Showering in Iceland | Do I have to get naked?
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- čas přidán 14. 02. 2018
- Do you have to get naked at the pools in Iceland? Is it true that you have to shower naked at the Blue Lagoon? What is the nudity culture like in Iceland?
Answers to these questions and more on this week's edition of Three Minute Tip Thursday!
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As an Icelander I love your videos, they are so down to earth and informative.
Thank you so much Theódór - happy to inform about your amazing country :)
LOVED our trip to Iceland. We’ll definitely be back! There is a lot to do, the natural world around the towns is beautiful and the people were very nice. Just because it’s cold and often snowy in Iceland doesn’t stop anyone from outdoor activities like swimming. I found the country and the people welcoming and am sure to tell others that it’s somewhere that they should explore. BTW - the getting clean under your swimsuit is a practice that should be used in every country!🙂
So glad you had a great trip, thanks for tuning in and watching!
If you're in midwest, go to Kings Spa, a Korean spa, and walk around naked a while. It's no big deal. I'm going to blue lagoon tomorrow and can't wait to relax.
Here in the US some of the first public pool facilities in the modern sense were in NYC, specifically Jones Beach. The architect Robert Moses deliberately designed the transition from the changing areas to the pools to include a walk through a stream in which a disinfecting solution was run. There was no way around it and the distance was too far to jump, so everyone had to have their feet cleaned whether they want to do so.
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You totally forgot one thing (to ease the minds of the most nervous ones). That in most pools in the capital area there are a few showers with curtains for those who feel uncomfortable cleaning themselves infront of others.
storamus except the shower soap is outside of the curtained areas.
Great point, thanks for adding that!
They would be the laughing stock of the local facility..
I went to the town pool in Stykkishólmur and what you say is the gospel truth!!! I am so glad we went. While sitting and soaking our sore muscles from all the hiking and climbing we had been doing, we met some very nice locals who were eager to give us travel tips and advice. When we arrived, I was nervous because I had i go in the shower room by myself since I went with a male travel companion. The woman at the front desk was very intimidating, almost threatening, when instructing us to check out all the rules posted on the walls and not to break any. There were no shower police to watch the actual showering, but when I carried my wet suit wrapped in my quick dry towel after drying myself, one of the straps was not tucked all the way inside the towel and it dripped on the floor in the dry area where the lockers are located. Some girls who were leaving the locker room right as I was nakedly walking to my locker in the “dry area” ratted me out, because in less than two minutes, the woman entered the locker room with a mop. She shamed and berated me in front of everyone for missing a sign saying “dry area”. I thought she was going to hand me the mop and make me mop up my little “mess”. It was certainly embarrassing! Now it is just a funny story I love to tell friends. The rest of our 8 days went smoothly and it was a surreal experience. I do understand the pride the Icelandic people have for their country. I witnessed some rude acting Americans in certain situations and I was embarrassed. The Icelandic people are so welcoming. We need to respect their customs and their beautiful country! Just read about everything before you go! I read about the shower rules of the naked group showers in two of my travel guides, but I didn’t read about the dry areas. It surely cuts down on falls! This could be an isolated rule from town to town. I’m planning a trip for next September and I will surely not break that rule again!
I wish they enforce that rule here in the U.S because God know some of these folks just trifling don't even wash their behind but got the nerve to want to get in somebody pool smh
I was in Iceland last summer and wish that I had discovered your channel earlier. Hiked the Laugavegur Trail and yeah, talk about weather! Love Iceland, thanks.
It's so beautiful! Glad I was able to help!
Just have to correct you a little bit, the public pools are chlorinated. But not as much as public pools in other countries. The Blue Lagoon, the Secret Lagoon and other natural pools are of course not chlorinated.
Great point, thanks for clearing that up Elsa!
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The blue lagoon is filtered (it's man-made)
Mostly true. There are pools (e.g. Salalaug in Kopvogur) that salinate the water instead of chlorinating it.
I love your vids! I’ve been to Iceland twice… I can’t wait to visit again!
We’ve just been to the Blue Lagoon. It’s not the showers you need to worry about - they are cubicles. It’s the changing areas! 35 lockers around a tiny area with room for about 6 people to get changed. You’ll be naked there and it’ll be hard to do much about it
There was a seperate cubicle for disabled people in the changing room last time I was there. I got changed in there rather than be naked in public.
why should it matter? everyone else around you is naked, also, so just go with the flow.
