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57. Hmmm - I guess some people don't get out much?
If you're actually concerned about your children seeing nude people, make sure you never vacation in Germany. Many Europeans go topless or nude at the beach in France or Greece, etc. but Germans seem comfortable hanging around nude in major cities. In Frankfurt, the largest park in town, The English Garden, many people are nude in warm weather. Heidelberg, a liberal college town, not unlike Brattleboro (although the last time I was in Brattleboro it was about 15 degrees and no nude people in sight) a sunny day will draw hundreds of people to the wide riverbank where many people go topless or nude within view of the city streets and the highway.

Yes - I come from a German background.
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  -Nude People In Town Center Could Prompt Ban orleans  Aug-21-06 08:26 PM   #0 
  - The way to get them to stop is for EVERYONE to do it too.  patrice   Aug-21-06 08:29 PM   #1 
  - Pics?  Xenotime   Aug-22-06 11:38 AM   #82 
  - this is sooooooooooooooooooooo funny  TaleWgnDg   Aug-23-06 05:22 PM   #102 
  - Well, this thread had like 90 posts in LBN then it was exiled to the VT  haruka3_2000   Aug-23-06 07:47 PM   #103 
     - liverpool  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 12:31 PM   #112 
     - manchester  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 12:45 PM   #113 
  - lincoln  hlt3550   Oct-13-10 11:55 PM   #110 
  - london  hlt3550   Oct-13-10 11:59 PM   #111 
  - Brighton  hlt3550   Oct-13-10 11:44 PM   #109 
  - Hey, that's my stomping grounds... that's so awesome.  pooja   Aug-21-06 08:29 PM   #2 
  - Suppose they were hanging out in the grocery store parking lot.  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 08:47 PM   #13 
  - I don'y have kids, but I think that would be fine  unpossibles   Aug-21-06 08:54 PM   #19 
  - See if you change your mind when you actually do have  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 08:59 PM   #25 
  - the kiddie pool is different for obvious reasons  unpossibles   Aug-21-06 09:46 PM   #41 
  - nottingham  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 02:34 PM   #118 
  - Bare from the waist up or from the waist down?  Kailassa   Aug-22-06 04:32 AM   #69 
  - I agree with that and I'm against having a nude ban in VT.  haruka3_2000   Aug-22-06 05:47 AM   #73 
  - plymouth  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 04:46 PM   #120 
  - Peterborough  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 02:41 PM   #119 
  - Norwich  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 01:41 PM   #117 
  - lancaster  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 01:37 PM   #116 
  - I find nothing wrong with the human body. I personally don't run  pooja   Aug-21-06 09:48 PM   #43 
  - portsmouth  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:20 PM   #121 
  - I I have kids  YankeyMCC   Aug-22-06 06:06 AM   #74 
  - Preston  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:21 PM   #122 
  - lichfield  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 01:35 PM   #115 
  - kingston  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 01:33 PM   #114 
  - Seems like an unlikely  Raine   Aug-21-06 08:31 PM   #3 
  - ripon  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:26 PM   #123 
  - Tell Theresa to move to a more conservative state  liberal N proud   Aug-21-06 08:32 PM   #4 
  - salford  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:34 PM   #124 
  - Wow!....Pretty laid back town..  Webster Green   Aug-21-06 08:32 PM   #5 
  - salisbury  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:45 PM   #125 
  - Hmm...so that's why I'd like Vermont.  haruka3_2000   Aug-21-06 08:34 PM   #6 
  - sheffield  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:46 PM   #126 
  - This is just like the debate about public breastfeeding.  last1standing   Aug-21-06 08:35 PM   #7 
  - Nah, this is not like breastfeeding . . .  MrModerate   Aug-21-06 08:39 PM   #10 
  - Thank you, Mr.Moderate  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 08:49 PM   #14 
  - Nudity has never bothered my kids,  Kailassa   Aug-22-06 04:49 AM   #70 
  - sunderland  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:53 PM   #130 
  - The majority of the nudists I've ever known had kids.  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 01:57 PM   #87 
  - wakefield  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:54 PM   #131 
  - stoke-on-trent  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:51 PM   #129 
