Is it appropriate to wear shorts or walk around beaches if you have hairy legs, as a man in Moscow?
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6I HIGHLY doubt that's a problem. – JS Lavertu Jul 27 '16 at 19:27
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3@Aganju: Depends on exactly how furry those legs are. – O. R. Mapper Jul 27 '16 at 19:31
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7It is a modern (maybe even an American) thing to shave legs, till recently nobody bothered about hairy legs. As a man you can get away with bein hairy all over. – Willeke♦ Jul 27 '16 at 19:33
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10"Is it ok to have two arms and two eyes and walk in Moscow".. no different than this question. You are overthinking it buddy.. unless we are having a gorilla level hairy legs.. that's a different story. – Nean Der Thal Jul 27 '16 at 19:36
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5@Willeke I don't know anyone, apart from people sport cyclists, who shaves their legs. I would find it weirder to see a guy with shaven legs than a guy with hairy legs. – Summer Sep 13 '16 at 15:00
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As @HeidelBerGensis have said: "Unless you have gorilla level hairy legs" noone really cares.
But if there is still a question you can watch a few videos, like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDRuP3NyuTA
You can see a few guys wearing shorts.
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4@HeidelBerGensis Well I couldn't find any video that would show only guys with hairy legs in shorts. – Karlson Jul 27 '16 at 21:58
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5As a Moscow habitant I can say even more: nobody cares of your legs, you can do whatever you want, seriously :) It is not recommended to walk around without a t-shirt or so, but shorts, especially in summer, are a common thing – annndrey Jul 28 '16 at 9:33
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Some guys have long hair and stylish clothes, and shorts, so if you look from behind, only the hairy legs give a clue of their gender. :) – culebrón Jul 29 '16 at 20:24
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I'd strengthen the point by Karlson and the comment by Willeke:
Not only does noone care if you have hairy legs, but in Russia, as a guy, you'd probably be getting odd looks and your sexuality would be questioned if you would be found to have shaved legs.
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3@pnuts In the pedantic sense you are right, but I believe a Q needs to be A'd as generally as possible. What if the OP decides to "be on the safe side" and thinks "my legs are gorilla-like, I'll better shave them"? – LLlAMnYP Sep 13 '16 at 12:39
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3This is the point exactly. Hairy legs are considered manly in Russia to the best of my knowledge, and men in Russia are expected to behave in a manly way, because everything else is ‘gay’[citation needed]. – Jan Sep 13 '16 at 21:44
