations about matters that children do not want to discuss (or would be bored about), is a form of social activity without alcohol.