Shower etiquette at the swimming pool

benjus

boliston wrote: »

Same for me - it's a bit like with those rows of urinals for gents - i'd happily use that at something like a motorway service station but not at the office where i would know everyone

I cycled to work for years. I am lucky enough to work for a company that provides showering and changing facilities. For a couple of years these facilities comprised 7 private cubicles each with a shower and changing area. Great, except that (especially on a nice spring day, or when there was a problem with public transport) the number of cyclists wanting to use them meant a lengthy queue.

Eventually they built new facilities, this time making separate male and female changing rooms, with the male one having a number of private shower cubicles and a communal changing area. This was much better as no waiting.

Most of the other cycle commuters that my schedule coincided with were people I didn't work with. But I remember one morning, arriving earlier than usual for a meeting (but still a bit later than I wanted to be), I rushed into the changing room, grabbed a towel, quickly whipped off all my clothes, then turned around to see I was standing right next to my boss.

missbiggles1

Jagraf wrote: »

I don't think there's necessarily a category, it's just down to how you feel and what you personally think is appropriate. Maybe with group sports you are much more of a 'family' - I certainly felt this way with a group of people I teamed up with for netball, but I don't want to walk round naked / be naked in front of strangers, irrespective of where I am.

I don't think it has anything to do with body image - you can still be modest and think you are in great shape, etc.

But I thought we were talking about single sex groups.

BNT

missbiggles1 wrote: »

But I thought we were talking about single sex groups.

I thought this was about communal (ie mixed sex) changing rooms. If it's single sex, or segregated, I don't suppose many of these issues would arise.

ohreally

benjus wrote: »

I rushed into the changing room, grabbed a towel, quickly whipped off all my clothes, then turned around to see I was standing right next to my boss.

What did she say?

heuchera

I'd think something like this..


is far less offensive to the eye than the sight of some of them who are actually wearing cozzies :rotfl:

duchy

Lily-Rose wrote: »

Hell would freeze over before I would be lollygagging nekkid in front of strangers OR people I know! (except for Dh of course.)

And I wouldn't have taken my daughter anywhere where there was naked people either. I never told her, or implied that nakedness was wrong, but I would not have felt comfortable with her seeing the genitals of strangers.

Call me odd! Whatever.

Interesting your focus in on their genitals .
Most people in communal showers don't look.

theoretica

I suspect the main risk of having kids in such situations is the embarrassment of kid very loudly and innocently saying something the parent feels they shouldn't.

thorsoak

theoretica wrote: »

I suspect the main risk of having kids in such situations is the embarrassment of kid very loudly and innocently saying something the parent feels they shouldn't.

We found that we just concentrated on drying ourselves, ensuring our children dried themselves properly - and surely teaching children not to make comments about other people's "peculiarities" is part of bringing up children - it's just another teaching/learning opportunity.

jetplane

heuchera wrote: »

I'd think something like this..


is far less offensive to the eye than the sight of some of them who are actually wearing cozzies :rotfl:

Yes this is the type of towel I wore, I do wonder if it was the thought of me dropping it that disgusted her, whereas a swimsuit won't fall off

theoretica wrote: »

I suspect the main risk of having kids in such situations is the embarrassment of kid very loudly and innocently saying something the parent feels they shouldn't.

Reminds me of my 3 year old grandson in the cubicle with me asking in a loud voice 'grandma look at your knickers, mummy doesn't have big ones like yours' :rotfl:

missbiggles1

BNT wrote: »

I thought this was about communal (ie mixed sex) changing rooms. If it's single sex, or segregated, I don't suppose many of these issues would arise.

Well, somebody's at cross purposes on this one!