the Guardian why Frenchmen are forced to parade their bulges. In 2009, he said: "Hygiene. Small, tight trunks can only be used for swimming.
Bermudas or bigger swimming shorts can be worn elsewhere all day, so could bring in sand, dust or other matter, disturbing the water quality.“By banning them outright, we're not forced to stand there measuring what can be defined as swimming shorts.
I accept that some men feel very ill at ease wearing small trunks, but others don't mind."Some areas in France have been hoping to change the rules regarding swimwear in France in recent years.
Just a few weeks ago, Grenoble city council loosened the strict rules around swimming attire and chose to let people wear what “they like” at outdoor municipal pools.
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