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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Yukoner14 on 2023-09-27 03:41:11.
Last week, my family flew out to Tampere to visit with our relatives in Finland. I was bringing and raised there until I moved to Canada, where I met my wife and raised my kids (14M & 8F).
My son had a lot of fun there and spent a lot of time doing some traditional activities (hiking, Finnish cooking, bonfires, etc) and as many of you will know a big part of Finnish culture is Sauna.
My brother in-law owns a nice one by a lake that we went to one day. We all undressed outside the building, since it necessary to be undressed in any sauna, and headed in. My son was lingering behind, and I asked him why. He told me he didn’t want to be seen naked, and that we thought we should walk back to the car and get his swimsuit. I told him he was being ridiculous, and that in this culture no one thinks twice about nudity.
He was still very nervous, but I told him either west nothing or wait in the car. Eventually he came in unclothed, but still seemed bothered for some time, but this wore off quickly. He got a real authentic experience in his culture.
However, when I relaid this to my wife, she was also bothered. She told me I should’ve let him wear it or even worn mine alongside him. I think people truly don’t understand how relaxed Finnish people are about nudity, especially among the same gender. AITA?