tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094026593039194580.post6083029201023504063..comments2023-10-23T15:26:51.614+09:00Comments on Japan - as I know it: Communal bathingpuneetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07174036294853524711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094026593039194580.post-76112274343088722572013-06-21T23:48:33.535+09:002013-06-21T23:48:33.535+09:00I like this "Why the practice? Japanese belie...I like this "Why the practice? Japanese believe in the virtues of "naked communion" (裸の付き合い hadaka no tsukiai?), a practice wherein people are stripped off any unnecessary barriers that may inhibit free communication. They feel that this way, without any pretense or show, we have no choice but to be our true selves"<br /><br /><br />I was in Japan for a while and Onsen is in the top of the list things I am missing now. Sivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588645281395036567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094026593039194580.post-70949049623264912462011-04-21T20:23:52.437+09:002011-04-21T20:23:52.437+09:00I really enjoyed this one! When we were in Malaysi...I really enjoyed this one! When we were in Malaysia, I did notice that the people there are less inhibited about showing more than some skin in the same sex shower rooms of the gym. It is a big contrast to what we have here. When we returned and I joined a gym here, in India, I was again exposed to the lengths we go to to ensure even a person of the same sex does not see us even slightly under clad! About Malaysia, I think it was mostly the Chinese who were more comfortable with the concept and this was confirmed by my hubby's visit to Macao or Beijing.Gita Madhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960533915525531557noreply@blogger.com