yes- I have seen it in Germany also. There, they have no problem with very skimpy swimwear. I have seen swimthongs for men on sale in department stores. I like this open attitude that they have in Europe.
Many years ago, my parents lived outside London and when I visited them I used to go to the local swimming pool. I could wear very brief speedo style swimsuits and on one occasion a group of French school teen-agers came in. The girls mostly wore very small bikinis, some being tiny while the boys wore very brief speedo style suits and none of them cared or looked apprehensive about others seeing them . It was so refreshing to see instead of the boring swimming 'costumes' the UK girls wore and the wide speedos the guys wore.
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