When I first started staying into hostels I was also pretty shy, but quickly lost modesty after a couple of stays (at the tine I was still sleeping in shorts and changing in the bathroom/shower stalls)... then noticed how relaxed dudes were. A game changer was a hostel I stayed in Prague... the guys there going in/out of the bathroom/showers only wearing briefs or even just with towels wraped around the waist (and all bathrooms were outside the room). This was also the first stay I ended up sleeping naked. After that, I completely lost modesty.I like how casual you guys are about nudity. Maybe most guys are like that but I'm still a bit shy to be explicitly naked in front of others. Part of me finds it exciting but I don't have the courage to do things like you did. I actually talked to some guys during one stay in a hostel about what they think about nudity in the communal shower there. One found it quite strange but another guy was completely cool with it. The guy from Korea said it is normal for guys to shower together in his country but he understood why I might feel shy when we showered together. It was an interesting chat and during that stay he was completely cool about changing in the room, sleeping naked, etc.
I just had another stay in an hostel. This time I was sleeping in my underwear and most guys in my dorm did the same. And just like the other guys, I also changed my underwear in the dorm, without worrying about being naked. All the other guys were completely fine with it. I guess now for me some nudity is not really a big deal.The first time I went to a youth hostel (Brighton, UK) I walked into the bathroom and there was a guy at the sink completely naked soaping himself up - I was shocked and a bit embarrassed to have walked in on him. He looked up and said the showers weren't working so this was the only way to get clean. We had a chat and he was so cool about being naked. I guess he must have been from somewhere that speaks German - most of them really don't give a dam who sees them naked in changing rooms, saunas and even public parks - and not just the men. He started to change my ideas about nudity and body shame - I started seeing my body for what it was - perfectly OK and fit for purpose
What are the names of these hostels?Have been to two hostels in Canada , same sex floors and rooms , 4 guys in one room . In the room i was mostly naked , and sleep, nude , i would jerk off every night never cared if they were ok with it I'm sure they were looking
Cool... and guess no one judged you for being exposed for a sec or two. So did you just go for it or waited for other guys to change first to check the room vibe? Any guys sleeping nude?I just had another stay in an hostel. This time I was sleeping in my underwear and most guys in my dorm did the same. And just like the other guys, I also changed my underwear in the dorm, without worrying about being naked. All the other guys were completely fine with it. I guess now for me some nudity is not really a big deal.
Ya, everyone was cool.I was in a six person dorm and five beds were occupied. All guys slept in their underwear only and that’s quite surprising because the was quite cold and I had to wear a T-shirt. And it seemed like wearing only boxers was the norm. I didn’t sleep naked but let my dick poke out of my boxers. A guy saw that and looked twice but didn’t say anything. In the morning there were two guys changing underwear in front of me without even hiding anything, so I thought it was ok for me to do the same too. We were still having a conversation while I was changing, but they were cool with that! It was only for a few seconds though.Cool... and guess no one judged you for being exposed for a sec or two. So did you just go for it or waited for other guys to change first to check the room vibe? Any guys sleeping nude?
Boxers are usually the norm and yeah, if all-male no one will care if they see you naked for a sec or two. As long as you're casual and don't keep flaunting your cock around, then it's fine. Only twice I actually walked fully nude in the room since there were en-suite bathrooms (once in Nice and another time in Vienna... in both also had other roommates who slept nude, but that's another story).Ya, everyone was cool.I was in a six person dorm and five beds were occupied. All guys slept in their underwear only and that’s quite surprising because the was quite cold and I had to wear a T-shirt. And it seemed like wearing only boxers was the norm. I didn’t sleep naked but let my dick poke out of my boxers. A guy saw that and looked twice but didn’t say anything. In the morning there were two guys changing underwear in front of me without even hiding anything, so I thought it was ok for me to do the same too. We were still having a conversation while I was changing, but they were cool with that! It was only for a few seconds though.
Maybe next time I’ll try out something even more. Looks like in this all-male room nudity wasn’t an issue.
Most in boxers/brief or shorts. Occasionally someone in nudeIs it more common for guys to sleep in boxers/shorts or fully nude in shared dorms? Believe it or not I have a mate who wears pyjamas (he's 29) - like wtf lol
None in Manchester, used to be Hatters on Newton street with communal showers with no doors but it closed down during covid and never reopened not sure about Bristol!Perhaps wrong thread but here it goes: advise on youth hostals with opens showers in Manchester and Bristol?
Boxers or shorts in my experience… some do fully nude and some sleep fully clothed (think it’s weird, but ok).Is it more common for guys to sleep in boxers/shorts or fully nude in shared dorms? Believe it or not I have a mate who wears pyjamas (he's 29) - like wtf lol
I stay at YHA in a male dorm 3 years ago with 2 korean guys in the roomPerhaps wrong thread but here it goes: advise on youth hostals with opens showers in Manchester and Bristol?
Which hostel?Boxers or shorts in my experience… some do fully nude and some sleep fully clothed (think it’s weird, but ok).
I stayed in a hostel in the past weekend… 4 bed male dorm. First night had two dorm mates - one slept fully clothed and the other one slept in boxers and a t-shirt. Second night another dude arrived and he slept shirtless and in his shorts. All of them left in the third night and I had a new roommate who slept only in his boxers… super chill dude. Told him I slept naked and he didn’t care… just told me he tried once and it was not really his thing.
That’s my experience so far. The key is to be as casual as possible and not make a big deal of it, not overdo it and not make it sexual.To chime in with what has been said about being “casual”. I agree 100%. If you just happen to be naked when you wake up or are going to bed (“because you’re not shy”) then nobody will care most of the time. It helps if you’re friendly and talk to your dorm mates as well. The key is to think of it like a straight guy. Don’t make it sexual at all.
Sometimes straight guys at party hostels get drunk and will go to sleep naked and nobody ever thinks twice about it. I travel a lot and have made so many friends along the way. If you can enjoy being nude like a nudist and not making it sexual or getting aroused, you’ll be fine. Just think of it how guys used to approach nudity. Think of it as being no big deal and don’t be excessive or weird about it!
And of course, if someone gets offended, (you should be able to judge pretty well if someone will be offended before even doing anything like this in the first place) then apologize and stop doing obviously!