"DEAR MISS MANNERS: While at lunch at a casual restaurant, I noticed a woman joining a large group, who were all standing around before sitting at their table. I immediately noticed that her zipper was unzipped, and that her underwear could be seen quite easily. Initially, she was standing a little off to the side, and I wondered if I should inconspicuously whisper to her that she was unzipped. I waited too long to decide before she and the group began to seat themselves."
"GENTLE READER: If you find yourself saying, Somebody should say something then remember that you are somebody. Say something. Subtly and to the side, of course. As you mentioned, you would be grateful if someone did that for you. But you now have the benefit of knowing that none of the people at your table that night would be that someone. Miss Manners recommends you take special care with zippers and spinach the next time you are in their company."
A diner noticed a woman with an unzipped zipper and debated whether to inform her privately. The proper etiquette is to quietly and subtly tell the person, ideally to the side, so they can fix the problem before others notice. Observers should act when they think somebody should speak up, since silence can lead to avoidable embarrassment. A separate point notes that using books as decoration is a common home-decor practice and that displaying book spines or titles is not necessarily intended to indicate the occupants actually read those books.
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