I only had to communal shower once at the YMCA in south carolina. I was there on a habitat for humanity trip and we were sleeping at churches and the only place we could shower was at the Y. it was me and a few muscular frat boys and it was awkward at first but we were so grateful for a shower it made no difference. was fun checking them out for size. the one guy was in the corner but had a really nice ass lol.