japanstuff #3

[psyched_out]

No pictures for this one, sorry to say, just some pretentious text as I take a couple of things that happened to me and then try to tie them into some huge over-generalization on religion. Dare you look?

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[psyched_out]

on one hand it can cause some anxiety to be naked in an area where you definitely stand out, but on the other hand its one of those weird scenarios where you're so far out but so anonymous at the same time - the odds that i'll see any of those people for the rest of my life are extremely slim and even if we did cross paths again i know i wouldn't recognize them and they wouldn't recognize me (assuming the hickeys are gone by then)...

i read about this hippie place in new mexico that has hot springs outdoors in this really scenic environment, and its another place that requires you to be nude - i was really wanting to go there awhile back, but honestly it would probably freak me out more than in japan - even if i never see the people again, having it all happen within my own culture would add a twist in the proceedings...

as far as the japanese bath experience goes, you can still stay at places that have private baths, so you never have to enter the public's eye - granted you don't have that innate thrill of always being on your toes to make sure you're not committing blasphemy, but you can always pretend...

[psyched_out]

yeah, that's the place - and believe me, i've been fixated on new mexico and the american southwest ever since i read my first "krazy kat" sundays...one of my ultimate vacations is to visit when the hatch peppers are in season - although if i do that, i'd probably want to do the hot springs first since the culinary attractions could make things a bit uglier as the time wears on...