lockerroom pet peeves

[Southman]

I agree with anyjoe, however there is a line in the dirt here. occasionally at my gym, we found someone would take a dump in one of the handbasins! And then there was the guy who would lay on the sauna floor, so you would basicly trip over him when you entered. If it bugs ya, tell management - it's their problem.

 

[novice_btm]

GEEEZZZZZZZZ... If you guys only knew how

exclusively U.S.A. American male this whole thread

is you would be embarassed to even post. I've been

around the world and ONLY IN THE STATES are men

soooooooo parinoid AND self concious and HOMOPHOBIC about their bodies.

Grow up gents. Everybody had basicly the same body. Go to Italy,

Amsterdam, Denmark, Spain and you would see how real men act!

Yeah, because we all know how willing American men are to rush out and educate and enlighten themselves after they feel they've been insulted. :tongue:

I think you're half right and half wrong though. Some of the postings are a bit par*A*noid, but I don't think that the general topic of peeves regarding bad behavior is, in and of itself, homophobic, regardless of the location.

 

[D_Elijah_MorganWood]

I have NO problem with nudity in the locker room, per se, HOWEVER... At one of my gyms, there is a big screen TV, tuned into ESPN, and a great seating area in front of it, attempting to be reminiscent of a "club" atmosphere. My peave is that there is a group of guys, ranging from 60-80, that obviously are not there to work out, that aren't just watching sports nude, but are laying all over the vinyl couches, sweaty, for HOURS, and here's the peave, without a towel under them. So, left behind, is some nasty, sweaty, imprint of an asscrack (and in some cases... fat rolls), glistening on the vinyl, which, of course, they never wipe down either (and no, even if they were hot, I wouldn't find this attractive).

To give the full imagery, I call them the "Ghosts". It's bizarre that this group is just a bunch of caricatures. They all have in common that they are a translucent white, in color. Their bodies are either extremely thin (think, Mr. Burns, from the Simpsons), or HUGELY overweight (by at least 50lbs.). The oddest part though... they all seem to have jock itch (which is now smeared all over the couches), because they are constantly putting their hands down between their legs, as if they're trying to get their manhood in a comfortable position, but every single one of them has a penis that's smaller than my thumb! Then, to top it all off, they're LOUD and obnoxious.

EEEEW! EEEEW! EEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

 

[scanjock8]

Being uptight about nudity and uncomfortable with our bodies is certainly an American cultural trait we just can't shake--damn those Puritan forefathers! It's probably why American porn is so good.

Fear of Speedos is very American too. European men, regardless of body type, pull off bikini-type swimwear with sheer attitude. You put an American guy in a Speedo on a European beach and his tension ruins the whole effect. I think it's kinda cute, but I'm weird that way;-)

My employer provides us with a nice gym facility. I do find it annoying when bumping into somebody you were just in a meeting with, buck naked, and they want to talk shop. Grrrr.

And I can one up the pubic hair blow dryer peeve. I kid you not, a rather large, very hairy man at our gym BLOW DRIES HIS BUTT CRACK HAIR.

 

[JackbytheSea]

What's with the guys, who ask, "Hey, man. You looking at my thing?"

What's gayer here?

A passing (and I mean lightning quick, accidental) glance at another human body or staring deeply and studiously into another naked man's eyes? What am I on a soap opera here? What's this dude looking at my face that hard for - hard enough to think he knows which way my eyes are pointing?

So, I'll say, "Hey, I'm not looking at your thing, and I'm not looking at you. I'm not LOOKING period."

The guys almost always look disappointed, like pissed they didn't catch somebody staring at their junk. It's funnier that it's usually some overmuscled jock a$$hole, who's really indiscrete about his nudity - drying off, while walking around stark naked, nude and shaving at the sink, weighing in (the worst).

I've even seen a guy stretched out on a bench buck, face-up and buck naked. I'm passing by to my locker, and he jumps up, "Hey!", and I'm like, "Hey, WHAT?"

