Cold out there?

[Zokita]

Re: Cold out there?

It's because the sexualization of breasts is a uniquely US phenomenon. I just did a research paper for psychology class on why people complain so much about mothers breastfeeding in public here, and people outside the US just don't see the big deal about boobs.

When a woman in Samoa was told that Americans like to play with and suck on a woman's breasts during sex, she gave the researchers a WTF look and said "do American men like to pretend they're babies?" Outside this lovely Puritan nation of ours, breasts are just tools to feed infants, not these forbidden things that people fap to.

[Stingy]

Re: Cold out there?

It's a stupid and sexist law.
I've seen men who ar far more "indecent" topless than even a moderately "indecent" woman.
Oh no! Breasts! Hide them! Hide them! Have shame!

My theorey as to why sich silly laws like this are passed is because some people like to believe that they are somehow all high and mighty or something. But when they see a pair of boobs, or a womans forehead for example in the Mid-East, it brings them down to animal status like the rest of us and they hate that.

I can't really think of another reason.

Of course, the lines are blurred between what is indecent and what isn't, so they just outlawed it all together. Which I actually wouldn't really have a problem with (although I would still disagree) except for how sexist it is. But that's just stupid isn't it? To make all men and women cover up their chests? Yeah it is. So just let everyone show their chest if they want. Whether if its at a beach, or anywhere else that allows toplessness.

[Lily_Kaelar]

Re: Cold out there?

*is very surprised that Stingy didn't comment on your nudity*

Here, that's illegal. You'd get arrested for public indecency...unless it's a nude beach, of course.

Personally, I'm too self-conscious to do that.

[Stingy]

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Vinegar is a baaaad idea.
Not because it will burn more, but because it will tighten the skin. And you're skin is already tight enough when its burned and swolen.

[LazyPooky]

Re: Cold out there?

Aloe vera is definitely one of the more useful plants....
My friend says vinegar is also good for releasing the heat....have you ever heard of that? Does it work?

Aloe Vera is great

[quote=Zokita]

I was on vacation once, and got horrendous sunburn on my legs after swimming in the sea in my swimsuit {too ugly for a bikini.}I put my trousers back on, and I tell you, I've never been in so much pain walking around.

Well did you have sand on your legs too? Maaannn that stuff is so difficult to get off...and it reeeaaallly hurts!

And nah, I doubt you're ugly! I bet you're pretty.

Aww, I'm sure you're not ugly.

Yeah, washing the sand off can be a real pain. I also don't wear a bikini, but that's mostly because they're too easily undone for me and I don't try to tan. I've seen so many incidents with people ending up topless, bottomless, or naked because they were bowled over or someone tried to be funny with the strap ties.

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You are all so lucky with the hot weather, it's 13 degrees here :(
I do use Aloe Vera for anti-sunburn, but once you get it it's difficult to treat even with creams and the best way is to keep it cool and wait till it gets over. I don't think vinegar or stuff like this helps very much and can make it worse for your skin. I keep it soft with cream and take cold shower a lot if that happens to me.
The first thing I do when it's time to go to the beach, because the weather is good, is to stay out of the salty water. It makes your skin awefull dry and my bikini stays as new. I like sunbading and I don't know how it's in your country but here it's not strange or uncommen to do that topless, if you want offcourse, a lot of people do that. So I'm not scared if I took a swim and something's missing.. ;)

[Zokita]

Re: Cold out there?

A quick search for "sunburn vinegar" seems to suggest that it's worth trying, but I haven't done it myself.

This article describes a method and recommends it especially for fair skin if the burn is less than 24 hours old. But take care, I haven't researched deeply yet.

[Glanni's Girl]

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My friend says vinegar is also good for releasing the heat....have you ever heard of that? Does it work?

DON'T! Vinegar is an acid!

[Lily_Kaelar]

Re: Cold out there?

Yeah, had some from the previous summer. That stuff never seems to go bad...

Aloe vera is definitely one of the more useful plants....

And it helps if you refrigerate the gel, too. :3 Though it shocks you at first when putting it on...

My friend says vinegar is also good for releasing the heat....have you ever heard of that? Does it work?

[Zokita]

Re: Cold out there?

Ouch! *wince*

Did you have aloe to treat it?

[Lily_Kaelar]

Re: Cold out there?

It's very hot! I got a sunburn yesterday.... :(

[LazyTownWW]

Re: Cold out there?

It's almost summer-like here.

[LazyPooky]

Re: Cold out there?

We have gypsies in our country, only a very small group, they're white but more tinted. I see advertisement sometimes where they call themselves The Gypsies and perform music. I have been to one performance, really amazing.
Well I live in Amsterdam with more than 180 different cultures/nationalities (we are still on place one in the world with this) so you see almost everything here
And it's cold since April 30, about 13 degrees Celsius with rain :(


BTW Aren't the Kelly Family no gypsies ?

[Lily_Kaelar]

Re: Cold out there?

Well I knew my ex-friend and her family were part gypsy but I always assumed it was only a small, distant fraction (and they're black). Americans can claim just about any heritage, we're so diverse...for instance, I'm part Native American and part Irish. Only the Irish bit shows a little....though I'm told if I had darker skin, I could pass as a normal black person because of my facial features. My friend Courtney is pale as they come, and she's mostly European (namely German, French, and Polish) with some Cherokee mixed in.

[SportaKandy]

Re: Cold out there?

[Lily_Kaelar]

Re: Cold out there?

It's been between 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit the last few days. In the greenhouse, though, it was over 100 and we had to open all of the windows and the roof in order to keep from passing out. Glass houses are not the safest places to be...

Also, me being the stereotypical oblivious American that I am, I was not aware the gypsies still existed until I read this thread. I had always assumed that, along with most other cultures, the gypsies had dissolved and became part of the amorphous blob that is society...but I guess they survived somehow.

Normally I pride myself on being very worldly and knowledgeable, especially when it comes to history and international news. However, I let this one slip by. I must keep on my toes.