Comments on: Comfort Zone Violation #379 – Naked English Practice?

By: ruthie

ruthie — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:53:08 +0000

I knew all that res.hall training would come in handy somehow in China! :) hehehe..
way to handle it.. so funny! wow. now going to the gym brings on a whole different image to mind :)

Loved reading those comments up there too..
this whole thing really does crack me up! .. uh..no pun intended. :)

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:49:11 +0000

Well, thanks Shea. :D I don’t know that I really “handled” anything. It just all felt so awkward that I just tried to get out of that locker room as fast as I could!

By: Shea

Shea — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:07:32 +0000

Im scarred for life….lol That is the funniest thing ive heard in a long time..way to handle yourself in that situation.

By: Canadian Mom

Canadian Mom — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:51:49 +0000

I, too, was relieved to discover this was Jessica writing! Too funny Jessica!

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:00:17 +0000

Yep. Pretty sure I thought this was Joel’s post until the the lady’s locker room insider info and I started thinking that things didn’t match up…

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:09:19 +0000

When I got home yesterday she told me this story, and it was so funny I cut a deal where I’d take over the dinner preparations if she’d go sit down and blog it. That’s how I get her to blog – bribery.

The only notable thing I’ve noticed in the guys’ locker room is the whole “slapping yourself for health” thing (also done by our neighbourhood’s old ladies every morning). At first I didn’t notice, but then it registered in the back of my mind: ‘There’s a bunch of naked guys standing around in here smacking their butts… huh.’

I suspect one of the reasons people stand around naked for an extra long time, doing make-up, etc., is just so they can get dry. Chinese use what North Americans would consider hand towels to wipe off most of the water, so then you still have to air dry.

There’s an old public bath place in the hutongs that still operates. Maybe I should check it out?

By: Amber Carroll

Amber Carroll — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:07:38 +0000

Good thing he didn’t clobber you.
And good thing YOU didn’t clobber that lady! I’ve been known to throw an elbow or two into a gut for just such a thing…

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:21:05 +0000

Haha. I bet the first paragraphs were even better when you were imagining this happening to Joel instead of to me. There was some head tossing considered, and if it had been a guy (other than Joel) I’d have had to find a way to put the hurt on him a little.

I did sneak up behind Joel at the gym one day (he was in the midst of spotting his friend at the bench press)…and smack him on the rump. He said that he was about to turn around to clobber the person that violated his personal space but then realized that he was in the midst of spotting, and shouldn’t neglect that important duty. Right then I walked around to the front of the bench, where he could see me. I think he was a little relieved that the dilemma about whether to clobber or continue spotting was resolved so simply. :D

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:09:51 +0000

Yes, I’ve also just figured out where to look for the post author’s name. An amazing story though. I wonder if Joel could chime in and compare the guy’s Roman baths to the ones described here.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:47:17 +0000

Ha! At first I thought this post was by Joel… I was thinking, “Man he’s really losing it.. The last person that grabbed my backside got tossed on his head.”