hallii Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 We are off to France in a few days, circumstances dictate that we will spend much of our time in France using campsites. Being a caring sort of person I spent some time hunting out the better campsites, the ones with all the mod cons. Since it is going to be very hot and sunny I thought it would be nice to have a swimming pool so I researched the sites with this rather exotic (for us) facility. Reading through the blurb and only vaguely taking it in my attention was suddenly riveted to the written word. "All guest using the swimming pool must wear speedo style swimming trunks". WHAT WHAT B£00DY WHAT!!! they are going to make me wear speedos? No way, "We will never, never, surrender". My old khaki shorts have always been good enough for me, I have even bought a pair of decent swimming shorts, but speedos? How can I delicately put this? I do not fit into them, Not that I have ever tried, of course. Why would I? I am not a pervert or something. The only men I have seen wearing them were covered in oil and had their arms round each other, not British at all. Again I will be delicate in how I phrase this, but are there any trunks that will satisfy the stupid French law and still allow me a modicum of decency? Something that will fit my ample frame, is not see through, (Oh yes, I have seen that particular style of perversion in use in Italy) and is preferably made from good old British wool? H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Speedo's come in all sorts of syles. http://www.simplyswim.com/manufacturers/Speedo/MensSwimwear.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolly1965 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I'm shocked! That you're not open minded enough to enjoy the... erm.... foreign customs When in Rome and all that... Yet yerself a pair of budgie smugglers and show em you're proud to be British! If it makes you feel more comfortable, baby oil's pretty cheap.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 hallii - 2012-04-28 8:41 PM Again I will be delicate in how I phrase this, but are there any trunks that will satisfy the stupid French law and still allow me a modicum of decency? H As Colin says, Speedo doesn't mean tight little ' thongs ' - some are just like shorts. What the French don't like are the big baggy Bermuda 'shorts' ;-) p.s. .... and as Bolly says - when in Rome............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob b Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I'd stay away from "good old british wool" if I were you. I wore a pair once only. The gusset got saggy and my '3 piece suite' fell out the side.As an aside, how long is a name on the sex offenders register? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordThornber Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 bob b - 2012-04-28 9:11 PM I'd stay away from "good old british wool" if I were you. I wore a pair once only. The gusset got saggy and my '3 piece suite' fell out the side.As an aside, how long is a name on the sex offenders register? :D :D :D :D :D Martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Always been the law in France not as silly as Italy & Ireland where you have to wear a bathing cap. See the reason in Ireland "to keep the rain off your head" (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hi hallii You could get a "mankini" to keep everything up :-D On second thoughts :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 for Gods sake its all about hygiene.....sitting about for days in sweaty smelly shorts..then dive into pool multiplied by 400 odd sweaty men..........Now please, just think about it! Some pools you need to wear caps as well, think yourself lucky...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowie Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 If they just said "swimming shorts" or "swimming trunks" rather than "Speedos" it would all be a lot simpler. Fit for purpose: swimming shorts have mesh budgie smugglers inside, but do allow us a little modesty. I agree that general purpose "bermuda" type shorts are dodgy; could have been worn for weeks! In the past I've just not bothered, this time I'll be prepared to stand my ground. I think the french find us just a little bit amusing on this; but no way will they make it easy! regards, alan b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retread24800 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Must be going to a different France if you are expecting sunshine........... I expect people to wear proper swimming attire in my pool because of the grubby shorts syndrome, that or swim as nature intended. My pool, My rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGD Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I don't think this swimming pool garb rule is to do with sweat - it is I suspect rather to try to stop.....how do I put this.........others getting one or more of your "short 'n curlies" in their mouths as they frolic in said water........ 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/aug/12/speedos-fashion http://bloggingonbilingualism.com/2010/04/12/cultural-divide-pool/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 We are in the South West of France and its never stopped raining for 2 weeks and there doesn't appear to be any letup in this awful weather. By the way, a lot of the Municipal pools require men to wear "swimming trunks" and the ladies bathing hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 One of the reasons for not wearing shorts is water management people exiting the pool in shorts also remove a larger quantity of water and with evaporation causes the water levels in the pools to receed. Seems a bit hard to believe , but multiply the number of bathers in shorts and the number of days of pool use it can amount to a large amount of water loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddies104 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Randonneur - 2012-04-29 8:48 AM We are in the South West of France and its never stopped raining for 2 weeks and there doesn't appear to be any letup in this awful weather. By the way, a lot of the Municipal pools require men to wear "swimming trunks" and the ladies bathing hats. Ladies - ---Just Hats??? Wow......!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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