Locker room etiquette
One of the first changes I will make when I rule the world is to create some universal locker room rules (men's locker room rules, really. I don't care what goes on in the ladies locker room). Some might say I need to adjust my priorities, but I think this is important. The list of rules would include items such as:
- There is no need to be walking around naked with a towel draped over your shoulder. If you have a towel, why not put it around your waist?
- If you are naked, my area of personal space increases - threefold. Please make an effort to not invade my space, I will offer the same courtesy.
- If, due to locker proximity, you have to be naked inside of my personal space, don't talk to me until after you put (at least) your underwear on.
- Always put your underwear on before your socks. Please.
- If you are concerned enough to wear sandals in the locker room shower so your feet don't get germs, don't sit your naked butt on an uncovered public bench. Get your germ infestation priorities straight.
I understand that things are different now than they used to be. Kids used to have to swim naked in gym class. Times have changed.
Comments
bdure said:
We had to skinny-dip at my old summer camp, the one that taught us Christian values by lying to us and encouraging us to beat each other up.In retrospect, I wonder if they were all gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that ...
omar said:
Yes, certainly some homo-erotic overtones there. As you said, not like that's a problem... necessarily...Wait, did the counselors skinny dip also?!
Anonymous said:
Funny story. I work at a golf course where I am a waiter. My two friends and I were taking a break in the mens locker room, as we normally do, and we noticed there was someone in the shower. We thought about leaving, but we just stayed because we weren`t bothering anyone. Five or so minutes pass and this man walks out of the shower, bare-assed as the day he was born. It was an older Japaneese gentleman who was not at all embarassed about what he had to show. He walked over to where my friends and I were holding down the couch and says "No Tau, No Tau, No Tau!" After about the fifth "No Tau!" I realized that wasn`t his name, he just wanted a TOWELL. I guess he thought we worked there or something.
**************************************************-- This wasn`t meant to offend anyone. If it did, I am sorry.
jio said:
Japanese people do not mind really showing off naked since in their culture they take a bath together in the buff (even men and women and even children take a bath together). Culture, I guess.
Cindy Jordan said:
A lot of the other women at my gym tend to walk around totally nude when their in the women's locker room. Many of the women will do things like blow-dry their hair or apply their makeup while they stand in front of the mirrors totally nude from head to toe. And some will even strike up a conversation with you while their nude.
Anonymous said:
Like the old saying goes, if you don't want to see it, don't look. I spent 20 minutes nude in the hot tub in the locker room today at the gym and I really couldn't tell you what the other guy who was in there with me looked like below the neck. Just not important to me. Try the same approach. It will lessen your anxiety! :-)
brian said:
Wow. Pretty uptight, eh? This is how I see it. When I finish my workout, if it's a decent workout, I'm usually sweating my ass off. I wouldn't wrap myself with the clean towel I'm going to use to dry off with in a few minutes after my shower. Secondly, I'm headed in to a community shower. I don't shower with clothes on. Most other people in the shower don't either. If I'm naked while showering, what the hell difference does it make if I walk naked to get to it??! Once I'm done with my shower, I towel off and THEN wrap the towel around my waist for the trip back to my locker. It's really not all that complicated. You need to chill out dude.
Chris said:
I just started working out and am trying to learn locker room etiquette. The mens locker room has a steam room and whirl pool. I have bad knee so I would like to take advantage of the whirl pool and I could always use 20 minutes in the steam room. After working out, do I put a bathing suite on for the whirl pool? I know you I do the steam room naked but do I cover my penis with a towel while I'm in there? The two are right next to each other and I don't want shower off, put a bathing suite on get in the whirlpool, get out, hang up my suite and then get the steam room - shower again. If Im sweaty I already hold the hand towel over my penis until I get to the shower and the I rap a larger towel around me after the shower. Any advice here?
CrashCodes said:
Chris, thou shalt not enter the whirlpool without showering first. Otherwise it becomes a whirlpool of various people's sweat. Not cool.
Is it really tough to steam with gym shorts on? I don't have a problem with it in the sauna.
Steam, shower (to rinse the sweat off) don't dry off, bathing suite, shower, change.
Anonymous said:
I remember back in school, one of my freinds ran totally nude through the hall. Also, one of my friends, when he dressed out, he just took off his underwear, and stood there totally nude for about 10 minutes. Today, I am a member of a gum, and the mens locker room has a steamroom and a pool. I swim with a swim suit in the pool, I shower after that, and then I get nude into the steam room.
Matt said:
I'm pretty young (16), but I guess when it come to this topic, I'm just old fashoned. If you have nothing to hide, don't hide it. I'm not going to be like oh my god! It's a big scary penis of death! Most people who wrap themselves in towels for image (not because it's cold or a gang tatoo)are self concious about their member. Women are just as if not more concious about their body. And you'll never be happy until you get over it!
Marco said:
You are americans of course.....no others could discuss about such a stupid thing like being naked in a locker room.please,grow up.....
Ken said:
To put a towl around your waist does nothing. At minimal the penis head will still show. We need towels that hang past your knees.
S.anonymous said:
I saw a guy in the locker room getting an erection, anyone have any recommendations on how to handle this?
Travis said:
Maybe he couldn't help it, a hard-on is a reflex action, he was probably more embarrased than you.
kb said:
At the tennis courts were i sometimes play a lot people walk around nude in the locker room. one time when i was there i took a shower after i played thinking i was the only there. as soon i got out of the shower room who did i see but the new tennis instructor who asked me if i wanted to join a new leauge he was forming. so now after i play i shower with about ten people.