If you've spent any time in Santiago, it's not hard to observe that Santiaguinos tend to wear very somber colors: black, brown, gray, navy blue, tan, sometimes cream or off-white. If there is any color in the outfit, it's usually a small detail, maybe a scarf or a pattern on a sweater.
I, on the other hand, like to wear colors. Pink, red, bright blue, purple. Today in particular I wore an orange-ish dress. I stood out. The men were going crazy, making comments about my dress and how it showed off various parts of my body. Sometimes I wish they would decide whether I'm their hot daughter or hot mother (although I think both are disgusting and quite incestuous).
But anyway, my students didn't show up for their class, so after waiting for a half an hour, I left and walked one block to the metro. I swiped by Bip! card and was walking along the platform at the Los Heroes metro station, until I found a good spot where there wasn't a huge crowd waiting.
All of a sudden, a woman came rushing up to me. I didn't know what was about to happen, so I grabbed my backpack and hugged it close to me. She grabbed my skirt and pulled it down, saying "You've been going around with your skirt up in the back!" Then as quickly as she appeared, she disappeared, before I could say as much as thanks.
I suppose that in my rush to leave the empty classroom, my skirt got caught on my backpack or jacket. I imagine that I walked the block to the metro with it up too. President Piñera was giving a Bicentennial toast less than a block from where my class is, so I'm sure I gave the secret service officers a nice view as I walked away.
Oh well, as Margaret pointed out to me on twitter, at least I wasn't the only one having dress issues today.
8 comments:
ahhh, half mortifying/half funny. I had that same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. My dress got tangled up with my backpack and a woman ran after me and pulled it down and walked away. Very embarrassing, but nice that someone helped me out and now that it's over, hilarious.
oops! Gringas and their skirts!
But the weird thing is this happening to both of you in the same way... are you both very sure that nothing was taken from your backpacks? That would be the perfect distraction!
So... careful with those skirts!!
And Abby, while Vanessa Williams had a 40-something "tug-count" at least you only had ONE!!
And by the way--it WAS a very nice skirt you had on yesterday! You looked very nice (even with the skirt in its normal position!) jajaja
Isabel: Haha that's exactly what happened to me! And you're right, now that it happened it's hilarious, and I'm glad that people exist that will pull my skirt down for me instead of just gawking. Haha.
Margaret: Yeah, I immediately checked my pockets to make sure I had all the valuables, and nothing was missing! But that thought definitely crossed my mind. And thanks for the compliment :)
hahaha. I won't laugh too hard since similar things have definitely happened to me. The other night when I was sick I'm pretty sure I was teaching with something sticking out of my nose for a good 20 min and no one bothered to tell me. :)
Oh no! I would have been horrified too. At least that woman ran after you and helped you out. I hate it when you have something wrong and NO ONE says anything. Then you find out later! It's the worst.
hahaha my favorite part is the ¨hot daughter¨or ¨hot mother¨ooooo mijita riiica!!¡¡ :P
That is really, extremely funny!!
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