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Anonymous wrote:I don't get this. In Europe no one is wearing swim shirts. Seems the typical American Prude.

We were in a hotel pool in Spain a few years ago and the pool man told my husband, who was wearing his fancy swim shirt, to get out of the pool because shirts weren’t allowed in the pool. We’re still not sure why shirts weren’t allowed.

Cotton breaks down in highly chlorinated water and the fibers affect pool clarity and clogs filters. Swimsuits are usually made from plastics not cotton.
Dyes from clothing can affect the water.
Detergents in clothing can affect ph levels, etc. so they want limited clothing.
Street wear clothing also carries more germs into the pools. Some higher end places require you to shower before entering the pool area.

I feel this way about men and women. But it’s actually super rare to see women wearing them. Sun is so strong in the summer and not only can you get skin cancer but it will also age you a lot—no thanks. I find it interesting that we cover our kids up to protect their skin (very common to see kids in rash guards) but not ourselves. My DH started wearing one a couple years ago (he’s fit and not particularly hairy so nothing to hide). I finally decided to get a one piece long sleeve surf style swimsuit this year and it’s been amazing.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll have to ask my DH. He’s hairy, sweaty, sunburn-prone and has occasional backne. I apply his SPF because I love him, but I do not enjoy any part of it.

Men are horrible!

Men need to be eradicated. All of them. Every last one. Violently hate all of them and want them to die painfully.

Until there's a spider in the bathroom.

Men are like tools. Better to be unseen and unheard unless they're needed.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll have to ask my DH. He’s hairy, sweaty, sunburn-prone and has occasional backne. I apply his SPF because I love him, but I do not enjoy any part of it.

Men are horrible!

Men need to be eradicated. All of them. Every last one. Violently hate all of them and want them to die painfully.

Until there's a spider in the bathroom.

Anonymous wrote:Hairy guys gross me out

Pedo has entered the chat.

You like your men smooth and boyish, huh?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get this. In Europe no one is wearing swim shirts. Seems the typical American Prude.

We were in a hotel pool in Spain a few years ago and the pool man told my husband, who was wearing his fancy swim shirt, to get out of the pool because shirts weren’t allowed in the pool. We’re still not sure why shirts weren’t allowed.

I bet he had to wear a swim cap, though!

I’m not OP and don’t really care what people wear so much but there’s a point that hasn’t been raised — sunscreen is bad for the environment. If you’re not wearing reef safe please don’t wear it in the ocean. A swim shirt is so much more considerate of the earth!
Pools obviously less of a problem but I imagine that it all eventually washes into the water stream.

Anonymous wrote:I don't get this. In Europe no one is wearing swim shirts. Seems the typical American Prude.

We were in a hotel pool in Spain a few years ago and the pool man told my husband, who was wearing his fancy swim shirt, to get out of the pool because shirts weren’t allowed in the pool. We’re still not sure why shirts weren’t allowed.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get this. In Europe no one is wearing swim shirts. Seems the typical American Prude.

Sounds like you haven’t been around American pools enough. If you saw how gross 99% of the men look, you too would be begging for them to wear shirts.

I bet you’re ugly.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re fat and hairy. We appreciate your swim shirt too.

But why aren't all men wearing them? Skinny and oddly hairless guys get sunburned too.

Because some people want to be tan?

Anonymous wrote:I’ll have to ask my DH. He’s hairy, sweaty, sunburn-prone and has occasional backne. I apply his SPF because I love him, but I do not enjoy any part of it.

Men are horrible!

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, it's 2025. A quality swimshirt with SPF protection is so much easier to deal with than trying to keep sunscreen on while in the water. I happen to also be hairy which makes it particularly challenging to put sunscreen on it. I love my swimshirts.

Good for you…

A bigger question is, what’s the point of a short sleeve swim shirt? I love my swim shirts and wear them to do yard work. Sun protection + poison ivy barrier.

I don’t burn that easily. If it’s really hot and middle of the day I will do sunscreen, if it’s late afternoon I don’t really need it except maybe on cheeks, nose, shoulders. Vitamin D is good and most people are deficient. I’m not that hairy and don’t really have issues even when I do put sunscreen on.

Anonymous wrote:Hairy guys gross me out

Really don’t care.