spasticbean

Hello! I'll be spending two months in Turkey this summer, and I have a silly question about Turkish baths. Should I remove my body piercings (nipples and hood) before going? I don't know how common body piercings are among Turkish youth... Also, what is the, uh, hygiene protocol for pubic hair over there?
The baths look awesome and I can't wait to go (sauna, massage, and exfoliation - hell yes!) but I'd rather not have a room full of old Turkish women pointing and laughing if I could avoid it (though I don't think it's entirely possible - I read a traveler's blog where the old women had a good laugh over the traveler's flat chest! Uh-oh!).