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It's true.  My OH was not impressed but bought some cheap trunks from Matalan before we left for France.  You could also get some from your local sports shop.

If you really hate them try this...................

Wear trunks under your shorts and just take shorts off to swim putting shorts back on to sunbathe:  that's wot loads of men seemed to do at the place we stayed!

Quote: Originally posted by TethersEnd on 11/8/2007

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Or a 'Borat' mankini

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Mmmmm, nice. I trust you've dug yours out of the back of the closet Huw so you can give those french laydeez a treat?

Quote: Originally posted by exessexmum on 11/8/2007

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Quote: Originally posted by TethersEnd on 11/8/2007

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Or a 'Borat' mankini

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Mmmmm, nice. I trust you've dug yours out of the back of the closet Huw so you can give those french laydeez a treat?

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I imagine the 'hygiene' factor arises because shorts can be worn all day, day after day - and could potentially be in an unhygienic state when you enter the pool! 

However, specific 'swimming' trunks are something you only put on to swim, or sunbathe and not something you might've been wearing for extended periods.  That's why I think the French prefer to see clothing that's only possible use is for swimming.

- Well, that's how I see it.

Bought mine from M&S, i bought the short type rather than brief style, miss's wet herself when i put them on LOL you cannot hide the beer belly in those things.

When we got to the site in Millau the owners did mention about shorts not allowed!

We.ve just got back from 2 weeks in France, at the first site in the Loire swim shorts were allowed but a the other 2, one near Royan and the other near Le Harve both enforced trunks. 

I got mine from JJB Sports before we went away!!

My OH got his from Go Sport store in France ( they've got a sale on at the mo... we just got back). They were really cheap shop brand, black and sort of look like a tight pair of hot pants!