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In reply to the discussion: Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool 24 June 2019 [View all]PassingFair
(22,437 posts)My husband, and my two British cousins that we were vacationing with, had to purchase and wear speedo type suits because their trunk style suits were not acceptable. The reasoning behind this was that the trunks could easily be worn as street clothes and bring dirt, threads etc. into the pool. The men were DAMNED UNCOMFORTABLE in those speedos, but they wore them.
The pools and locker rooms were spotlessly clean. Apparently the pools accept burkinis if the garments are made from filter friendly materials.
What is hard to understand about a ban on potential STREET CLOTHES?
As an aside, in what remains one of the most hilarious moments of my life, the three men went into the village to buy their suits at separate times, and entered the pool areas at separate times. All three randomly chose identical blue, patterned speedos. I nearly drowned when the last guy showed up! My husband still has his speedo in his underwear drawer and occasionally puts it on for comic effect. 😂