Women's legs & showing too much flesh

I love GN for the broad spectrum of opinions always on offer.. Moves me out of my own little clique and like-minded bubble. Don’t always have to agree with them, god forbid.

Poor lady having varicose veins. I would have just felt sorry for her as they are uncomfortable things according to people I know who suffer them. As for huge boobs. Just ask most men!

I just feel so relieved that I am a perfect 11, just like Bo Derrick.

Perhaps your husband was double bluffing, Grannyrebel7? Maybe he was secretly turned on......

It would take more than that to put my DH off his breakfast!

for me it’s not veins Etc it’s too much flesh on display in the wrong environment.
I don’t think grannyrebel said anything loud enough for anyone but her OH to hear did she ?
I discussed this with my bloke. He said he simply didn’t believe those who claim never to have looked askance at someone dressed inappropriately for their age size or the occasion .

Callistemon

It would take more than that to put my DH off his breakfast!

Hahaha! Quite.

I'd agree with your bloke there Lucca.

Dressing according to the weather is generally my go to modus operandi. When it’s really hot longish shorts and loose t-shirts are generally the order of the day. If it’s very hot abroad, long sleeveless dresses see the light of day but it has to be hot. These days I’m not comfortable in skimpy clothes.

It’s up to others how they dress. I just want to be comfortable for me

I've come late to this thread, so haven't read all of it. I don't care what people wear, or don't wear on the beach. I remember even as a teenager when I was in southern Europe there were notices asking people not wear beach wear, in other words a modicum of covering when visiting nearby cafes and restaurants. I can understand that not everyone wants to be confronted with other people's bodies in a state of undress. I think we should also bear in mind we live in a multi cultural world where some exposed body parts are frowned on by some cultures. Particularly, if abroad we shouldn't flout the rules of the the host country, and maybe, it's not unreasonable, apply those at home too.

Less can be more, but sometimes it can be too "more" in certain situations.

There are always nudist enclaves for those who want to go au naturel if that's their thing, but when out and about in public places not everyone wants to be confronted with acres of flesh.

I’m astonished at how many posters think it’s reasonable to expect people to dress according the poster’s personal taste. That is such a weird expectation.

Lucca

for me it’s not veins Etc it’s too much flesh on display in the wrong environment.
I don’t think grannyrebel said anything loud enough for anyone but her OH to hear did she ?
I discussed this with my bloke. He said he simply didn’t believe those who claim never to have looked askance at someone dressed inappropriately for their age size or the occasion .

I'm with your bloke on this, Lucca - and you, for that matter.

I do like to people watch, especially if I'm on holiday.
Fat, thin, young and gorgeous or not, old and lovely or not.
People are fascinating.

We were sightseeing on holiday in Venice on a very hot day one year.
I was asked to leave a church as I was wearing a long sundress with bare shoulders, perfectly decent in my opinion but apparently not to the cleric.
He offered me a rather grubby shawl to cover my shoulders, I declined, we both apologised to each other and I left.

Bad enough you said it among yourselves but to come on here and boast about it? What a vicious, judgemental old harpy you sound. ?

Bit harsh FoghornLeghorn I agree with *Lucca's bloke on this occasion. I have often looked at people both men and women and thought they didn't look in the mirror before leaving home.
I have a leg that is covered in unsightly thread veins and for this reason I never wear shorts, I think if you opt to be fat then you should not expose others to unsightly rolls of flesh. These are my personal feelings and I wouldn't comment to others about their choice of clothing. Except of course my children.

Oh yes, I was given a plastic Mac to wear in St Marks in Venice as my dress was too short. Well I was in my teens but rather embarrassed. I think most of us have seen things in our time that have taken us aback. I remember a young woman in a local town showing a vast expanse of back that was plastered with a huge Disney tattoo. I think that is the whole point, people want attention. Unless you're like me, happy to merge into the scenery in shades of cream and beige. Covering all extremities of course!

Even people with skin conditions like to get the sun and air about them.

Alexa

Even people with skin conditions like to get the sun and air about them.

Totally agree but not necessarily in a restaurant, same for everyone...time and place etc.

LadyBella

The days of elegance are gone. These days some people just don't care what they look like. I can't believe how awful some people look. I think a lot have totally lost pride in themselves. Personally I don't want to look at older flesh - legs, arms, stomachs... any of it.... even my own. I wear 3/4 sleeves or full length and never, ever show my knees.

I’d prefer people to look “awful” as opposed to have such ugly attitudes

How people dress or look are / were the least of my worries and always have been.
When on holiday, I couldn't even tell you how any one particular person looked because I went on holiday to enjoy where I was and to take in all a place had to offer.

Blimey there are some nosey, pass-remarkable people ! All I can add is----get a life ( after you've looked in a mirror ) There certainly isn't a problem with the wearer that's for sure !

What strikes me more than anything is how much has changed over the years in terms of what people think is appropriate attire.

We only have to look back at old photos and pictures from as recently as 30 or 40 years ago to see just what a contrast there is.

We see ‘sights’ every day of the week now, especially when the weather is hot. Is it some form of attention seeking or do people just not care what they look like?

Is it a fact that the British are very bad at the smart casual look?
On holiday in Med countries it’s usually easy to spot The Brit on Holiday compared to the better turned out Europeans !

kircubbin2000

Granny rebel seems to have touched a nerve with a lot of you! If she's at all sensitive she'll never post again.

If she were at all sensitive she wouldn’t have been mocking how another woman looked, And then she certainly wouldn’t have gone to the Internet to mock how women look. But if she is too sensitive to get criticism online, well then I have no words

Callistemon

I just feel so relieved that I am a perfect 11, just like Bo Derrick.

Me too, Callistemon. We’re so blessed, aren’t we?

A friend’s husband used to be very vocal about other people’s appearances. One day his normally quiet wife snapped that he was no oil painting himself. True, but it seemed to come as a big surprise to him.