Two recent experiences
n the last couple of weeks I have visited two pools for the first time.
Firstly a few days vacation with the family at a CenterParc resort in England. (For my American Friends who do not know of these places, they are large family orientated vacation resorts - there are six or seven in England - accommodation mainly in family sized lodges and at the centre of the resort is a large swimming complex including baby and toddler pools, beaches and wave machines, rapids, flumes and slides etc). As a family, we spent much of our time in the so called "tropical swimming paradise". At any one time, I reckon that there would have been about 700 adult males in the complex and I only ever saw ONE other guy wearing speedos. Everyone else was in shorts! Note that many of the younger females, and some of the older ones were in bikinis. In the large swimshop by the swimming complex, they did not even sell swim briefs, however they did stock Speedo shorts and female Speedo swimwear.
Secondly, I have just returned from Dublin. Stayed in hotel that had a spa with small pool, sauna, steam room etc. I went swimming early each morning. Of the few guys in the pool at the same time as me, 100% were wearing Speedos.
My faith is restored!
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