@@harleygould7255Religious modesty, scars, shyness there are many answers
Yeah you make it sound like you have to be naked in the pool. Just to let you know this ís about showering propperly, you do not go to in the pools naked. :)
binnih thank you, I was going to ask that!!
I am going to Iceland in 2 weeks and one of my tour is going to Blue Lagoon. So, someone told me that every Tuesday at Blue Lagoon is "topless Tuesday." Now, I am not sure if she was messing with me or not. Is that true? If it is true I'm sure you don't have to be topless but I'm just curious.
Kind of silly to shower properly nude together and then put swimwear on in the pool.
@@ROMA--AETERNA Man and women have separate dressing rooms with shower
in every single pool that i've been to has not one had a booth where a guard sits and watches. they usually walk around the place making sure everyone's doing it right.
Jeannie - I love your videos! I just got back from an Iceland trip and one of the best things I did there was visiting the two local pools every single day I was there. It was fantastic! After I got over my American prudishness the first day, I was getting naked like a pro. The hot pots and steam rooms are worth it.So worth it. What a beautiful country - I can see why you moved there. Amazing!
Aww look at you go! This just made my day, thanks for sharing and I'm glad you had a great time in Iceland :)
i love your channel! I live in iceland, born and raised. Wouldn't wanna have it any other way
Best place on earth :) Thanks for following along Anita!
My new fav youtuber and she talks allot about my country💖💖💖
Thanks so much Ísak! I am so in love with your country and happy to spread the word :)
Heading to Iceland next week so this was an interesting read - Thanks. Went to a couple of Japanese onsen late last year so know what to expect (except in the onsen NO clothing is worn - but it is segregated).
Happy to help! Thanks for watching! :)
Just some additional info about the swimming culture of Iceland. Learning to swim in Iceland is mandatory for children 12-16 years old since 1939 but was first implemented in the Westman islands in the late 1880´s and then made a community law in the West.Is in 1925... so that is one of the reasons for being a swimming facility in most towns in Iceland, many people had to travel to the next town or city that had a pool at that time until more where built .. I have lived in Iceland since I was 10 years old back in 1977 and the swimming all year round was a new thing for me but have grown to love it... and yes we do have staff looking on to see if you have showered but not in a police matter but they can easily see if your hair or body is dry or wet before you go out into the pool area i i think this is a good thing as our swimming pools are not a bath tub for people / mostly tourist as Icelanders know this rule already since childhood.. I have seen some people get into the pool without showering and have full makeup on a dry hair then dip their heads underwater with dirty hair and face nd who knows what else eewww .. Sundkennsla varð almenn á Íslandi en fyrst er vitað um eins konar sundskyldu í Vestmannaeyjum árið 1880 og Sundfélag Reykjavíkur var stofnað 1884. Fór kennslan þá fram í köldum sundpollum eða sjó. Það var því ekki fyrr en árið 1939 sem sundskyldu var komið á í landinu með íþróttalögum og allar götur síðan hefur hvert mannsbarn á Íslandi lært að synda samfara skólagöngu sinni. Á Alþing árið 1939 voru lög um sundskyldu í skólum samþykkt. Flestir héraðskólar voru staðsettir þar sem jarðhiti var og nýttist hann til sundkennslu.
There is literally a legal position for this job as a pool guard... Pool guard / bath attendant makes sure that the rules in the pool area are followed, that the risk of accidents and safety of guests is taken into account, as well as solving problems that arise around swimming pools, hot tubs and outdoor areas. Indoors, pool guards monitor the condition of pools with the help of surveillance screens and intercom systems.
As a pool guard / bath attendant, you could work in a public or school pool. The job involves a lot of communication with pool guests.
Main projects
monitor pool area and guest activities
identify imminent hazards and prevent breaches of safety rules
monitor the quality of pool water and take samples
assist those in difficulty in the pool area
inspection and maintenance of swimming toys and equipment naestaskref.is/starfalisti/sundlaugarvordur/
In Germany, as well as in many Scandinavian countries, you have to get naked in order to go to the sauna. It's expected that you take a shower, too, but there is no police.They don't let a single person in if they are wearing any piece of clothing. Since everybody is equally naked, nobody feels ashamed. Why feel ashamed anyway, it's just a human body.
