Which is the more pathetic; you decide. The fact that my sister had her trousers on backwards when we went out to dinner last week or that neither mom nor I noticed.

Score another point for not needing to spend much time fretting about appearance. Most people just aren't that observant.

Sometimes they notice, though. I went to one of our Karen (Burmese) worship services a few years ago with my top on inside out. My friend's English wasn't as advanced as it is now, and she said "you are upside down."

Now their English is better, and they know me better, and I think they still think I am "upside down."