How to tell mostly anyone that your a nudist.
I have settled clues laying around the house, like the AANR book of places to go nude, or a picture of the last nude run I was part of, I have a nother book in a different location of nude body massages, sometimes I wear my skinny dipper t-shirt, so on and so forth, and just leaves their minds open for questions if their curiosity takes the best of them, and so from there I tell them about it...
I will usually mention I'm a skinnydipper. Met one lady in the post office and gave her some information. She mentioned she recently moved to the Carolinas from California. I gave her some website information.
Also when telemarketers call saying we've "won" a hotel stay, I always ask if there's a clothing optional alternative. One yesterday asked if we were "lifestylers" to which I replied, "Heck no! That will get you kicked out of most genuine nudist destintations. I also mentioned that unless it's a skinnydipping desitination, we won't go.
Using the term skinnydip rather than nudist will imply what we truly are to those who are uninitiated/uninformed giving the impression of the innocence our way of living should represent rather than some of the misconceptions.
When we correspond with prospective farm visitor/volunteers, we start with the fact that our shower is outdoors, and go on to say that we are casual about nudity, inside and out - and then go on to warn them to bring a long-sleeved shirt and long pants to cover up for mosquitoes and sun and rougher work.
I used to think to myself that if anyone seriously wanted to know and they could ask questions without giggling, I would matter-of-factly answer whatever they asked. After two years or so I fully, completely and whole-heartedly believed this was the approach/response to use. I have mostly told co-workers and it was usually on the occasion of a boring overnight shift when we got to talking about "nothing" in particular (pun intended).
If you approach it with a kind heart and a, "Well, here's what I have experienced ..." attitude, you are likely to get a receptive response. If you are still blushing at the thought of explaining a lack of tan lines, it's OK, don't worry, you will get there soon enough (to your status of Social Nudism Ambassador).
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