[pinkmuffinere]

Just to affirm the parent post, yes, sunbathing has also been rather rare everywhere I lived: - South Dakota (USA) - Arizona (USA) - San Diego California (USA) - Ankara (Turkey/Türkiye)

I saw evidence that people sunbathed in some of these locations (it’s obvious on the beaches at least), but as far as I know none of my personal friends sunbathed. I suspect it’s just a cultural thing.