Swimming in Wimbledon

Submitted by anon 1 (Morocco), Dec 13, 2010 at 21:35

I am live in a tourist town of a muslim country . Muslim men and women mix freely in the sea or hotel swimming pools wearing western style swim wear. Sometimes women go into the sea fully clothed ,quite dangerous really.. Most young women wear western clothes . Most school girls wear white shirts and black trousers. Some wear headscarves but not as many as I used to see going to some schools around the Merton area . The muslims here were outraged when ,some French residents ,asked for the speaker volume to be reduced , for the early call to the Mosque . They were told if you don't like our ways go back to France !

I went to join a private International gym here yesterday . They had this women only / men only days swimming policy . The fees are the same as if I joined in London but I would only be able to use the pool for 1/2 a week ......I did not join ..... I didn't know that this sort of thing was going on in Wimbledon . Seems like the muslims here are more liberal than the one's in Merton . "When in Rome " comes to mind

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".