I was watching the Today Show the other day and they had an interesting topic. They had a lady walk down the street with her skirt tucked into her panty hose. They were seeing how many people would bring it to her attention. The funny thing is that most people noticed it but wouldn’t bring it to her attention.
We all think we would instinctively share the information. But it feels awkward to point it out. I have a person that I work with who had a dried up booger hanging out of his nose. It was distracting to even look at him. But I couldn’t bring myself to say anything.
If you saw a woman with her skirt tucked into her panty hose walking down the street, would you point it out to her?
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Yes I would!
Yes..I know it would be more embarrasing for her to hear it from a man
Yeah, I would.
As a man I’d probably just take a picture…
Then ask my girlfriend to tell her.
certainly.
I’d say I would but I just might turn and giggle.
Probably not. I wouldn’t know how to delicately broach the subject.
To a friend, coworker, or someone who I was interacting with I would. I would not point it out to a stranger.
yes but I’m from the honest, friendly midwest and I don’t have a lot of personal shame.
what I thought was rude was laughing at her behind her back. And why did they have to blur out her underwear when we have soft porn victoria’s secret ads?
No, I wouldn’t.
My father and I were talking about this just this morning. In some instances it would be rude to say something (like your breath stinks) unless you are close friends. However, in a case like this where it would be unkind not to point it out, one should say something. So if I had the oportunity, yes, I think I’d say something to her.
Probably not
I like to think I would.
yes, for sure!
sage
Being a guy, and all. Certainly a man walking down the street with his trousers tucking into his boxers would be told by me.
Sure.
Of course–but then again, I’m a girl, and I know how humiliating that would be.
no… unless i knew her
I would’ve told her!
No I would just point at her and laugh real loud
No I wouldn’t do that, I would tell her
i hope my laughing would be enough to tell her
Um. . .maybe.
I guess it really depends on the situation.
I might. But I might not. I mean I don’t really like talking to strangers. . .
If I saw people were making fun of her and she didn’t know why?
Definitely.
Being that I have had the same thing happen to me before (having my skirt tucked into my hose, and someone was kind enough to tell me) I would definitely tell someone if they had their skirt tucked into their hose.
I probablly wouldn’t, of course, I avoid talking to people unless I have too.
I would hope I would…. but I might not…. (who knows?)
Panty hose
It goes
On your legs
Not in your skirt, anymore then your skirt goes in your hose
Doing that makes fashion people want to hurt
And it hurts if people laugh at you
So be careful when putting on hose, (and putting on your skirt!)
You don’t want it to rip
But you want to wear it right
Or it’s not a nice guy invite
Probably not.
No, I’d be one of the ones who look but say nothing.
yes, but only because i’ve had this happen to me…in front of my whole school during my senior prom.
yes
I would help her……..it is the proper thing to do, and you know I am all about being proper.
Depends is she really hot?
Yes, I would hate to have…er…skirt tucked into pantyhouse!
I say the same thing to all instances like this. I would say to the panties and shirt, ” Unless there is a new style I am unaware of……..”
And to the nose thing or something on the corner of the mouth or what ever, I say, ” Unless you are saving that for something…..”
Approach it with kind humor and there is never a problem.
No, I would point it out to other people though.
YES
No,
I would like to think I would, but I probably would be to embarrassed to say anything.
it’s happened to people i know, so yes, i would say something. especially since many women don’t wear underwear when they wear pantyhose, which would be way more embarrassing (and would probably end up on the internet because of irresponsible folks and their camera phones)
Yes, I would. I’d want someone to tell me.
If I were in close proximity, I would. I wouldn’t want to yell out, “HEY, LADY! YOU GOT YOUR SKIRT CAUGHT IN YOUR PANTYHOSE!” because I am too shy.
Probably not. I probably wouldn’t even notice. If I did, I’d look at her, give her a strange look, and look at it. That indicates it without havign to talk to her.
And no, I probably wouldn’t say anything unless I knew her.
I would hope I would tell her. I sure would want someone to tell me. But then I make sure my skirt is where it should be at all times.
If you saw a man walking down the street with his fly unzipped, would you point it out to him?
Wow, that’s a toughy… but I guess to prevent further embarassment I would swollow my pride and let her know about it.
~Lynds
would hope I would…
Panty hose tucked in to underwear — yes. Booger, no (to a stranger).
If I know the person I always say something. If it is a stranger I might because I would want someone to say something to me in those kinds of situations.
i would…no one needs to go through that…
lol
my BMI was 21.2, btw
I would for sure. I talk to people all the time and it drives my husband crazy!
“Panty hose
It goes
On your legs
Not in your skirt, anymore then your skirt goes in your hose
Doing that makes fashion people want to hurt”
Good God, I hate internet poetry.
i definetly wouldnt probably say anything
Yup sure would, I would hope someone would tell me!
Sandy
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yes…after the initial shock wore off
Depends, if she looked like a snob, probably not
I’m part of the majority I guess…. I would WANT to, but I would hesitate and before I knew it she’d be gone
Only if I knew her.
i would tell her in a whisper because i would hope that someone would do the same for me.
