Women, if you were in a public area where toplessness was allowed, what factors would it take for you to be comfortable enough to go topless?
Would you go topless without thinking about it or would it take the sight of 6-8 other topless women to make you comfortable with the idea? Less? More? Would you check to make sure there were no pervs around or would you not care either way?
How would you expect your toplessness to be received?
Men, if a woman went topless in public around your area, how would you react?
My answer: I would look if they were nice. I am a people watcher, so I would definitely watch. When I was in Portugal earlier this year, there were only a few topless women. That is: 3. And two of them were old grandmas. The one young girl was pretty to look at and seeing her topless, splashing in the water was unintentionally erotic. The fact that nobody else felt the desire to join her made it special. I know that if I were from an area where this was commonplace, I would not think much about it, but I am from the USA.
Women take off their tops in Central Park, but only to get rid of tan lines on their back. That is, they are laying on their chest, so you don't get to see anything. Here is an article from Nerve about when one woman decided to go topless for all purposes:
I Did It For Science: Topless in the Park - Nerve.com