Huxley on Swedes

[nibot]

Of the Swedes, Aldous Huxley (of Brave New World fame) wrote in his book Along The Road: Notes and Essay of a Tourist:

``And as for Scandinavia -- it is well known that there is no part of the world, excluding the tropics, where people so freely divest themselves of their clothing. The Swedish passion for nature is so strong that it can only be adequately expressed when in a state of nature. `As souls unbodied,' says Donne, `bodies unclothed must be to taste whole joys.' Noble, nude and far more modern than any other people in Europe, they sport in the icy waters of the Baltic, they roam naked in the primeval forest.''

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I went to a beach

[kaolinfire.livejournal.com]

but it was almost empty; there was no nudity present. Alas for the poor lech that I am.

Re: I went to a beach

[nibot.livejournal.com]

Kaolin,

Your LiveJournal photo (the little one next to your comments) is really, truly, scary.

I fear that it may give me nightmares.

James' is also a little disturbing.

Tobin

Re: I went to a beach

[kaolinfire.livejournal.com]

how about this one? :)

Re: I went to a beach

[bom.livejournal.com]

James has an LJ (I love that acronym)? As in, motorcycle James or one of your Swedish relations?

Re: I went to a beach

[kaolinfire.livejournal.com]

motorcycle james, though I don't believe he's touched it since he created it. :ponders: i can't even remember his username, actually. la la la. Hmm.

found him.

doclonghair :)

Re: I went to a beach

[doclonghair.livejournal.com]

tsk tsk bryce... I even posted a comment to yours!

Ya, I don't update much... I can't think of comments much more entertaining than "ran lilo again... didn't work" or "I wonder if she'd say 'yes'?", so I mostly read other people's and post useless replies.