Le Speedo

[gingerjedi]

I was on an easyjet flight back from France and in the magazine there was an article that tried to explain why swimming shorts are banned from all public swimming pools in France, the argument they gave is you could go into a shop with your shorts on, touch some meat and then go for a swim which would contaminate the pool.

Are the French mad? Discus….

[DS23]

we went to a swimming pool in french cornwall some 4 years ago. they told me at the pay desk that trunks were not allowed. i was somewhat surprised (never having been told this before) and asked if they sold speedos. was told no but that i could "hire" them for a few euros and my car keys!

[Chugnut]

I was on an easyjet flight back from France and in the magazine there was an article that tried to explain why swimming shorts are banned from all public swimming pools in France, the argument they gave is you could go into a shop with your shorts on, touch some meat and then go for a swim which would contaminate the pool.

Are the French mad? Discus….

Touch some meat? Ha Ha. You'd get arrested.

Is this a euphemism? In which case there's a thread for this in Light Relief.

[DS23]

yeah - right. let me hand over the keys to my car while i borrow some skanky speedos.

[DS23]

Touch some meat? Ha Ha. You'd get arrested.

Is this a euphemism? In which case there's a thread for this in Light Relief.

think there are quite a few.

[Moose423956]

...french cornwall...

Do you mean Brittany?

[DS23]

Do you mean Brittany?

yup: cornouaille.

[DS23]

a place called quimper.

[Moose423956]

yup: cornouaille.

Is there such a place? Are you sure you weren't in Cornwall? I'm from Cornwall, and I've never heard of a French area going by the same name (only in French obviously).

[DS23]

remarkable similarities in dress and diet between french and english versions of cornwall.