I agree!
That is a healthy culture! 👍🏼 Must be a lot less plastic waste (swimwear) in Germany, too.
Basically what you do when going to an Onsen in Japan - clean yourself thoroughly in the bathroom area before entering the hot pool.
I like that.
I had learned that about washing first in Japan first & then in Iceland later. I had never been shy about being naked , it makes sense to clean your self first. Even your swim suit , you could have soap bubbles from a swim suit not rinsed out well enough after washing it with soap
I'm going to give you guys an insight from someone who was literally just in Iceland... There is no one guarding the showers to make sure that you are completely naked while showering. Went to the Blue Lagoon, there are privacy stalls. Went to Laugavartn Fontana, they have privacy curtains, and finally, the Gamla Laugin, no one is watching to make sure you shower naked. This is an experience of going three different days. So... either I got lucky, or they were just having off days. Lol. Either way, thanks for the advice Jeannie! Your videos gave such great insight before we went to Iceland.
Try Laugardalslaug and all local pools They might not sit in a booth but they're around picking up towels getting soap and assist customers
Love the segment. I live in Minnesota (say that like a Finlander) and grew up with a sauna, and we were naked. You could use a towel, but no one in my family did. We had to were flip-flops in the winter for sure (so your feet don't freeze on the outdoor cement). When I travel with US friends, they are much more conservative (prudish).
p.s. I was wondering what some of the ingredients are, that are banned in some of the foods (you mentioned in this episode)
Same in Norway. I tought it was common everywhere, but maybe it is a nordic thing?
Yeah also here in Finland :)
Haha yes, my Finn friends love their saunas. My first time in a Finnish sauna was at my friend's parents' house, and even though it was just me and my two friends, I wore swimsuit bottoms (one of said friends is American, and she did the same). On my most recent trip the same friends and I stayed at a cabin that has a sauna, and that time the two of us were more comfortable. I haven't gone to a public sauna in Finland yet, though, so we'll see if I'm comfortable enough for that. 😅 (Luckily I think the Finns would be understanding if I wanted to wear a swimsuit or towel...)
Hehe yes we Finns do love saunas :D And dont worry about wearing a swimsuit or a towel, people here will understand it :) Some maybe will look at you like "why?" but dont worry about it hehe :)
Thank you for de-mystifying. I assume that the changing areas are single-gender so really is not a big deal. Modesty has evolved here even in America and, as a competitive swimmer, I heard in the 1950’s that there was single-gender nude swimming in school/university pools for the same reasons as avoiding chlorine, and baths/saunas in other cultures somewhat shun wearing a swimsuit.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing! And yes, to confirm, changing areas are divided by gender, mens and womens. Some lagoons also have accommodating facilities for transgendered people.
Modesty has definitely evolved in the US, though I'm not sure in a positive direction. We swam nude during boys' gym class in high school in the 1970s. On those days swimming was scheduled we were required to report to class at the pool nude. Everyone went to the locker room first, stripped bare, showered and then went to the pool deck naked. No one thought anything of it. It was just the way it was. Swimsuits were deemed unnecessary in a same-gender environment. I think there was a practical aspect as well: avoiding having to bring a swimsuit to school and then walking around with it wet after class before bringing it home, or having the school provide swimsuits and take on a laundry function.
Its not about modesty. Its about feeling safe
excellent video your videos is making me crazy to visit Iceland ,,, but it is so expensive tour but one day i will visit
Those are actually the rules of all public pools in all of Scandinavia as well. We don't chlorinate the water as strongly here, and it's a very, very old tradition on how to behave at common baths. I'm talking pre-Viking era. :)
Hey Jeannie! Love your videos. Coming for the first time in May! So is there no privacy even say at the blue lagoon? Cubicals? Or just one communal shower for all?