  - Agree  Raine   Aug-21-06 08:52 PM   #16 
  - wells  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 06:15 PM   #132 
  - I think we see the concept of nudity differently.  last1standing   Aug-22-06 01:53 AM   #63 
  - St Albans  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:48 PM   #128 
  - southhampton  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 05:47 PM   #127 
  - I can see how "naked people hanging out downtown"  MrModerate   Aug-21-06 08:36 PM   #8 
  - The only disturbing thing is people who treat nudity like it's a horrible  haruka3_2000   Aug-21-06 08:45 PM   #12 
  - Would you want to have to walk your eight year old daughter past  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 08:54 PM   #20 
  - It would only bother me if they were being blantantly sexual.  haruka3_2000   Aug-21-06 08:57 PM   #23 
  - Do you have any children? Something tells me that you don't  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 09:01 PM   #27 
  - No, I don't have children and I'm a lesbian, FWIW.  haruka3_2000   Aug-21-06 09:15 PM   #34 
  - edinburgh  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 07:41 PM   #139 
  - aberdeen  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 07:40 PM   #138 
  - Please explain what is wrong with merely being devoid of clothing...  PavePusher   Oct-20-10 01:45 PM   #141 
  - lisburn  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 07:40 PM   #137 
  - Actually, if you watch National Geographic or even look at the magazine  pooja   Aug-21-06 09:50 PM   #44 
  - glasgow  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 07:41 PM   #140 
  - You have asked that same basic question repeatedly.  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 01:59 PM   #88 
  - derry  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 07:14 PM   #136 
  - It's not horrible at all. It's perfectly natural.  MrModerate   Aug-21-06 09:08 PM   #31 
  - "It's always been done this way" really isn't a great reason.  last1standing   Aug-22-06 05:08 PM   #100 
  - It's my understanding that nudity is confined to the beaches  BushOut06   Aug-21-06 09:47 PM   #42 
  - Yeah, but the point remains that they aren't freaked out by simple nudity  haruka3_2000   Aug-21-06 10:01 PM   #48 
  - I doubt you could walk around Europe in the nude  BushOut06   Aug-21-06 10:18 PM   #50 
  - Depends on whether or not they have a law against it.  haruka3_2000   Aug-21-06 10:20 PM   #51 
  - you can in munich! that is in europe!!!!!  pitohui   Aug-22-06 02:03 AM   #66 
  - Actually a movie was made in Germany last year,  Kailassa   Aug-22-06 04:54 AM   #71 
     - REALLY! Cool!  gorbal   Sep-02-06 08:21 AM   #104 
  - I think that it's completely different when it is in a designated area.  pnwmom   Aug-22-06 01:32 AM   #61 
     - Unless they're engaging in illegal behavior, then what's the big deal?  haruka3_2000   Aug-22-06 01:56 AM   #64 
     - If it's in a parking lot where everyone knows to expect it  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 02:33 PM   #94 
     - Ah, you seem to endorse free speech zones. Interesting. n/t  PavePusher   Oct-20-10 01:46 PM   #142 
  - never heard of munich?  pitohui   Aug-22-06 02:02 AM   #65 
     - Munich's one i've missed.  MrModerate   Aug-22-06 11:07 AM   #81 
  - Hear, Hear!  Vidar   Aug-21-06 09:54 PM   #46 
  - armagh  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 06:51 PM   #134 
  - i have to be honest--it would bother the hell out of me  orleans   Aug-21-06 08:54 PM   #18 
  - Being a parent changes a person in lots of ways.  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 08:56 PM   #22 
  - .that sounds so nice--you put it so sweetly, and  orleans   Aug-21-06 09:00 PM   #26 
  - Orleans  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 09:07 PM   #30 
  - Is it really your empathy with  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 02:02 PM   #89 
  - belfast  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 07:14 PM   #135 
  - it could only disturb borderline sex offenders  zreosumgame   Aug-21-06 10:34 PM   #52 
  - I too think that the people with the biggest hangups about nudity  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 02:35 PM   #95 
  - worcester  hlt3550   Oct-14-10 06:50 PM   #133 
  - I just found out that there aren't any laws against nudity in Seattle  kineta   Aug-21-06 08:38 PM   #9 
  - Once at a Seattle park,  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 08:52 PM   #17 
     - That person's possible mental issues aside,  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 02:50 PM   #99 
