beach etiquette

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

It does not surprise me that roughly a third of respondents don't like brief swimwear on guys (US or otherwise). Tight swimwear on guys will always be abit of a topic. I suspect that level of dislike (roughly a third) is pretty constant across most places, even in Australia or Europe. I also suspect that about a third, give or take, prefer something other than board shorts. I have never found Australia or Europe to be all that much different when it comes to wearing a brief suit, despite the supposed higher acceptance. To be sure, there are beaches in Australia where they are very common, but there are beaches in the US where they are just as common.


What bugs me about the author's commentary is that he seems to tie age, sexual orientation or where one lives to acceptance. While I would agree gay guys are a bit more likely to wear revealing swimsuits, I do not equate brief swimwear as being gay, any more than I equate boardies as being straight. And, lots of older guys (above 40 in the story) look just fine in brief suits, just as much as lots of younger guys may not.

The comments are interesting to read....