Bathhouse and Sauna???

[Guest OCBeachbody]

I been going over a debate with a friend and wanted some advice from the community here. I say a bathhouse and Sauna are not the same thing.

 

Technically speaking a Sauna is a place with a dry or wet steam room, and may have a pool to cool off. It is more health club oriented type.

 

Bathhouse has jacuzzi, showers, steam rooms, mineral baths, pools, and seems to be a place were you would go to hook up?

 

So what is your opinion of this fellas?

[+ g56whiz]

Location. Location. Location.

 

Sex is Sex! (ave Gertrude Stein!)

 

The old St Mark's Baths in New York had all the attributes you ascribe to a sauna and the Steamworks in Seattle may have them too.

 

In English speaking countries, these facilities are usually referred to as baths or bathhouses. In countries speaking a romance language, sauna may be the more appropriate term although in Rio they're Termas. I'm heading to Rio in July to make a more thorough investigation of any differences.

[Guest OCBeachbody]

Thanks. Everyone has like a different point of view on this. Have a great trip to brazil!

[+ Axiom2001]

I been going over a debate with a friend and wanted some advice from the community here. I say a bathhouse and Sauna are not the same thing.

 

Technically speaking a Sauna is a place with a dry or wet steam room, and may have a pool to cool off. It is more health club oriented type.

 

Bathhouse has jacuzzi, showers, steam rooms, mineral baths, pools, and seems to be a place were you would go to hook up?

 

So what is your opinion of this fellas?

 

The only saunas that I go to now are in Brazil. Most have what you cited. In the 70s and 80s when I would go to bath houses in this country as well as in Europe-- the amenities would be the same as what you cited are available at a sauna, so I'll just say-- depending on where you are-- just use the two terms INTERCHANGEABLY for this TYPE of venue.

[+ Italiano]

At least in Italy and Spain, if a gay man goes to a "Sauna" he goes probably to enjoy also a steamroom and a dry sauna, but mainly to have sex in the free (after paying of course a fee at the entrance) cabines...