  - This story's starting to go viral!  ovidsen   Aug-21-06 08:43 PM   #11 
  - Just wait until the 60+ nudist crowd starts showing up...  Up2Late   Aug-21-06 08:50 PM   #15 
  - What an ageist remark!  laptoprepairguy   Aug-21-06 08:55 PM   #21 
     - A designated beach is fine with me, because you don't go there unless  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 08:57 PM   #24 
     - I never advocated nudity in the center of town  laptoprepairguy   Aug-22-06 03:20 AM   #67 
     - Actual down here in Florida ....  Kickoutthejams23   Aug-21-06 09:02 PM   #28 
     - Oh give me a break!  Up2Late   Aug-21-06 10:44 PM   #54 
        - Sorry, whether you consider them attractive or not, that's still an ageist  haruka3_2000   Aug-21-06 10:47 PM   #55 
        - No it's not.  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 02:43 PM   #96 
  - To the guys here:  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 09:03 PM   #29 
  - Lets just ban guys from hanging out in public places entirely...  Solon   Aug-21-06 09:13 PM   #32 
  - Seriously, have some consideration.  pnwmom   Aug-21-06 09:14 PM   #33 
     - Look, I don't really understand the hangup here...  Solon   Aug-21-06 09:16 PM   #35 
     - Why are they doing it there, if not to get attention?  pnwmom   Aug-22-06 01:34 AM   #62 
        - If they live or work downtown  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 02:45 PM   #98 
        - Maybe they are working on changing our society  gorbal   Sep-02-06 08:27 AM   #105 
     - Seriously, have some consideration  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 02:44 PM   #97 
  - Only if the naked men were ogling and catcalling, which should be the  haruka3_2000   Aug-21-06 09:17 PM   #36 
  - Exactly, Anti-harrasment legislation for threatening behavior...  Solon   Aug-21-06 09:29 PM   #39 
  - Sorry, nudists are not known for catcalling or ogling.  Vidar   Aug-21-06 09:57 PM   #47 
  - Really?  Spangle   Aug-21-06 11:51 PM   #58 
  - But ALL children aren't raised like that. Shouldn't you be able to send  pnwmom   Aug-22-06 01:27 AM   #60 
     - If I had a choice  Spangle   Aug-22-06 07:21 AM   #76 
     - Let Brattleboro decide what their kids will see  gorbal   Sep-02-06 09:43 PM   #106 
  - Not all of us women, or our daughters,  Kailassa   Aug-22-06 05:25 AM   #72 
  - Nude downtown?  Tandalayo_Scheisskopf   Aug-21-06 09:19 PM   #37 
  - I've walked around naked with a lot of other naked people in Vermont  The Sower   Aug-21-06 09:23 PM   #38 
  - interesting--this rainbow gathering-- n/t  orleans   Aug-21-06 09:31 PM   #40 
     - problem  shooga   Aug-21-06 09:53 PM   #45 
        - do you?  orleans   Aug-21-06 10:39 PM   #53 
  - I love my state... VERMONT!! btw, not creatiing that much news here...  DrZeeLit   Aug-21-06 10:02 PM   #49 
  - nude people in town center  dennis00   Aug-21-06 11:34 PM   #56 
  - Hmmm - I guess some people don't get out much?  OutNow   Aug-21-06 11:42 PM   #57 
  - I just love the arguments, too  kgfnally   Aug-22-06 12:00 AM   #59 
  - About the toppless women  Spangle   Aug-22-06 07:26 AM   #77 
  - It's legal for women to go topless in New York.  haruka3_2000   Aug-22-06 10:21 AM   #79 
     - I knew a bunch of the women who won that case.  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 02:13 PM   #90 
  - In Columbus, OH women can go topless  unpossibles   Aug-22-06 10:13 AM   #78 
  - on the bright side  radfringe   Aug-22-06 04:23 AM   #68 
  - I sell antiques at a shop in Brattleboro and I toured the lot  Vinca   Aug-22-06 06:49 AM   #75 
  - Mountains out of molehills?  Beausoir   Aug-22-06 10:52 AM   #80 
  - Or the prudes should just stay home  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 02:15 PM   #91 
  - omg! thanks for the good laugh.  orleans   Aug-23-06 12:54 AM   #101 
  - Jesus, I didn't expect so many fellow progressives to be such prudes.  Odin2005   Aug-22-06 11:54 AM   #83 
  - Just curious....when was the last time you walked around town nude?  Beausoir   Aug-22-06 12:32 PM   #84 
     - *cough**cough*Strawman*cough*  haruka3_2000   Aug-22-06 12:55 PM   #85 
        - What?! You've not gone naked at the mall? What are you waiting for?  Beausoir   Aug-22-06 01:36 PM   #86 
           - Very mature of you.  Lilith Velkor   Aug-22-06 02:19 PM   #92 
           - That's exactly what people are doing in that parking lot.  ThomCat   Aug-22-06 02:22 PM   #93 
  - Update on the "nekked" people.  Vinca   Sep-03-06 06:10 PM   #107 
  - hove  hlt3550   Oct-13-10 11:43 PM   #108 
 

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