swimming in underwear

nonswimmer left this mess on Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:30:01 GMT for The Way to clean up:

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Americans are sophisticated people and America is a sophisticated society. Back to where I am from,
we used to just pull down the pants and jump into water in underwear and have fun. Before I
actually do that in the States, I'd like to know if that's okay. I don't see much difference
between a bikini underwear and a speecho swimwear other than one being cotton and the other some
polyester stuff.

Usually, you don't wear the Speedos into the toilet and then swim in them.

Tao te Carl

"It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

nonswimmer said:

Americans are sophisticated people and America is a sophisticated society. Back to where I am from,
we used to just pull down the pants and jump into water in underwear and have fun. Before I
actually do that in the States, I'd like to know if that's okay. I don't see much difference
between a bikini underwear and a speecho swimwear other than one being cotton and the other some
polyester stuff.

It's all about appearance and hygeine. As surely as no one likes a baggy, worn-thin speedo, no one
wants to see you swimming and walking around the pool in cotton underwear that would give a similar
result, and possibly even come down when you do a dive or flip-turn.

In alt.pl.regionalne.mszczonow Radioactive Man () said:

nonswimmer said:

Americans are sophisticated people and America is a sophisticated society. Back to where I am
from, we used to just pull down the pants and jump into water in underwear and have fun. Before I
actually do that in the States, I'd like to know if that's okay. I don't see much difference
between a bikini underwear and a speecho swimwear other than one being cotton and the other some
polyester stuff.

It's all about appearance and hygeine. As surely as no one likes a baggy, worn-thin speedo, no
one wants to see you swimming and walking around the pool in cotton underwear that would give a
similar result, and possibly even come down when you do a dive or flip-turn.

This brings a chuckle to my face and reminds me of some years ago when I was interviewing for a
part-time lifeguard position at a pool. We were told to meet slightly after closing time. I was
given the directions to the wardrobe and asked to meet up in the pool after changing.

So I shower, get into my swimming briefs and get out to the pool. A few minutes later another guy
comes, wearing the swimming shorts most people bathe in. We are told to wait a few more minutes for
the last one.

The last guy comes out, a dry, African-looking man, in his dark-green, rather worn out and loose
fitting (non-boxer) underwear, with the unmentionables hanging slightly outside. The lifeguards
looked dumbfounded for a few moments but kept a straight face, and later on we all dove in.

If the underwear-guy's performance was anything to judge by, underwear is not the ideal
swimming garment.

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nonswimmer left this mess on Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:30:01 GMT for The Way to clean up:

Quoted message said:

Americans are sophisticated people and America is a sophisticated society. Back to where I am
from, we used to just pull down the pants and jump into water in underwear and have fun. Before I
actually do that in the States, I'd like to know if that's okay. I don't see much difference
between a bikini underwear and a speecho swimwear other than one being cotton and the other some
polyester stuff.

Usually, you don't wear the Speedos into the toilet and then swim in them.

Tao te Carl

"It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

Something I've tried that works pretty well is pulling down my speedo before using the toilet. Same
trick works for underwear. My guess is that more than a few folks are also into this inside
knowledge, so who cares if you're coming from the toilet when you dive in the pool?

- Al