What are your thoughts of public showers in schools? I know about the experiences of guys, but what do girls feel about it.... does it warrant a cubicle? Any memories.... just tell me all about your locker room experiences... were they horrible? Did you care that people saw you naked????

-- Greg Barber (gbarber@gbdesigns.com), December 29, 1999

Answers

Well, Greg, I'm not only a girl but an English girl. I think what you may have to consider is that the English are generally a lot more selfconscious than Americans - that's the impression I've always got on my visits to the States. As far as I'm concerned, I would feel a bit embarrassed over being naked in front of a whole lot of other girls. We always wore swimsuits in the showers (it was a school rule, but I think a lot of us would have anyway) and when we were changing everyone had these really complicated ways of undressing so no one ever saw too much of anyone else. I have been naked in front of my (female) best friends, because we've often slept over at each other's houses and stuff, and I'm OK with that - but I wouldn't like the idea of all the girls in my class, including the ones I didn't like much, seeing me naked.

-- Helen Sherman (crazed@dulcet.org), December 29, 1999.