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I don’t know. I might be too shy to embarrass her.
In Pittsburgh? Yes. People here are uber-friendly.
In New York City or LA? Nope. I’d be scared to.
I would.
well I’d point at her at least.
probably laugh a little too.:P
YES! jeez..of course!
i would
I definitely would.
i probly wouldnt honestly….
I think she would know.
I would have caught her before she left the bathroom in that condition. Otherwise, yes, I would definitely tell her. I would have suggested your coworker blow and wipe his nose and hand him a tissue. Ever notice, regardelss if you can blow your nose or not, if someone offers you a napkin or tissue, you instictively wipe your nose/mouth???
yes
Yes because I’d definitely want someone to tell me if I was her.
Dan, the video recorders are so last week! And now all the 15 year olds are going to have them because you just HAD to mention them, didn’t you? Shame on you!
yeah, depends on how hot she is.
yes because I’d feel sorry for her
Yeah.
yes, as another women i would…but for telling a man his barn door is open…probably not…
Hi Dan,
Of course I would, it would be cruel not to….
Candy
Yes, I think so.
yes. and i know that because whenever someone has something like a booger on their face, i tell them. no reason not to.
i didn’t think people wore pantyhose anymore
I was watching the Today show the other day…
and then I realized that I’d pour salt on an open wound than continue viewing such garbage.
She already knows it. Why blow her cover? Of course I would.
yes
Yes
I left you a message! : ) !
I would casually catch up to her, lightly touch her arm and let her know. I know how embarrassing that would be for me, so I would hate to prolong someones embarrassment.
what would that look like..
If I was busy and preoccupied, i wouldn’t notice… so no. But I’ve done it before, because it’s just such a sad thing to see when other people who do actually notice don’t do a damn thing. I think I would have to walk up behind her, hang a shopping bag or something other in the way, and gently stop her while telling her the bad news.
Or, is ignorance bliss?
I’m brutally honest to the point of it being bad, so I defintiely would.
Oh yeah….
So, you have a new toy, eh?
Probably not..I prolly couldnt keep a straight face.
nope, some people like to do strange things. However, I would tell the poor guy about the booger.
Probably yes, I would want someone to tell me.
no. i’d feel pretty bad if it was “intentionally” done. or i’d just feel weird.
i could also motion her to look down, it might be less awkward
I sure would … I confront people abou their states of being all the time.
I would not evennotice it.
well some people who don’t bring it up to her is probably because she was walking too fast? i don’t know. If she was within a reaching distance where i can walk beside her and tell her, yes i would. But i wont really chase her down the street to tell her her butt is showing.
“Oh, I was just staring at your crotch, like the perv I am, and just happened to notice…”
I would, In a New York minute!!!!
probably not
it is human instinct to avoid awkward situations
No, unless they were my buddy
That will never happen to me!Panty hose are evil!! I wore a pair to the 7th grade dance in 1974 and that was the first and last time.
mmm i don’t really know anything about pantyhose and skirt relations. id probably think she did it on purpose and was trying to make a fashion statement.
with the booger, though…that can’t possibly be intentional. id point that one out. no biggie, we all have them.
Yes. And I can say that and mean it because I’ve done it. Err told someone her skirt was in her pantyhose…not been with my skirt in my pantyhose. (errr at least no one’s told me I did)
I’d like to think I would.
I think so…although when people have something on their faces I have a hard time saying anything…
So I see you have one of those new fandangled voice recorders up there…does this mean I can prank you?
no, i’d point it out to the people i’m with and laugh. if the person was a friend or acquaintance, i would still laugh, but then i’d tell them. (yeah, i guess i’m kinda rude)
Good Lord yes! Because I would hope someone would do the same for me!
Um..yeah. That would be HORRIBLE..
if i didn’t know her…no
I’d like to think I would.
Every month Glamour magazine does an experiment sorta like that. They take some poor intern and make her walk around with rollers stuck in her hair, or dancing to music on her iPod, or with her shirt unbuttoned “by accident”.. etc. It’s different every month. They have cameras follow her to catch people’s reactions.
I think it would depend on if she looked at me..If she did I would tell her , but if she was oblivous of me, I would not…
yes, since I’m a girl.
I wouldn’t say anything.
I would tell her.
Not a stranger…I wouldn’t know what to say. I’m not very good at stuff like this. But to a friend, I would.
I might…
Yes, I have before. The rule is, if it’s something a person can fix, (like skirt tucked into pantyhose, or brocolli in the teeth, or a booger) you tell. If it’s something the person can’t fix right away (like a run in pantyhose, or a zit) then you don’t.
If it were a random person on the street, probably not.
But if it were someone I knew, I would.
But I would want someone to tell me.
Something like that happened to me today:
I saw someone walking infront of me with a sticker on their butt
I wanted to say something but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.
