Speedos can be worn only by 3 types of people: 1) those too young to care what they look like, 2) those too old to care what they look like, 3) professional swimmers. Mind you, even professinoals are starting to wear those full body thingies because they know how stupid speedos look. If I was in the Olympics I'd come last by miles because (besides being a shit swimmer) I'd be wearing boardshorts down to my knees.
As an Aussie I spent lots of my yoof near the sea, spending most of our holidays at the beach, and lots of Saturdays there, though I didn't actually live on it. It was about half an hour's drive from the suburb where we lived. I have very fond memories of days there with my family, eating bread rolls with crisps in them and drinking lukewarm red cordial from the enormous flask my mum would always bring. But as I got older and discovered cigarettes, alcohol and depressing music then I became a city boy and only went to the beach a couple of times in my last few years in Oz.
Am definitely in favour of rocky headlands with crashing surf in winter, etc. but not so keen on hot sunny beaches, although they are fun from time to time. It's probably best to keep it as a treat, somewhere you can drive to in a couple of hours and spend the weekend rather than an everyday thing. And even if you are not always at the sea, it's always with you, as you pick sand out of sensitive places for 3 months after each trip. |
