Gillette

Twice a week while you're in bath with Gillette.

Taking care of the feet of a beloved, feels like a spiritual act. That's my calling.

Don't. She just wants more money out of your pocket. I think a grown-up toe needs some hair to be beautiful.

This is the bloody limit. Think for yourself.

Hille

You sound like a grumpy mother.

Why are so many people disgusted by body hair? I remember an interview with the German TV presenter Charlotte Roche who has written a novel called "Feuchtgebiete". The protagonist contracts an anal scissure while trying to shave this part of her body.
After a reading a man came up to Miss Roche and asked her what weird kind of woman her protagonist was since to his knowledge normal women don't have any hair between their buttocks. Miss Roche was quite baffled, and rightly so.

Coen

Haha thank you. I am neither.

Arnon, you are wonderful as you are. Keep to hairs and clear your mind.

I meant keep those hairs. Pardon my typo.

Juliane

Did the man's comment make Ms Roche blush?

Juliane

Are you sure "wetlands" is a novel? If my recollection is right it was being treated as a memoir. Have you read it?

Oscar/Arnon

@ Oscar
Why should his comment make her blush?

@ Arnon
I'm pretty sure, it's a novel, yes. But it bases upon personal experiences. See also the wikipedia entry: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feuchtgebiete
I read parts of it but I think that's enough to get a picture. Moreover, the important thing about "Feuchtgebiete/Wetlands" is not the story but the fact that a young woman could cause national disgust writing about ungirlish masturbation techniques and bodily fluids.
Did you read it?

Juliane

No, I met the author though in a hotel in Amsterdam, a pleasant, young lady.
Should I read it?
I believe that she said (among other things) that a good pussy is a pussy you can smell. (Apologies for the crude laguage, but I believe the book being discussed here is rather rude as wel.) It doesn't come as a surprise to me that these statements cause uproar in German society.
If I remember the evening in Münster well I can only say: you smell wonderful. A delicious melange of death, rain forest and peaches.

Arnon

You could google "Leseprobe Feuchtgebiete". There must be a pdf somewhere on the net. Just to know what we're talking about.

Concerning the smell: I guess that's one of the reasons why some men pay for hermetically sealed bags containing worn knickers. Who wants to smell washing powder when it comes to sex? Being clean doesn't mean one has to smell completely neutral or perfumed.

It would have caused uproar in every society that's anxious about body odour, - hair et cetera, don't you think?

Thanks again for praising my smell and since we've worked out earlier that it must have been my perfume I should let you know which one it was if you feel the need to smell it again. It was BOSS Intense.

And I think I might sneak up behind you and get a whiff of how you smell the next time we meet. Please try not to lash about.

Juliane

Perhaps the man's comment revealed something about Ms Roche's buttocks.

Hair

It’s funny how the discussion shifted from male hair to female hair and smell. Arnon, keep the hair – a man should have hair SOMEWHERE.

Wetlands

It is not just the Germans who were in uproar. I came across this discussion among five American writers and critics. The intensity of their disapproval is quite amusing.

I read a part of Wetlands and enjoyed the creativity of its excess. But I was also very quickly saturated. After that, I lost interest.

Addendum

Sorry, forgot the link to the American discussion:
http://nymag.com/arts/books/bookclub/wetlands/

@Michel V

Not only literary critics are (and have always been) divided about autobiographical sex-novels by women. Same goes for feminists : http://www.aliefka.com/Opzij_Aliefka.jpg
As for Roche herself? Well, let's just say she's crying all the way to the bank...

Oscar

You might not know Charlotte Roche. I recommend the "Truth or Dare" clips on youtube to get to know her a bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BpLGASxt0Q
It has English subtitles just in case your listening comprehension in German is as good as mine in Dutch.

Juliane

Thanks for the link. Are you trying to hook me up with Ms Roche?

Oscar

I'm not exactly in a position to do so, am I? And I thought you were off the market, anyway.