I mean for one, a nude shower is the standard at pretty much all pools. Gender-separated most of the time, but still. From elementary school swimming lessons (which to be fair happen before pools open to the general public), to attending them as an adult, you drop all clothes when you enter and shower in one big room. Sure there might be partial walls for the extra shy, but most just don't care.
Same goes for gym showers. Maybe not the commercial ones, but def sport clubs or similar.
As a European (German), not sure what would be uncomfortable about that. The enormous gaps in US toilet stalls are far more terrifying ;-)
I’m American and the public pools I’ve been to are mostly not like this. They have individuals “cubicles” that you go into and then you can take close off and shower.
I think he refers to the 1-inch gaps between the stall and the wall, and on the hinge side of the door. He might also refer to the 1-foot gap below the door or the half-inch gap by the door latch. American stalls are also short, so tall people can look right over the top.
Ohh I see. Yeah, that is a little weird but it’s hard to look in the gaps casually when you’re walking by without being obviously creepy (a friend tells me). Like it seems more visible from the inside where you’re stationary than from the outside in motion.
Same goes for gym showers. Maybe not the commercial ones, but def sport clubs or similar.
As a European (German), not sure what would be uncomfortable about that. The enormous gaps in US toilet stalls are far more terrifying ;-)