QUOTES 1/16/2019

“One day when I was walking along Sauvie Island clothing-optional beach.  I saw a couple walking towards me.  I did not recognize them until they got closer, and then we talked for a while.  Other than his wife checking me out, we did not act any differently than when we saw each other in the ’textile world’, even though all of us were nude.  The next time we saw each other was at a blues concert, and we never mentioned seeing each other at the beach, but I felt more of a camaraderie with them after that.” – dbo, http://www.nudistclubhouse.com/group_topic.php?topic=5173

“World naked bike rider Bristol 2018 (part 1)” Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2St2SIo0x1M

“We need stimulation to mind and body in order to stay healthy and active.  Naturists don’t see that need as a reason to not be naked.  So we go to swims and naturist clubs so that we can do more naked than just watch TV on the sofa and do housework.  At naturist clubs and events we can swim and play sport without clothes on, we can eat dinner out, we can drink in bars, we can play games and dance, our kids can play, we can do any number of activities.  We could do these things elsewhere, but we’d have to wear clothes to do them. . . so to us it is worth travelling to them to do the activities naked rather than clothed.” - https://getnakedgetawesome.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/naturists-why-are-we-social-naked-animals/

“Naturism is the celebration of living without the hindrance and inconvenience of clothing.” – Jeffrey Connealy, https://twitter.com/Nudist_Jeffrey/status/682399782011334657

“Here’s why I think we’d all be better off without bathing suits . . . 2. They’re unhygienic and unsanitary.  Swimsuit fabrics trap detergents, perspiration, dirt, fecal matter and bacteria and then carry all that right into the public pool.  This can lead to the spread of Recreational Water Illnesses (RWI’s).  This is why it’s important to shower before entering a pool.  But how many people actually shower first at American public pools?  According to 2012 survey by the Water Quality and Health Council, only 32% of American adults said they always shower first, and many Americans — 44% –don’t even think a pre-swim shower is necessary.  And due to America’s weird hang-ups about nudity, how many of that 32% are showering in their swimsuits and still entering the pool with germs attached?  We probably have the dirtiest public pools of any developed country.” - Felicity, YNA, http://youngnaturistsamerica.com/why-bathing-suits-are-pointless-and-unhealthy/