No problem with any of those activities, because lockerrooms are also for cooling down after a run or a game - hard to do in hot, sticky, sweaty clothes. However, if someone is so homophobic that he's watching your eyes to see where you're looking, the awkwardness is his problem, and not yours.

 

[B_Hung Muscle]

I do find it annoying when bumping into somebody you were just in a meeting with, buck naked, and they want to talk shop. Grrrr.

I don't think I'm prudish (maybe I am...) but I also hate bumping into a guy from work in this context. It's just as bad having to engage in business chatter buck naked as it is for some guy to come up to the urinal next to you and start talking shop.

For Chrissakes, shut the fuck up....

 

[mnrocky]

I personally think it's hard NOT to notice another guy's privates if he's naked in the shower. As long as you're not crossing the line into overt gawking/cruising, it certainly isn't a sign of homosexuality merely to observe another man's penis.

Steve

Every man looks, men are competitive and want to compare.
At the gym I go to this guy has a huge flacid penis, I have seen str8 guys stop, turn around, and stare at it. He is young and good looking, of course they probably feel diminished after viewing it.

 

[mnrocky]

So until I joined this forum, I had never seen a locker room erection before. Now, in the week, I've seen TWO -- at my college gym nonetheless. Both were very attractive guys, one of them seriously packing some meat ... yet, I don't get it. I enjoy my workouts plenty, but not THAT much.

Perhaps it was because of you?

 

[novice_btm]

...It's just as bad having to engage in business chatter buck naked as it is for some guy to come up to the urinal next to you and start talking shop...

My favorite case of that was, while I was at the urinal, a guy walked up behind me, and started in with, "Oh, hey, it's you (I, on the other hand, still had no clue who was behind me, talking to me). Say, I bought a printer from a neighbor, and I know you do some work with computers, can you..." I just turned my head around, and looked at him with a dead face, and said, "I kinda have my hands full right now. How about you call for an appointment later, and I'll see what we can work out for you."

 

[oz_buff_guy]

:tongue:

Fear of Speedos is very American too. European men, regardless of body type, pull off bikini-type swimwear with sheer attitude. You put an American guy in a Speedo on a European beach and his tension ruins the whole effect. I think it's kinda cute, but I'm weird that way;-)

Come to Australia dude, we are more European about the whole speedo thing, although, I think our British cousins to have a fear of speedos and briefs referring to them as 'gay pants'... Oh what fun huh?! lol

C

 

[D_Elijah_MorganWood]

I don't think I'm prudish (maybe I am...) but I also hate bumping into a guy from work in this context. It's just as bad having to engage in business chatter buck naked as it is for some guy to come up to the urinal next to you and start talking shop.

For Chrissakes, shut the fuck up....

Sometimes you surprise me:wink:

 

[slayer04]

In jersey it is so uptight about male nudity that it's annoying. I'm a mild exhibitionist and usually I end up being the only naked guy in the locker room. In school and soccer we never showered together. Only the wrestling team did and I didn't wrestle. My pet peeve is when a guy at a locker room school or public wraps a towel around his waist before taking off his bathing suit and putting on underwear to his damp body....I just find that overly prudish.

 

[scorpio1444]

My pet peeve is when a guy at a locker room school or public wraps a towel around his waist before taking off his bathing suit and putting on underwear to his damp body....I just find that overly prudish.

LOL I agree....that seems SOO uptight. It really makes me want to say, "Oh come on, it can't be THAT small!"

 

[basque9]

dwm2001 makes a damn valid point.. one that I heartily second, after having come down with staph infections at the gym from contact with benches and saunas and steam rooms that were infected just because guys were not using towels as an interface. When your ass gets boils and you need butt surgery then maybe you will see where he is coming from with this nudity bit. No need to be a prude and cover up your cock.. just keep your naked ass off of the public seats!!!!! Sensible to bring two towels to the gym.. one to sit on.. one to dry upon. The smell of urine in some saunas gives some idea of what germs and bacteria are breeding there.

