Naked pair enjoy meal in non-naturalist pub.

If that's what 'floats their boat' but not for me, I would have been out the door. I am not a prude but there is a place for everything and nudity in a public eating place is not it! Even Spain is clamping down on swimsuits and near nudity in the streets, s'markets and eateries.Post

The same couple visited Bristol where I live the previous day. They were spotted walking over Clifton Suspension Bridge and apparently had a meal and drinks in a pub. This is Bristol - so basically nobody was really shocked, we are an inclusive city and there are lots of strange things going on. We have an annual naked bike ride, amongst other things. So long as they sat on a towel or something in the pub, it wouldn't bother me.

This couple are just attention seekers in my opinion. Fine if you want to be naked, do it in your own home, on a naturist beach or in a naturist holiday retreat (looked them up on Google). But of course then you just blend in. If you really want to be the centre of attention and get your five minutes of fame walk into a normal pub with your kit off, bingo its all over social media.

NotSpaghetti I often wonder if people read posts at all.
It always goes a bit bananas and repetitive when a thread is featured in tve daily email.
I think that many people read the op and comment straight away.

Can you imagine how uncomfortable and mortifying it must be to eat one’s lunch naked and sitting on a bin liner?

It’s literally the stuff of nightmares!
Are they into masochism too?

Re hygiene..

I sometimes wonder if anyone reads the links (and info) that other people post?

The pub provided them with bin-bags to sit on, apparently, so with or without towels and irrespective of the way-up of those towels the hygiene issue is largely dealt with I feel.

It's the behaviour that makes him a risk. Bob in his jeans and drinking a pint may of course also be a risk but he is not displaying behaviours which put him straight into the risky category.

Yes a woman with him does neutralise it. It must be hard on men who have no ill intentions to always be considered a risk.

Though not illegal, walking naked into a pub must have been an attempt by this couple to embarrass and discomfort other diners. Show offs.

On the other hand we once came across the then famous naked hiker on the fells in the Lake District. It didn’t bother me at all, and he wasn’t out to show off or approach other people, just enjoying the fresh air. I felt quite envious of him in that situation.

Doodledog

Galaxy

It's that men who flask tend to be dangerous and we shouldnt minimise it.

Yes, that probably has a lot to do with it. I was thinking about whether the fact that a woman was with him made a difference, and it probably would, as that would 'normalise' things somehow. Not that it's a normal situation - maybe 'neutralise' is a better word. A man on his own would seem more dodgy.

I expect the general public is more accepting of a couple than they would be if it were just him. Which is probably why they go together and why their own spouses don't mind..

Together, they 'legitimise' the nudity.

Wasn't there a naked walker going all over Britain and he was arrested on occasion. Why are the streakers quickly covered up when they run on eg a football pitch, can understand why they are escorted off as interrupting play. Just hope tge servibg staff didn't spill anything on the nudists, can you imagine the furore if coffee had gone astray.

Kartush

Ok so what if they were wearing teeny tiny gstrings ? Would that have been ok? Is it just the genitalia that freaks everyone out? I mean its just bits of dangling skin.

If they were wearing "teeny tiny g-strings", they wouldn't be nudists / naturists, and the whole dynamic would change.

And I don't think anyone is actually "freaked out", that's your spin on it.

Galaxy

It's that men who flask tend to be dangerous and we shouldnt minimise it.

Yes, that probably has a lot to do with it. I was thinking about whether the fact that a woman was with him made a difference, and it probably would, as that would 'normalise' things somehow. Not that it's a normal situation - maybe 'neutralise' is a better word. A man on his own would seem more dodgy.

Men who flash.
Men who flask as far as I know arent especially risky.

It's that men who flask tend to be dangerous and we shouldnt minimise it.

Kartush

Ok so what if they were wearing teeny tiny gstrings ? Would that have been ok? Is it just the genitalia that freaks everyone out? I mean its just bits of dangling skin.

No, I would still find that disconcerting. As I said, though, I'm not sure why I wouldn't like it. It's not about the bodies themselves, but about their being out of place, I suppose.

Think I would rather have naked diners than badly behaved children running around and screaming

Ok so what if they were wearing teeny tiny gstrings ? Would that have been ok? Is it just the genitalia that freaks everyone out? I mean its just bits of dangling skin.

Well as the naked human body is the most laughable thing on earth …..I’d laugh!! And watch the shrinkage!!

However, I think my reaction would probably have been an embarrassed snigger...

I think naturists usually bring a clean towel or cushion to sit on. That's no worse than anyone else sitting in their clothes. People used to look askance, back in the 70s when 'hippies' had bare feet but I'm sure barefoot fans would be fairly careful where they walked and the soles of their feet would be no dirtier than the soles of other people's shoes.

I cannot for the life of me think how they were allowed in the pub/restaurant in the first place. I thought it was against the law, but maybe it isn’t?! I also think the human body looks much better in clothing and it’s not hygienic to sit on seats with no clothes on. I think the couple must be attention seekers/go in for shock tactics. If they want to be naturists, do so in designated places or at home etc not in a public place. I would be a bit nudge nudge wink wink about seeing them dining naked, but deep down I would not approve. Even in these enlightened times, it’s just not on to go around naked in a public place.

The hygiene aspect wouldn't bother me, as I am always clothed, so if I sat down after them there would be no transference of anything unpleasant.

I wouldn't be comfortable with it, but I'm not sure why. I wouldn't be concerned about children seeing (any more than I would be about other adults, that is), as they are just bodies, but something doesn't sit right. I wonder if it's that I am naturally private, so don't stare at people and don't like people staring at me (eg if I see someone famous I would pretend not to notice, as they have a right to a private life), yet it would be hard not to keep looking at them - a bit like when you walk past a house with the lights on in a room right on the street. I'm not sure if that's my objection, but I don't think it should be encouraged.

welbeck

disgustingly unhygienic.
i would leave immediately.

I did wonder whether the pub would sanitise the seats afterwards. Bare bums etc.

I'd probably snigger in a very childish way

Then I'd continue with my meal as if they weren't there

I would be far more concerned about the hygiene aspect than anything else. This being said, I would not appreciate suddenly coming across two naked strangers. I sometimes have nightmares (l think it's quite a common dream) about realising l am naked among people l know who are fully dressed. There is nothing wrong with nudity if you go in for this sort of thing providing it is in a designated area away from the unsuspecting general public. I think the human body looks much better with clothes on, personally.