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Subject Topic: Swimming trunks in France
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Personlizex
11/8/2010 at 8:17pm
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I think there's a North Europe / South Europe divide here. The Dutch are much less body conscious than we are but you don't see all that many of them in budgie smugglers. I think it's mainly the French and Italians. We were on a site where you could wear what you liked in the pool and it was mostly older Frenchmen who indulged, so there may be a bit of an age thing too. One very rotund little chap who was well past his sell-by looked as if he had to use a shoehorn to get his on... very painful! I just wanted to say to him that sometimes the time comes to admit defeat and wear something a little more seemly. My bikini days are gone and so are his.

A horrible new youth trend spotted this summer was boxers under swimming shorts. This is to preserve modesty when someone yanks your shorts down I was told. Yuck!
I suspect it's so you can get the same effect as having your Calvins sticking out 6 inches above your jeans.

Liz


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PersonAnniemacxx
11/8/2010 at 8:45pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Rachieb on 11/8/2010

It's not so much the "package" people are looking at ,it's the beer belly overhang

 

You speak for  yourself Rachie  

 I think "banana hammocks" is wishful thinking though ....


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12/8/2010 at 8:35am
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Quote: Originally posted by Anniemacxx on 11/8/2010
Quote: Originally posted by Rachieb on 11/8/2010

It's not so much the "package" people are looking at ,it's the beer belly overhang

 

 You speak for  yourself Rachie  

 I think "banana hammocks" is wishful thinking though ....

more like chipolata smuggling !

lol at the guy looking like he was shoe horned in ! yuck


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12/8/2010 at 9:42am
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I swim a lot, even over here in the UK. I do not wear lesiure shorts for swimming, I wear a pair of these:

500

 

Never bothered me. Thy're comfy, don't hold several gallons of water when getting out and are easier to swim in.

Some blokes need to get a life and worry about other things instead of what they look like when swimming - After all, speedo's spend most of the time submerged in water!

 

 

 

 

 

 


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12/8/2010 at 8:11pm
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Just packing as off to France tomorrow, new campsite for us so have unearthed the Daniel's just in case.


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PersonLaura31
13/8/2010 at 7:58pm
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I always check if sites insist on trunks not shorts and if they do I will not book it, me teenager just would not go in the pool and my husband is not keen either.

We just got back from France where I swear a certain dutch camper who strutted everywhere on the site in his hideous speedos had stuffed them.

It was enough to put you off your moules fites!



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