 

[deleted3782]

My pet peeve is when a guy at a locker room school or public wraps a towel around his waist before taking off his bathing suit and putting on underwear to his damp body....I just find that overly prudish.

I have seen guys put their underwear on under their towel for years. It looks like they have a dress on. There is a point where you put too much energy into staying covered then it is worth.

 

[JackbytheSea]

I'm not proud of the state my body is presently in, and I've definitely been in better shape. However, I'm far more ashamed to try slipping my undies off or on from beneath a towel. Jesus!

What are these guys afraid of - that I'm getting a .75 second glance at their nature, as I'm passing through? What've they got, the Holy Grail under there? There a treasure map tatooed down there? It's damned womanish, in my humble opinion, and if I saw any buddy of mine behaving that way, I'd be tempted to snatch their towel from them and beat them silly with it!

I think most guys find something emasculating about gay men checking them out, like the gay guy is seeing him as being feminine in some way. A gay buddy of mine told me it's actually quite the opposite - that gay dudes are more attracted to masculinity, than anything else. When I considered that, gay attention actually became sort of flattering - like a measuring stick for how hot I might be.

I almost miss it.

Anyway, you see somebody staring at your stuff in a gym and just being a real ass about it, you can always give them a good, hard, cold-blooded stare back. If your stare is anything like mine, I guaran-dam-tee you, the bastard won't bother you again.

I never thought I'd feel so strongly about this, but, we ought to bring back the gang shower (and shower, period), as part of the physical education programs in our schools. There's no better barometer for a healthy sense of fitness and development, than bathing/showering with a bunch of other naked human beings. Furthermore, it has been my experience that the more you're permitted to hide your body, the more likely it is that you will neglect and abuse it.

So, you feel a little less than Kryptonian naked - so what? So, we're a little uncomfortable without clothes? Maybe, we're unsure of exactly how well we're developed in comparison with others - again, so what? To indulge these things, especially in school, is just plain wrong - this idea that we can solve problems or deal with our fears by hiding ourselves from them.

We're breeding a nation of sissies here, and it's a little embarassing.

 

[B_big dirigible]

The smell of urine in some saunas gives some idea of what germs and bacteria are breeding there.

Fresh urine - that is, straight out of the kidneys - is sterile. As in, there's nothing living in it.

A kideny or urinary tract infection might add some bacteria.

 

[kurios]

All for sitting on a towel but getting changed under your towel to me is ridiculous the same as showering in your undergear.
I dont really pay that much attention to a guy changing in the lockeroom unless they try to do it under their towel then I stop and stare cause I cant beleive the contortions they go through
The logic totally bypasses me.
These guys should watch a video of their contortions just to see how totally silly and tight assed they look.
Open showers early on whether you like it at first or not erases unecessary inhibitions and allows you to focus on the job at hand... change, shower, get dressed and get the hell out of there.

 

[deleted15807]

I have NO problem with nudity in the locker room, per se, HOWEVER... At one of my gyms, there is a big screen TV, tuned into ESPN, and a great seating area in front of it, attempting to be reminiscent of a "club" atmosphere. My peave is that there is a group of guys, ranging from 60-80, that obviously are not there to work out, that aren't just watching sports nude, but are laying all over the vinyl couches, sweaty, for HOURS, and here's the peave, without a towel under them. So, left behind, is some nasty, sweaty, imprint of an asscrack (and in some cases... fat rolls), glistening on the vinyl, which, of course, they never wipe down either (and no, even if they were hot, I wouldn't find this attractive).

HA!! I think it's a factor of age. The older you get the less you care what others think. Wrong to think that way but I certainly have noticed what my friend calls 'The Old and The Bold'.

 

[deleted15807]

Being uptight about nudity and uncomfortable with our bodies is certainly an American cultural trait we just can't shake--damn those Puritan forefathers!

And the sad part is it's only getting worse.