There is altogether too much fuss made about semi nudity on beaches. People should be able to wear what they want on a beach. i.e. fully or partially covered or nude.
Australians are a bunch of fun loving, sun loving people who love to get (most) of their gear off at a beach. Wowsers should butt out and let the people do what they want..
I am certain that you have been to Manly Beach many times and have also noticed the utter absurdity of a very peaceful beach full of topfree women versus the endless groups of Japanese tourists who come to the beach with their cameras and video recorders and are dressed in full suit and tie (men) and dresses (women).
Oz may be changing faster then many realize, for Oz has (more or less) an open door immigration policy for Indonesians and others from Islamic faiths (which generally do not tolerate nudity) and a (more or less) closed door immigration policy for 'damn' Yanks and 'whinging' Poms.
As an aside:
<TABLE borderColor=#ffffff cellPadding=2 width="60%" bgColor=#ffffff border=2><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle>WHINGING POMS</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=#0000ff cellPadding=2 width="60%" border=2><TBODY><TR><TD borderColor=#0000ff align=left>A bestselling book in America has labelled Britain a nation that is not only unable to experience happiness, but positively relishes being miserable. In The Geography of Bliss, Eric Weiner writes: 'I feel sorry for the Brits. The Brits don't merely enjoy misery, they get off on it.'
The former New York Times journalist adds: 'In Britain, the happy are few and suspect. For the British, happiness is a transatlantic import.
And by transatlantic, they mean American. And by American they
mean silly, infantile drivel. Britain is a great place for grumps and
most Brits, I suspect, derive a perverse pleasure from their
grumpiness.'
Why Brits Moan
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EMIGRATION MYTHS AN EXPAT'S EXPERIENCE (http://www.goodthingsaboutbritain.co.uk/emigrationmyths.htm#experience) WHY EXPATS RETURN (http://www.goodthingsaboutbritain.co.uk/yourviews.htm)
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<TABLE borderColor=#0000ff cellPadding=2 width="60%" border=2><TBODY><TR><TD>"Brits Flee " scream the media headlines.As usual they fail to tell the whole story such as how many return(lots),how many discover for each plus there is a minus,how many struggle more than they did in the UK and how many seem genuinly shocked that taxes and crime exist in all countries.
The £pound has been valued at record highs in recent years meaning cost of living overseas seems cheaper than ever.British people can sell their over valued average/small houses and buy cheaper & larger properties in the sun and still have money left over.People in USA,Canada, Australia,NZ etc simply don't have this easy option.Despite this many of them still choose to emigrate-many to Britain.
If you are retiring on a UK pension or living overseas off the proceeds of your over valued UK house then life might seem easy,
but when people earn and spend the same as the
locals the realisation often sinks in that life in Britain was really not that bad.
Like all countries Britain has its problems-mostly caused by incompetent government and an often idiotic legal profession. These faults need to be resolved yet some people criticise the UK for stupid reasons.Proof? : <HR>1.Those who say they are fed up with crime - and move to
areas of the world with a higher crime rate.
2.Those who complain about too many foreigners - and
move to areas of the world where they are outnumbered
10-1 by foreigners.
3.Those who moan about the weather - and move to
areas of the world with such extremes of weather that
they are confined indoors for half the year.
4.Those who complain about high taxes - and move to
areas of the world with even higher taxes.
5.Those who complain about stress/long working hours -
and then move to a country with longer working hours and
fewer paid holidays.
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http://www.goodthingsaboutbritain.co.uk/whingingpoms.htm