Often are showers in the bathrooms in the dressing rooms . I think when I went in the blue lagoon there were cubicles
There are a couple of private stalls in the blue lagoon
😂😂😂 Your funniest video, ever, Jeannie!! I love it! Will I be allowed to wear flip flops in Blue Lagoon, outside the pool? I have foot pain and need some support. Would be great to have a job as showering police! 😂😂😂
ok. weird question. lol....what type of bathing suit do you recommend bringing along while travelling? i mean...pulling a dry suit up over a wet body is not easy. i don't mean one piece vs bikini (and girl...i am well past any bikini age and body wise...lmao). just wondering if you have recommendations fiber content wise or style or brand. you always have great suggestions....new subscriber here, btw.
Watching all these videos caused me unnecessary stress before going to the Blue Lagoon. I went there yesterday and no one was walking around naked and the staff did not care what you do. You do not have to worry about being naked in front of other people.
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Nice Videos... Helping alot with my upcoming trip to Iceland in September 1st week. Can you help me with 4 days itinerary? Thank you :)
Glad the videos are helpful! I do help plan Iceland itineraries, if you'd like to check out my planning services: www.livelifewithaview.com/shop
We will be visiting the blue lagoon next month. Is there a disabled changing room ? my son has a learning disability and I wouldn’t feel comfortable with him in a male shower room
One point there are not pools in every town in Iceland by far! Just the town of Grafarholt there is not a swimming pool although it is a quite a big town ;)
Grafarholt er hverfi í Reykjavík ekki sjálfstæður bær og það er heill hellingur af sundlaugum í Reykjavík
Same in Finland
Thanks for watching! :)
Are the showers at the blue lagoon at least kind of isolated? Or is it one big communal shower like in boot camp or something lol
The showers are individual stalls. Thanks for watching! :)
@@IcelandwithaView With Curtains on the stalls? I'm not walking around naked in front of anybody
I have GOT to go to Iceland!
You’re a pervert
Jeannie👑
Not planning a trip to Iceland but I might have to just for the pool culture.
Yes! Local pools, natural pools, spa resorts - they're all so enjoyable!
How do you get to use the privacy stalls? Do you have to reserve one in advance?
You walk into it if no one is using it.
i think the nude fear thing is kinda funny. i went for a massage in the US and one of the girls in the locker room was so worried about taking off her bra. my best advice, do what is comfortable. who wants an elastic band in the way of a back massage at a spa? been in copenhagen at a shower room that was similar too. i just turned my back and changed.
I had no idea. 😊
Sounds like what I've heard happens in Japan. You clean off before you enter the communal areas naked.
How do you apply to become a pool showering police? Asking for a friend. Thanks
:D broo
But you have to look at every body. Not just the pretty ones. I don't wanna even look at my own body.
the people of island are very good i want to make friend from island
Can I use the cold as a shrivel excuse? Asking for a friend...
Just a wee confused: do people put on a suit after their shower, or do they go into the public area nude? Not that I mind: just wondering about local custom.
-One wears a swimsuit in the pool. The showers are public.
phil2u48 Thank you! :D
We wear swimsuits
Actually, this has only to do with the bathing facilities. They are gender segregated and people are therefore only naked among the same sex. Then when you enter the pool, you are supposed to wear a proper bathing suit.
Are the showers co-Ed or do they have male and female shower rooms?
UGH! I hate when tourists don't clean themselves! Its disgusting for everyone else!
I think it's normal because I live in Iceland then I think it's normal to be naked in shower but you can't be naked in the pool
Why not naked in the pool? Everyone showers together naked beforehand. Seems silly. Plastic swimwear is so wasteful.
@@ROMA--AETERNA There are two different shower areas, one for males and one for females, in the pool and the hot tubs
everybody get together, men ,women and children, if someone came naked to the pool he would be very quickly asked to leave or stopped by staff on the way to it.
@@InsideBilderberg , oh, OK, that is similar to North America; it is typically a local by-law that requires a cleansing shower before you enter a pool. I guess it isn't much different in Iceland but perhaps Iceland is more serious about being clean (“naked police”).
There is a difference between an indoor pool and natural pools where the water is naturally renewed every hour or so.
1:46 where is that? :0
Please post the mugshots of you from the shower police!
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Makes sense
Sounds like fun to me
Do you then put a bathing suit on after showering or indeed can you bathe naked? What, where, when?
Yes, shower then out on your bathing suit! Thanks for watching!! :)
Wow
Is the shower for both men and women or is it divided? :)
I was in the Blue Lagoon and they didn’t make us get naked. I don’t have a problem showering but do they make you get your hair wet?
