[HPFGU-OTChatter] Dan Radcliffe's shirts - girl or guy's?

[Laura Ingalls Huntley]

Dina wrote:
 > Gal's have buttons on our left while guy's shirts have buttons on 
their
 > right.  I think it had to do with an old tradition of women helping 
men
 > button their shirts.
 > Correct me if I'm wrong.  This is from my own shopping experience.

davewitely:
 > Do you often help men button their shirts in shops?

Dina:
 > {chuckle} No, I'm buying the shirts for myself and have to try them 
on.
 > Half my shirts are from the men's section.  I have broad shoulders 
and a
 > men's medium-sized shirt is comfy.
 > I just heard the reason why the buttons were on different sides 
related to
 > an old tradition.

Laura:

And so, the practice of orienting men's flies in the opposite direction 
of women's must be due to the old tradition of women . . . taking off 
men's pants?  ^_~

They really do think of everything, don't they?  I know *I* would get 
*so* confused trying to disrobe someone if their buttons and zippers 
and whatnot were all backward.

Laura (just having a bit of fun.)