Since relocating from USA to Austria i've noticed some positive developments in my daily life including one below. First thing as most of you know Germans, Austrians, and to a lesser extent French are very liberal with public nudity and you see nudity in everything from prime-time tv to subway advertisements to prevalence of topless sunbathers in parks. I remember back in September when it was still somewhat warm I was even noticing nude areas by Danube river in Vienna while jogging and biking. I would see naked Yoga, couples skinny dipping in the river, and of course the usual groups of old people sunbathing naked.
However, coming from conservative USA I was not prepared for the gym culture. After joining an expensive gym here I realised that the saunas are all co-ed. First couple times I would come in with my swimming trunks and be stared at so I had to start going buck-naked as well. Although 90% of the patrons in these saunas tend to be guys, including a large share of gay guys, believe it or not that hot chick who'd be on the treadmill next to me and whose ass i'd be checking out while doing dips later on ends up sitting completely naked in the sauna next to me. This has happened on multiple occasions. Although you'd think that this would be a great development most of the time these chicks who come into the gym sauna end up covering themselves somewhat with their hands and usually people do not talk at all in the sauna here. Although I try to gauge body language and smile these small acts are usually not reciprocated and a "Servus" or "Gruss Gott" (typical greetings in Austria) by me are usually met with a polite hello and then ackward silence. I must admit that I am not shredded or particularly muscular although I lift a lot my diet is not good so perhaps that is why I am self-conscious in these situations and do not game harder.
Have any of you guys been in similar situations and how to open up the opposite sex when they are naked? Or is it not normal to do this and I should be completely quiet?
However, coming from conservative USA I was not prepared for the gym culture. After joining an expensive gym here I realised that the saunas are all co-ed. First couple times I would come in with my swimming trunks and be stared at so I had to start going buck-naked as well. Although 90% of the patrons in these saunas tend to be guys, including a large share of gay guys, believe it or not that hot chick who'd be on the treadmill next to me and whose ass i'd be checking out while doing dips later on ends up sitting completely naked in the sauna next to me. This has happened on multiple occasions. Although you'd think that this would be a great development most of the time these chicks who come into the gym sauna end up covering themselves somewhat with their hands and usually people do not talk at all in the sauna here. Although I try to gauge body language and smile these small acts are usually not reciprocated and a "Servus" or "Gruss Gott" (typical greetings in Austria) by me are usually met with a polite hello and then ackward silence. I must admit that I am not shredded or particularly muscular although I lift a lot my diet is not good so perhaps that is why I am self-conscious in these situations and do not game harder.
Have any of you guys been in similar situations and how to open up the opposite sex when they are naked? Or is it not normal to do this and I should be completely quiet?