Would you....

....tell a stranger they had food in their teeth?

....a booger in their nose?

....that their shirt tag that says "3XL" (or "XS") was hanging out?  Would you tuck it back in for them?

(Just for the record, I would/have done do all of these things, because as awkward as it may be, I would want someone to tell me!)

Honestly, I don't think so. I tend to stay out of folks' space.

i only help if they won't know.

like, I wouldnt' tell about the teeth or booger, but if I was behind someone with a big piece of lint or something stuck to their shirt I'd pick it off.

I am badass that way.

Original Post by kathygator:

Honestly, I don't think so. I tend to stay out of folks' space.

I have no sense of personal space, and sometimes forget that others do! (Maybe I should work on that!)

No, no, and oh dear sweet mother of god, no.

Please, please, please, don't tuck in the tag of a complete stranger. I don't like to be touched beyond a handshake by people I don't know. It's a huge invasion of my personal space, particularly on someplace sensitive like the neck or small of the back (where most offending tags would be).

Original Post by kriklaf:

No, no, and oh dear sweet mother of god, no.

agreed. sounds like a good way to get hurt if you arent careful. i might roundhouse kick some foolass before i try to determine why some strange idiot would think it was ok to touch me haha.

I had to approach a customer at the till where I worked & pull her aside to talk to her in private.

She was about 5'3", 150 lbs, & wearing a cute little crocheted top. Her husband should have stopped her & said something before they went to church & then came shopping............she had popped out of the top of her bra & her nipples were sticking out through her top.

If it's a lady and the pending embarassment is far reaching, I'd ask another lady to tell her. The three samples above are not far reaching enough. I've seen a whole lot worse.

If it's a guy, I'll let it be. Guys can take it

Wow, guess I better not eat anything green around you guys and expect to be notified of leftovers!  Personally, I wouldn't mind if anybody did any of these things to me.  I would rather know.

However, the consensus seems to be that tucking in a tag is a bit too much.  I will have to reconsider my urge to do this the next time I see said offense!

I would tell people but probably not tuck the tag back in unless asked.

I would want people to tell me too!

Unfortunately, I probably wouldnt tell any stranger any of those and wouldnt touch someone. I dont even like it when my friends tuck the tag in for me on my shirt.

But I always definitely let my friends/family know if they have crap in their teeth or anything on them or whatever. Strangers...not so much.

sigh...do unto others.

I once stopped a stranger and told them that she had the tag still hanging from the dress. But we were both going into a wedding, and even though I didn't know her, we clearly had a mutual friend, and I figured she'd rather know before hand.

The other things, no.

I would never touch a complete stranger for something like a tag.

For the other two, if I noticed, I would try to be as subtle as possible, maybe offer a tissue or a piece of gum.  And if I even noticed, I must confess, there are times that I'm just too occupied or busy to really care, and I can certainly understand that in reverse.   

I mean, if there's a mother in the store trying to shop and keep track of two kids, I don't see why they should care about a stranger's nose.

Original Post by watergirl:

Original Post by kriklaf:

No, no, and oh dear sweet mother of god, no.

agreed. sounds like a good way to get hurt if you arent careful. i might roundhouse kick some foolass before i try to determine why some strange idiot would think it was ok to touch me haha.

 And this is why I heart you, WG!

No, to all three.  Especially the touching.  But generally, I don't get close enough, or look close enough, at strangers to notice things like that.

When I worked retail, I had a customer point out that there was something stuck in my teeth, which must have been there for hours. I was really angry that none of my coworkers had bothered to say anything, though they must have noticed (it was a huge chunk of something). I was glad a stranger had the courage even though people I saw every day didn't!

Oh, alright! I'll stop touching people and stick to teeth and boogers!  Thanks to everyone for setting me straight! (Without the roundhouse kick, thank goodness!)

Pants zipper down is the one that stops me up. I feel bad for the person and want to say something. Sometimes I *might*, but if it's a dude, forget it! How can I tell him his fly is down? I might as well preface it with the statement "while I was checking out your package, I noticed..."

I was at an amusement park when I was quite a bit younger and ended up behind a woman who had a long section of toilet paper hanging out the back of her pants and the bottom tip of it was *gag* wet.

I told her and she was quite embarrassed... especially when her husband started pointing and laughing.

I wouldn't tell a stranger about food in their teeth, a haunted nose or an exposed tag.

Yes.  One of the reasons I like being kept in the dark is because - what do you do RIGHT THEN?  Someone just said you have something in your teeth?  Do you pick it out right in front of them.  Continue on your business until you can make it to a bathroom?  I mean, really?

Original Post by puh8suwrux:

Yes.  One of the reasons I like being kept in the dark is because - what do you do RIGHT THEN?  Someone just said you have something in your teeth?  Do you pick it out right in front of them.  Continue on your business until you can make it to a bathroom?  I mean, really?

 All excellent questions! Answers: try to suck the offending bit of food from between my teeth or clean it with my tounge? Nose offense: fish in my purse/pocket for a tissue or napkin?

Eh, I still say I would rather know!

my rather shy coworker told me that she recently was riding the train to work, sitting down, and found herself face to face with the crotch of a guy who's fly was down. she was too embarassed to actually say something, so she typed in in a text message and held it up to show him.

apparently he was embarassed, but thanked her and zipped up!