This is all a part of organizing. Helping others. But you cannot organize if you do not show up. Either way you’ll end up at the same place.

“but what are you doing, hero?”

The war cry of the complacent, docile and subservient American.

Not just a German thing. Same for our family in Canada. I think it’s a, not made to feel ashamed of a naked body thing.

As a 50 year old dude I am in agreement with you fellow oldster. I have also never heard this term.