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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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 Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:23 am Post subject: Is it so strange? |
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My feminine fantastique told me a story about when she went to Spain last month with her parents. This is a short story, but it's stranger than anything I've heard about in Korea, or anywhere else for that matter.
She was walking along, and spotted up ahead a man completely nude, just casually walking down the street. No shoes, no sandals.. no belt Here's the weirder part: he was walking alongside another man, apparently a friend, who was pushing a bicycle. It wasn't a matter of streaking, but merely a man walking completely nude in downtown Barcelona.
Is this normal Spanish custom? She said there were no other publc nudists that she saw during her trip. Personally, I find it hilarious. How can you walk blithely along the road with a guy who's naked, just strolling down the sidewalk? It's so weird. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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No, not strange at all, IMO...
But everything I know about Spain I learned from Pedro Almod�var...
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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There's a village in Quebec that has nude day once a year. Unfortunately, I saw it on the French news before I went to late immersion, so my French wasn't really good enough for any more info.
North Americans (outside of new immigrants) are prudes 
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Is this normal Spanish custom? She said there were no other publc nudists that she saw during her trip. Personally, I find it hilarious. How can you walk blithely along the road with a guy who's naked, just strolling down the sidewalk? It's so weird. |
You omitted the part about the nude guy carrying two cups of coffee and a dozen donuts. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Is this normal Spanish custom? She said there were no other publc nudists that she saw during her trip. Personally, I find it hilarious. How can you walk blithely along the road with a guy who's naked, just strolling down the sidewalk? It's so weird. |
You omitted the part about the nude guy carrying two cups of coffee and a dozen donuts. |
Now that's hilarious. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
No, not strange at all, IMO...
But everything I know about Spain I learned from Pedro Almod�var...
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Me too LOL  |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| Did he glaze 'em? |
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snowy32
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:36 am Post subject: |
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We have nude day in NZ. It was set up by a cocaine addict former rugby player. Think naked raindeer.....hmmm...on a chilly Dunedin day it makes for some interesting viewing.
It's usually just drunk students who actually get involved, not everybody in NZ gets naked on that day. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:13 am Post subject: |
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Yeah there are nude events in many countries, I think, but what was so bizarre to me about the Spanish spectacle in the OP is that there was no special event. He was just casually walking along with a friend as if everything was just normal. That's hard for me to wrap my mind around.
Btw, the gf said he was pretty good-looking, and had a large bingy wingy. Maybe he was just showing off the goods? |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| snowy32 wrote: |
We have nude day in NZ. It was set up by a cocaine addict former rugby player. Think naked raindeer.....hmmm...on a chilly Dunedin day it makes for some interesting viewing.
It's usually just drunk students who actually get involved, not everybody in NZ gets naked on that day. |
what day is that? 
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The only US equivalent I could think of might be 'Burning Man' in the deserts of Nevada/California.. or the Rainbow Gatherings (which travel around to various parts of the country in their festivals). |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:22 am Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| snowy32 wrote: |
We have nude day in NZ. It was set up by a cocaine addict former rugby player. Think naked raindeer.....hmmm...on a chilly Dunedin day it makes for some interesting viewing.
It's usually just drunk students who actually get involved, not everybody in NZ gets naked on that day. |
what day is that?
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The only US equivalent I could think of might be 'Burning Man' in the deserts of Nevada/California.. or the Rainbow Gatherings (which travel around to various parts of the country in their festivals). |
There are some colleges which host (or did in the past) naked marathons and the like. |
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farfromhome
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:26 am Post subject: |
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| i spent half my life in spain and yes, i have seen this, but i have also seen it in los angeles, new york, paris and ft lauderdale. qinella, i dont believe that you actually believe it could be a spanish custom! |
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Cohiba
Joined: 01 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:51 am Post subject: John Cleese |
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The only comment I have to make here is a quote by
John Cleese:
"God only knows how they ever got an armada together!" |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:52 am Post subject: |
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I'm having trouble believing a grown man would use a phrase like this one
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| the gf said he. . .and had a large bingy wingy. |
the whole aegyo thing doesn't look good on men, dear. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:15 am Post subject: |
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| farfromhome wrote: |
| i spent half my life in spain and yes, i have seen this, but i have also seen it in los angeles, new york, paris and ft lauderdale. qinella, i dont believe that you actually believe it could be a spanish custom! |
Haha.. nah, didn't think it was a custom. I've never seen such a thing, though. So it's pretty common for people to just walk around naked like everything's cool? As I heard it, the guy in the story was drawing a lot of stares from people, which makes me think it's unusual.
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I'm having trouble believing a grown man would use a phrase like this one
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| the gf said he. . .and had a large bingy wingy. |
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I was trying to coin a new term. You don't like it?
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| the whole aegyo thing doesn't look good on men, dear. |
What? According to Naver, 애교 means charm or wit. Do you think bingy wingy is a charming term to use? |
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