Inspired by "my co-workers crack is showing " thread.

[lulugirl]

If you were in a public place and were unknowingly "exposing" yourself (open zipper, blouse unbuttoned, skirt tucked in the undies, that sort of thing),would you want someone to tell you?
Do you prefer that someone of the same gender tell you?
Are you comfortable approaching someone to let them know they are "exposed"?

I'm curious because at the mall yesterday I saw a guy w/ his zipper opened, I wanted to tell him, but felt funny. If it was a woman I would have told her no problem.
Any thoughts?

 

[grinningghost]

Funny, because I would want someone to tell ME - I don't care what gender, just help me out!

But I would feel odd telling someone else - unless I knew them well.

 

[disnygoof]

Oh LORD, PLEASE tell me! Hahahaha!

I would feel uncomfortable telling someone of a different sex about it, I think...so I'd just nudge DH and say "go tell him his fly's undone!!"

 

[MAKmom]

YES! My first day at the Disney Store I show up on my new uniform thinking I look so nice. My manager informs me I'm exposing myself! Yes I am open & all my GLORY is hanging out. I was mortified. She then tells me the blouses do not stay shut & everyone wears a shirt under them.

THANKS FOR TELLING ME BEFORE I WORE IT!

 

[AllyandJack]

I don't think I'd want to know. There's a lot to be said for being oblivious.

DH is famous for the open fly. He has jeans that are button-fly and those are fine. But, the zipper jeans just keep getting the better of him. When he buttons the top button, something in his brain says, "I'm done closing my pants." and he doesn't zipper.

I usually ask him if he plans on going out like that...he says, "Like what?" Uh...like THAT?!?

 

[Pollito916]

I would definitely want to know! I once was at one of subsidiary company offices with my boss, and on the first day, I discovered that my zipper was down, around 10 am when I went to the bathroom. This was of course AFTER I had walked all over the building being introduced to everyone! I couldn't believe my boss didn't say anything!

 

[AmazingGrace]

I'd have no problem telling someone that the barn door is open, so to speak. But I have a really hard time with plumber butt. How does one go about addressing that fun issue?

 

[Grammyof2]

Yes, tell me, please. But discreetly.

I was at a hotel pool once with about 30 other couples we are friends with. I was wearing a brand spanking new, yellow bathing suit. I stepped out of the pool and my best friend starts screaming my name. Everyone looks at her and then me. Everyone busts up laughing and she again yells, "You can see right through your bathing suit." So much for not drawing attention to it.

 

[Randi]

I tell. Once when I was taking a course, the prof had a habit of sitting on the edge of his desk. Needless to say, he had forgotten to zip one time. We were having a test, and he then sat behind the desk. I was by no means the first one finished, but I must have been the first one to say anything. I handed him my test paper, and quietly mentioned that he may want to zip up. You shoulda seen his face! As they say, priceless!

Then once I was in a restaurant, and a lady came back to her table with her skirt tucked in the back of her pantyhose. I was a couple of tables away, but the people with her couldn't see her back. I called over a waitress and she went and told her. The poor woman had to make adjustments while sitting although someone in her group did put a jacket on the back of her chair.

And my son did it to me when he was about a year old. I was at the register in the grocery store, and he was neatly unbottoning my blouse unbeknownest to me. In those days before scanners, you really had to watch the checkers to make sure the right amt went in, he was on my hip as he was doing it. I glanced down when I felt a little "airy" and nearly fainted. I whipped him around so fast, his little nose was touching mine. His eyes were as big as saucers, but he didn't leave that position until we were at the car. And he wasn't even looking for a meal since I never did it that way! Just practicing his finger skills I guess!

 

[mickeyfreak13]

Please tell me....don't yell, point or make zipping motions. Please just walk up quietly and tell me.

 

[Daxx]

This reminds me of the Glamour Magazine article they do every month! They put someone in a wierd situation (ie: cappuccino foam on their upper lip, dress tucked into the back of the pantyhose, toilet paper on the shoe) and follow them around w/a photographer to see if people will snicker after they've passed by or will help them out!

I hope to heaven that someone will discreetly tell me that I have a cappuccino moustache, my dress is tucked into the back of my pantyhose, etc.!

~Daxx's Wife

 

[pjshaff]

It's funny this came up. A co-worker and I were talking about this and I asked him what would you say to someone(guy) if his fly was open. He said "I would tell them the barn door was open and the animals were getting out."

A couple of days later I had a customer come through and by God I just couldn't do it. Felt bad about it, and chuckled to myself about what my friend had said.

 

[crazygirlscotland]

I was once in a bar with my girlfriend and thought I must be looking cute tonight as these hot guys kept looking over. Next thing I know one of them comes over and tells me that my fly on my jeans is down Thank goodness I had my 'night out' underwear on!

 

[PeterPanette]

Please oh PLEASE tell me whenever I've got something hanging out. I may have flashed dozens of people already, but at least it'll stop there.

Doesn't matter about the gender of the messenger, either. I'll never forget walking around in front of Notre Dame in Paris, happily gawking at everything, and this gay couple approached us from the other direction, holding hands. One of them caught my attention and said, "Girrrlllll!!!", while making a zipping motion. We all laughed as I tried to discreetly zip up. I was so thankful that he told me.

 

[VanniGirl]

Add me to the list of wanting to know if something is showing that should not be

 

[Micca]

I'd like someone to tell me if my fly was open, but did you ever wonder why this is such a big deal? Most people wear underwear (which you don't even see when a zipper is undone, much less any appendage). You'd think it's about the worst thing that can happen. The zipper is undone when we get dressed, so we forgot. Or heaven forbid, we may have used the restroom

 

[PeterPanette]

Zoinks! The Tag Fairy is working overtime! Workin' for a livin'. Livin' and a-workin'. Takin' what they're givin' cause you're workin' for a livin'.

Okay. Time for bed.

But thank you, Tag Fairy!

 

[Papa Deuce]

LOL.... I just had a woman "tell" me without saying a word about 2 weeks ago.... I noticed her look down "there" 2 or 3x during our converstaion. I also know that she wasn't checking me out. After she left, I then noticed it felt a "little breezy" !

Dang was I embarrassed.

 

[Shel]

I work as a church secretary & there's no way I could tell a parishner or minister that their fly is open!

My biggest fear of telling ANYONE that they're exposed is that they'll ask me why I was looking THERE in the first place!

 

[disykat]

My whole family fell in love with a guy my sister was dating when, the first time we met him - he pointed out a little boogie my sister left on her nose after blowing. He didn't even miss a beat, just quietly pointed it out and then redirected the conversation. We were all thinking "he's a keeper"!

We had to laugh later when we were doing the inevitable "well, what did you think of him" conversation and we were all raving about him pointing out a booger!

I'd want to be told, and I wouldn't care who told me as long as they did it with good intentions.