You get used to it, especially when nobody cares. Walking into a corner shop in nothing but shorts is pretty Sus in a city in winter, but if it's a hot summer day and the corner shop is near the beach, it's fine.
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There's a restaurant at the end of the pier where I grew up that always has a sign that says "no shirt, no shoes, no problem"
Yep. Nobody cares. Having been to nude beaches, nobody really cares.
The small fraction of people who do judge are reflecting their own insecurities.
I wouldnt go out with my underwear in the garden.
But going with my bath shorts is totally fair game to my mind.
I would even hesitate dipping into the beach with my underwear even if it was with my mother/father.
It's somehow weird to me. Even if it's totally irrational.
Consent. If you see a woman in her swimsuit in public it's because she wants you to. If you see a woman in her underwear in public it's because she wants you to. If you see a woman in either when she DOESN'T want you to then she's likely to have the same reaction. Same as dude's in swim trunks. Public? Fine. Walk in on changing? Likely to be a bit "ahhhh!"
It does tbh
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I'd say it's the intention.
Were you confident or just lacked a more adult understanding of nudity plus you had a greater desire for praise for your physical attributes?
Prettying sure they said confident. You have trouble reading?