If I understand you correctly, you are naked in the showers but wear bathing suits in the pools? If you're nervous about that you should try going to an onsen in Japan sometime.
Correct, you shower naked and go into the pool with your bathing suit. 👌
is soap and washcloth provided in the shower? or just soap?
just soap
Magnus Magnusson Are we allowed to bring our own washcloths and things to scrub ourselves with?
Is there a rule about photography in the pool area? I wouldn’t want people taking pictures of me... :/
Nei ekki á Bíldudal!!
I'm just trying to understand what exactly is stopping you from showering with your trunks on (at least for guys) and reaching down to scrub your privates without actually pulling them down. I totally get the "clean yourself thoroughly" bit, just not the "you must take your clothes off" bit.
Yeah, we're weird here!
Ok, looks like I won't be doing the pool thing in Iceland. 😳
2:02 yes
Almost all the pools in Iceland are chlorinated but just not as much as in other countries maybe. But the natural pools are not chlorinated. Other than that I like your videos.
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Finns say, "sow-nah." sow, like cow.
Very good way for english speaker to know how to pronounce sauna :) Finn here hehe :) It makes me cringe when i hear people say "soo-na" aaaaa :D hehehe, but i understand the background of different language ofcourse :)
They are not pool police they are just staff
Let’s go@2:02
Also did you know that if you live in that town and your younger than 18 then the pool is free for you and you can go as much as you want without wasting money. Or your parents money. Ofc there’s a rule of no children under 11 or 12 cannot go alone and need an adult( kinda forgot how old u have to be)
Hi, are we allowed to go into the pool with a child? My baby is 16 months old? Thanks.
yes
Of course
Fine.
I wish that we did the same here in Canada. It would probably help to alleviate our body shaming society.
So many travelers visiting Iceland are put off by the idea of showering naked among others but I have found it liberating. I agree that this difference in culture has a positive impact on how bodies are viewed.
@@IcelandwithaView As a seventy-something Canadian man, I can tell you that the whole modesty thing has gotten worse over the decades. When I was a young lad it was customary to get fully naked in communal (male only of course) change rooms and showers, and there were no private cubicles or curtains. In fact there were still some pools that had men-only nude swimming hours.
I was raised in the upper mid-west region of the U.S. I visited friends in Germany a few years back. They drove me to meet up with some of their friends at a swimming area on a local river. Once we got the car parked, I automatically ducked behind nearby bushes to change into my swimming trunks. But as I was changing I realized all the Germans, men and women, had simply stripped and changed together, near the car! They were smiling when I got back to the car and I had to chuckle as I realized I appeared to be quite the American prude! After that, I made sure to watch and do as the Germans do.
I personally find that odd. For me it's a self respect thing. I like that about our culture.
Since people in Iceland are so casual about being naked would I be able to go to the grocery store naked?
Are the showers coed?
Is all of this talk of nakedness just in the shower area? Or is everyone naked in the pools? I’m confused a bit. If it’s simply the showers, I’m surprised at how many find this as o strange. Canadian here.
I visited a spa in Iceland a few years ago. Outside the locker room there was a sign (in English only!) advising you to strip completely and shower prior to entering the pools (with your swimsuit on).
@@kenkur27 totally reasonable. Then, everyone is clean.
I think when you're highly related to everyone (population of 300,000) on an island that has inbreed for 1,100 years there's no need to be nervous about being naked around what is essentially family.
HÍ í em Icelandic lisening án you að doing good gaman að geira íi þer
I live in Iceland and I have never seen a shower guard in booth in front of the showers 3:37
Meredith Hyde Same
Meredith Hyde As an Icelander, I can tell you that you probably just didn't notice them. Most don't just stand in the shower and watch (some do), their job is also keeping everything clean. But they will poke their heads in, and they will call you out if you don't wash properly.
I'd love to visit Iceland one day and I always wanted to visit the Blue Lagoon, because it looks so beautiful, but unfortunately it seems like I'll never be able to go there, because the whole being naked thing is keeping me from it.. :(
The Blue Lagoon has shower stalls with curtains
Naked is natural and does not need to be sexualised. To central and northern Europeans it’s so weird how uptight Anglo-people are about being naked.
