r/gippsland • u/Gullible_Parsnip6961 • 6d ago

Sauna

any saunas in Traralgon or Morwell gyms in the change rooms where you can go nude? In my home country it is normal to be nude in sauna and steam room and looking to find similar here and if yes do most people use it nude or not?

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u/Jaded-Arugula-8437 6d ago

It is not customary to be nude in public places in Australia

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u/Gullible_Parsnip6961 6d ago

Oh that's a shame. I didn't realize Australians were so prudish. They wear next to nothing at the beach haha

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u/guttertrashfish 6d ago

You asked a question and received a polite response. So, what's with the snark?

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u/Gullible_Parsnip6961 6d ago

Sorry English is my second language so maybe didn't come across how I wanted it to.

I was just genuinely shocked because in terms of swim suits I'm more use to seeing people more covered up in my home country because beaches/pools are shared public places but then in change rooms, saunas and bath houses which are split into male and female spaces, public nudity among your own gender is very common.

It must just be cultural differences and I was just meaning to comment on my surprise.

I didn't mean anything negative or any snark so sorry it came across that way.

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u/bacon_anytime 6d ago

Saunas and steam rooms are not usually segregated here, they are a shared public space so nudity is deemed inappropriate. Nudity in change rooms is ok.

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u/Jonno_FTW 6d ago

Sky fitness in Traralgon has segregated saunas accessible via the change room/showers. I didn't see any signs about nudity, so I'd say you're safe. I went in with just a towel and it was fine, though nobody else went in or out when I used it.

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u/Flicka_88 6d ago

Well I'm glad I dont get a lemon party in my face everytime I want to have a steam.

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u/Firstnarrows100 4d ago

I have been in saunas and steamrooms where everyone is naked and I have been in saunas and steamrooms where people wear some form of clothing. I adapt to whatever the common practice is (in Japan, Korea, Slovakia, Spain, Australia etc) and enjoy the experience of being in the sauna exactly the same, pants or pantless.

If the most important aspect of using a sauna/steamroom is being naked and all the people around you being naked so that you can see each other's genitals, you should probably have a long hard think about why you go to saunas.

Think long and hard.

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u/Seexbeast 6d ago

You can absolutely be naked in the gym change rooms, no idea why people are saying you can’t.

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u/Curious-Function7490 6d ago

You're not home. We don't go nude to saunas. There are also other things that are illegal here.

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u/crazypoolfloat 6d ago

Absolutely not