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While some tourists may have a “sky’s out, thighs out” attitude toward their swim trunks, one Mediterranean town begs to differ.
The mayor of Chetaïbi, Alegeria, called for longer and looser shorts on men — issuing a decree banning them from walking around in Bermuda shorts.
“These summer outfits disturb the population. They go against our society’s moral values and sense of decency,” Mayor Layachi Allaoua said, according to The Associated Press (AP).
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“The population can no longer tolerate seeing foreigners wandering the streets in indecent clothing,” he added.
The decision sparked a regional debate over religious and traditional attire as opposed to the habits of more open-minded beachgoers.
An Algeria tourism controversy erupted when the mayor of a coastal town banned men from wearing Bermuda shorts on the beach. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)
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