There are certainly social rules for this subject. For example as an adult male I think it is inappropriate for me to tell a younger girl her zipper is down.
1. A stranger
2. An Acquaintance
3. Gender
4. Age
5. In a public place.
I use to walk around with my fly open mainly to see if anyone would say anything to me (besides the fact that I'm just weird like that)
2006-08-25 05:32:15 · 12 answers · asked by Go! 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I think you should just tell them discreetly. They might be embarrassed for the moment but grateful to you for the rest of the day as they go about their business unexposed. A woman whispered to me once that I had a string of toilet paper hanging from my waistband and I remember her fondly to this day for saving me from even further embarrassment.
2006-08-25 10:02:55 · answer #1 · answered by jidwg 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use the Golden Rule on this one. I would want someone else to let me know that my fly is open or I have a blob of mustard on my cheek, so I always tell someone when I spot the same, regardless of age or gender. Whenever possible, I try to take the person aside and whisper it. And when it's a female that I don't know, and my sister, mother, or some other woman I do know is present, I whisper it to mom or sis and get them to alert the female privately so as to avoid the embarrassment of having a man break the news.
And I avoid cutesy language. "Your fly is open" or "Your zipper is open" is good enough.
2006-08-25 05:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if you're aware of this but your zipper is open or our tag is howing or your slip is showing...this shows common decency and concern for others..unless it's like me when i saw the crack of the a** of a 20 y/o who was outright displaying her butt in shorts and I said this and she looked at me like a ditz who didn't care like most young persons who display themselves for attention as you say you're just weird or an exhibitionist
2006-08-25 05:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by goldengirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You clearly say so everyone else can hear it, "Your fly is down." Now you've got everyone's attention on the down fly. They're just as guilty as you are for looking, plus she'll pay more attention from now on. Of course, she and everyone else will avoid you like the plague, but sometimes you just gotta do the right thing in the most obnoxious way possible. DOWN WITH POLITICS!!!
2006-08-25 06:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by Roasted Kiwi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just quietly tell them...I worked for an airline for 31 years..I've discreetly told celebrities.....I've also told women that there skirt is tucked into their pantyhose and that they have lipstick all over their teeth...Just things I'd like to be told if they were true.
2006-08-25 05:38:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't say anything if I don't know the person, but if it's my roomate I just tell him his barn door is open.
He knows what I mean lol
2006-08-25 05:35:26 · answer #6 · answered by mikayla_starstuff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing wrong with telling them.
2006-08-25 05:37:29 · answer #7 · answered by kekeke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The barn door is open...
2006-08-25 09:15:59 · answer #8 · answered by Vincent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply tell them:
Did you know flies spread disease?
If they say YES.
Then you reply then keep yours closed!!!
It works.........
2006-08-25 05:41:04 · answer #9 · answered by Sirius Black 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i don't. i never really look at peoples crotches. so couldn't help you there
2006-08-25 05:39:49 · answer #10 · answered by xkitenx1982 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