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Originally Posted by Bill14564
A discussion on swimming from another thread but more appropriate for this one.
Hmm, So if I am hot and irritable from working on my shrubs and I want to cool down but I don't feel like socializing then the neighborhood pools are off limits?
If I just want to sit in a chair, read a book, and soak up some sun but not talk to anyone then I cannot do that at a neighborhood pool?
What if I vary my swimming times, could that then be considered a non-organized activity and permitted in the neighborhood pool?
What if no one will talk to me (it happens  ), does that mean I have to get out of the pool because I am not participating in the socialization?
Or, maybe the neighborhood pools are for everyone over 30 and therefore cannot be "reserved" for group activities, either officially or unofficially. And yes, this absolutely means that lap swimming would be on a space-available basis and cannot preclude other activities in those pools. |
Well, it didn’t say anywhere you can’t go by yourself, or you can’t read etc. socialization is defined as:
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the activity of mixing socially with others.
"socialization with students has helped her communication skills"
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the process of learning to behave in a way that is acceptable to society.
"preschool starts the process of socialization"
It is not the activity of swimming specifically that is discouraged, it is how it is done. If one swims in a way that is socially acceptable to the others in the pool, ie no splashing on hair dos, no startling people talking, then it is acceptable. But I am wondering, aren’t we all adults? Why is this so hard to understand?