When I came home I had an obvious smudge of dirt on my forehead that no one told me about
Serves me right I guess
Case in point: I was right earlier about saying I don’t speak up
of course. as irritating as people are no one really deserves to be put through that humiliation. i mean, what if it were you?
I definetely would. Especially since I know how it feels like to be on the other end, where everyone is laughing at you and you don’t know why until you go to the bathroom and see your dress tucked into your pantyhose and no one bothered to tell you.
As a fellow female.. I would….
I would think of it as a fashion statement. What they’re stating I have no clue
Are you kiddin’? I would chase her down the street if I had to!
Of COURSE I would tell her…and I would hope someone would tell me if I was gracing the world with my “presence”.
Maybe. . .no.
yes i would….i think. i hope. haha
No. I’m amazed that people think they would. I’ve never really seen a perfect stranger walk up to a person and tell him/her something like that. Maybe it happens. I’d personally be WAY to shy.
Nope. Lol. Once I was walking behind this lady who’s skirt fell off in the middle of a crowded street. Luckily for her, the length of her blouse protected her from total embarrassment. Surprisingly, New Yorkers being the NYers they are only glanced at her for like 10 seconds and kept walking. I watched this lady attempt to wrap her dress back around her and the run into the train station. I was with my friend who saw the entire thing and she didn’t say a word about it. Lol. Strange huh?
I’d probably tell her if she came close, but I wouldn’t chase her down to tell her.
Nope, with my luck they’d probably slap me and find it rude.
I… would laugh. But I probably wouldn’t say anything to her. If I felt pompous, however, of course!
Haha, yeah I would. I can be quite brutally honest.
Do women still wear panty hose? I won’t.
I know I should BUT I probably wouldn’t unless I knew her. But then again, I would want someone to show me some courtesy and tell me if it were me. Well I change my answer I think I would now. lol! Nothing like putting yourself in someone else’s shoes to let you see the light.
Yep. why not?
’nuff said…
I would. Or I don’t know…..maybe I wouldn’t……..I can’t really answer that question. It would have to actually happen for me to figure out what to do, lol.
-KrIsTiN-
nawh.
Yes, I would. I even asked my female doctor, who has too much facial hair, if she ever gets it taken care of!
Of course, without hesitation.
Nah. I’d take the opportunity to point and laugh.
Yes I would even though she may not care!
I WILL write yes?
But I know I WON’T.
Intentions…
Feel good.
Actions…
Drive me to drink.
This happened to me one time – I had forgotten about it – LOL – Only it was my dress – Fortunately it was a long time ago and my a$$ was looking pretty good so it didn’t bother me as much as it would now – Yes I would tell the poor soul –
A true friend tells you the truth, no matter how bad it hurts.
Yep, i usually point these things out to people(in a discreet manner).
some people just don’t want to know.
i’m not one of those people.
i would want to know!
to help me discern which category a particular person is in,
i follow the following plan.
i’ll say “i’m doing a survey, if you had spinach in your teeth, (which you don’t) would you appreciate it if someone discretely told you?”
…if the answer is “of course i would!!!!”
… i’d discretely say…
“your skirt is tucked into your pantyhose”
…if the answer is “of course i would not!!!!! i’d be mortified!!!!!”
…i’d smile (big) and say…
…”thank you for your input! another one for ‘wouldn’t want to know’!”
definitely, and i would want someone to do the same for me.
after laughing to myself or my friends for making fun of her, I’d tell her
if i just walked by her on the street, i wouldn’t. but if it were some place where we were standing somewhere for a period of time (i.e. in line, an elevator, or at a store) i would have said something.
if i just walked by her on the street, i wouldn’t. but if it were some place where we were standing somewhere for a period of time (i.e. in line, an elevator, or at a store) i would have said something.
oops! you can delete one of those!
hell yea! if it were me, and it has unfortunately happened to me in the past (only it was tucked into my underwear NOT pantyhose! worse!), i’d wanna know, so YES! i always wondered how ppl would do that and not feel it, but now i know it’s possible…females should tell! guys, only if they can do it respectfully and tastefully! haha
No, but of course I would look at her funny cause she looks slovenly.
Yeah, I would have pulled her aside and told her.
yes. most definately. as I have tucked my dress into my undies before and walked into a room of men i know the feeling!
Yes no maybe so
i was waiting to cross the street one day w/ my sister and a woman on the other side also waiting to cross had her fly open. i didnt notice this but my sister told me and i laughed but my sister actually told her it was open when we criss-crossed. the woman said thank you.
so to answer the question, my sister would but i would not.
but i mean how could you have your skirt tucked in and not feel the difference?
I would walk up beside her, gently getting her attention, and lean in conspiratorially, and say, “Girlfriend, let me help you out with your skirt — it’s causing trouble!” And she would be embarrassed to death, but eternally grateful! Of course, this lady would not be embarrassed, because she was doing it on purpose!
nope, not a chance. i’d laugh, then forget in a few seconds
Yeah, unless the person looked completely unapproachable or something
yes