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What would you wear in the sauna?

Asked by bezdomnaya (1440points) September 23rd, 2010

A wrapped towel, nothing at all, some clothing?

I was at the sauna in the gym, and I go naked (I’m Russian, so this is pretty normal for me). A girl walked in wearing her gym clothes (i.e. sports bra, shirt, shorts, shoes, socks… the whole deal). I thought it was a bit odd, but perhaps she thought I was odd because I had laid my towel out and wasn’t covering myself with it.

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wundayatta's avatar

Nothing. But there are a lot of very uptight Americans in America—which shouldn’t surprise anybody. Where else would they be?

YARNLADY's avatar

It depends on the social norm of the facility. In the health club I belonged to, a bathing suit was the most common, although there were cotton gowns available for visitors.

cockswain's avatar

I generally assume people don’t want to see my balls, and I think that’s a fair assumption. Therefore I wear some kind of shorts.

If I saw a good looking naked woman in the sauna, I’d be fine with that.

Seek's avatar

I’ve seen fully clothed people in the sauna as well. I’m thinking “Okay… enjoy your athlete’s foot…”

I go in as little as possible. Usually a towel to cover up with just in case someone squeamish comes in. I’m there to sweat, not to walk the runway.

talljasperman's avatar

I still want to wear a wet suit… with an air conditioned oxygen tank… but I’m limited to a wet bathing suit

Neizvestnaya's avatar

Flip flops and a towel.

Trillian's avatar

Towel and shower shoes. I don’t want to come into contact with another person’s funk.

Frenchfry's avatar

Towel and flip flops for me.

iammia's avatar

Just a towel and some flip flops. Can’t believe people would go in fully clothed i would pass out with clothes on

ucme's avatar

An erection & a mischeivous grin :¬) Depending on who was in there of course!

rts486's avatar

Depends on the sauna. In Europe I went naked when I could or no more than a pair of light running shorts. In the States I wear the running shorts because a lot of Americans are too uptight.

sleepdoc's avatar

Ahhh .. this takes me back to one of the episodes from “Friends”

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