American’s Really Are A Narrow Minded Bunch
Over the last couple of years I have enjoyed taking a couple of cruises with Norwegian Cruise Line. I also enjoy visiting the forums at Cruise Critic a couple of times each day to see what the latest is.
Over the last few weeks there have been a number of threads on the NCL forum that have shown me just how narrow minded and petty people from the USA can be. It is true to say that they are a conservative lot at the best of times but recent postings about how what other people wear and how they can be offended by other peoples clothing have made my mind boggle. Todays offering Who wears Speedo’s on their cruise? is a typical one. To put it into simple terms what most are saying is that any man who does not have a perfect body has no rights to wear a pairof swimming trunks unless the trunks are of the shorts type. They definately do not like anything that may show the shape of the male appendages nor do they like it if a man has a hairy back.
The question posed was:
What type of cabins do speedo wearers book?
What are they thinking??????????????
Do you look?
Do you look away and laugh till you’re sick?
Do you look and grieve?
LOL I personally think speedo’s are worse than chair hogs! They really hurt my eyes!!!
OK.. what do you think is appropriate for men to wear in public to the main pool that includes women, teens and children?
Clearly from the tone of the original post and the way the question is phrased it is expected that the answers should be negative towards the wearers of brief style swimming gear. Most of the replies have been of the nature expected except one. A Canadian has pointed out that such an item of clothing is the clothing of choice for German and Australian nationalities and that Europeans are less hung up about such things. At last someone is pointing out to them that actually the rest of the world is far less bothered by such things and more liberal in their attitudes.
Maybe everyone should dress in full Muslim gear at the pool. Second thoughts, that would totally freak them out! Perhaps I am being too harsh about the poor lambs. It is a sad but true fact that many of them have never been exposed to other cultures and the TV programs churned out by American broadcasters do little to educate about life beyond their own borders. I have always been a firm believer that travel broadens the mind but I need to modify that and say only when the mind is open and not closed to the ways of the rest of the world.
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