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    I heard that there is a law in France that men have to wear the bikini bottom type of Speedo swimshorts.

    Is this true?

    I ask this out of a purely intellectual curiosity you understand.
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    Does this satisfy your curiosity?



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    Don't try to confuse the issue with half-truths and gorilla dust!

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    • #3
      The combination of question and questioner led me to expect something related to the number of drownings due to lips on lips. Oh well.
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      • #4
        Oh, apparently, a Speedo is required in public pools, but not the beach.

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        • #5
          Re: French swimming question

          Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
          I heard that there is a law in France that men have to wear the bikini bottom type of Speedo swimshorts.

          Is this true?

          I ask this out of a purely intellectual curiosity you understand.
          That sounds weird.

          However, some time ago some swimming pools in Belgium forbad the bermuda shorts. I don't know if it is still forbidden today. I am unsure about the reasons.
          But, maybe that's the origin of this hearsay.

          Usually swimming pools advice against too loose clothing.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Tuberski
            Does this satisfy your curiosity?



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            That guy looks like a Russian criminal.
            Actually, speedos are the most popular swimsuits among men in Russia. I prefer boxers, though.
            Bermudas are stupid, when you undress to your underpants, your glowing white thighs look ridiculous? What's the point of going to the beach if you're going to get only a partial suntan?
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            • #7
              who wants a suntan?

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              • #8
                Are you offering?
                No, I did not steal that from somebody on Something Awful.

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                • #9
                  Speaking of swimming and speedos: Out here in Toronto everyone wears two speedos at the same time. Why the hell is this? Specifically it's the UofT swimteam, which occasionally is at the pool I swim at.

                  Are people worried speedos show too much, so they just double up rather than just wearing something else?
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Asher
                    Speaking of swimming and speedos: Out here in Toronto everyone wears two speedos at the same time. Why the hell is this? Specifically it's the UofT swimteam, which occasionally is at the pool I swim at.

                    Are people worried speedos show too much, so they just double up rather than just wearing something else?
                    They are protecting their backdoor when they're sharing the pool with you.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by onodera

                      They are protecting their backdoor when they're sharing the pool with you.
                      Sex in pools is overrated. The chlorine (a chemical we use in the civilized world) poses a problem.
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                      • #12
                        Not to mention the water actually dries you out. (Counter-intuitive, I know, but painfully true.)
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                        • #13
                          I thought being dried out is what it's all about.

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                          • #14
                            Yeah, swimming halls in here forbid shorts and other lose kidn fo swim wear as well. BUt it's for pools only. There's also the fact that a lot of people will come in with their shorts, swim in them and continue business as usual, aka bringing crap into the pool with their shorts. And lose clothing is not adviced either so... I'm all for nudity though.
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                            • #15
                              The Muslims get a free pass here though. They can even shower with their shorts or "suits" on. Lovely.

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