@@morvil73 I'm German though.. and I know that being naked is natural and it's stupid to be ashamed of it, for me it's not about it being sexualized, it's more so that I struggle with lots of insecurities with my body and that's why I would stay away from activities where I'd have to be naked infront of others, like the Blue Lagoon, which is a shame, because it looks like a beautiful experience.
@@JulesWhethether but you wouldn't since there are curtains it seems
@@JulesWhethether research has also found that being around naked people leads to an improvement in positive body image, in both male and female subjects (Swami, 2015). While Swami’s study concerned participants in a life-drawing class, the principle has been shown to apply to those engaging in unclothed activities within a group - practising nudism.
You will see that very few people have perfect bodies and most have bodies as normal as yours. Whatever the issue is (high BMI, amputated limb, vitiligo, hairiness, eccema…) it should be embraced. You’re still loveable, no matter what.
Ty. Think we'll skip the pools in Iceland.
Mark Adams That’s too bad. Most places have private stalls and the idea of “shower police” watching you is very overstated in this video. Yes, there are people in the locker rooms generally keeping an eye on things to make sure no one goes out to the pool without showering, but they are not sitting there watching individual people shower. And no one else around you is any more interested in looking at your body than you are in looking at theirs. It’s a simple 2 minute rinse in order to keep the pools clean without using chlorine. The trade-off of a more natural bathing experience is totally worth it. I highly recommend you reconsider visiting the pools, one of the most enjoyable and iconic features of Iceland. :)
In the US, you can go to jail for being seen naked. It’s not about being nervous.
The Shower Gestapo...That's a Fact at the Blue Lagoon....
yeap.
Yes you have to be naked when you are showering, when you properly wash your behinds. I mean properly. No like in North America with their stupid long swimming shorts. Yes here go natural does not matter the size of your cucumber or the cherries. Thank you Iceland! I love you
The video starts are 1:14
Actually 2:09
The”pool showering police” is not just sitting and watching you they are just like cleaning and just make sure that everything is okey.... buuuuut in school (cus in Iceland we have to learn to swim in school)they literally just stand there and make sure we are cleaning ourselves,they are just watching us get undressed and showering ughhhhb
Það hlýtur þá að vera mismunandi eftir skólum, þegar ég var þá var klefavörðurinn oftast ekki í klefanum en hann kom stundum til að skrúfa fyrir sturturnar.
Kameldýrið ja örgl
Nákvæmlega sama upplifun hjá mér varðandi skólasund. Ég á kanadískann unnusta og honum finnst sund menningin mjög áhugaverð, og hvernig skólasund var.
Júlía Mist truee
wow I did not know that that was suprising for me who lives in Turkey but again I enjoyed the idea of being naked part in the pools anyway thanks and hope I live in iceland
Actually we do add chlorine into the pools, just very little.. So to not having to add crazy amounts we require all guests to clean themselves vigorously before entering.
I had to do a bit of research on this: non gendered folks in EACH POOL there is (I think there was a law) a private shower than can be requested and used. It’s for nonbinary folks tho, not shy Americans. (Don’t abuse it)
there are seperate male female showers
Nope. All together lol
in my school when we went to pool swimming classes we always went naked and we didint care...
Which country
Where & when?
@@integratevivek733 Canada (outside of then devoutly Catholic Quebec), although the practice was mostly abandoned when I was a kid in the 1950s.
This video is either out of date or is just not true, at least for Blue Lagoon. I was there last week, there was no showing police watching and I was not told I had to get naked. The information in this video actually caused some anxiety for me and it turned out to be a total non-issue.
When you say naked, you mean totally naked?😓😅😰
Mehran Zeenavand just in the shower room.
Okay, so it's all well and good to be stripped bare in front of others when your body is considered normal, but what about us who are overweight or have some sort of deformity? And also, are there no perverts in iceland? What if your body happens to be a representation of someone else's sexual fantasy?
they do not care, no ones cares about others bodies, they are really chill
@@DavidSantiago-xh5jlSo is this a cure for pedophelia?
@@cathykrueger4899 Very likely, yes. If you're used to seeing others (of all ages) naked, it becomes no big deal. Nudity and sexuality are completely different things.
So many thoughts come to mind but I'm too much of a gentleman to say any of them.