German girls hairy armpits

Wow another one on this board who understands.

 

My experience of German saunas is that hairy armpits in German women are rare, and in fact the attitude towards body hair is similar to most of Europe.

 

I'm Dutch and I don't shave (armpits or legs). I also lived in the US for five years, first at college and then a couple years more just hanging around. I can't remember it ever being an issue in either place. I certainly can't remember people being really grossed out about it or laughing at me for it, maybe a few times someone made a passing remark but not really negative. It probably does make a difference I'm quite light-haired (in color as well as in volume) so it's not like it's really super-obvious. And also my teenage and college years I was into horse riding, even did horse training/stable management for my college course, hung around the barn much more than the clubs or dancings, that's not really an environment where people are ridiculed for not following the 'soft & smooth' look. Quite a lot of my horse riding friends did wear make-up, shaved and dressed their (feminine) best but there were several others who went for the more plain or even 'tomboy' look too.

 

So, I take it the horses were cool with it.

 

all this obsession about female armpits that must be shaven is sick. i never heard of it before landing on this forums. each time i happen to read about this topic i cant refrain from remarking that it does sound surrealistic to me like a discussion about powdered wigs.