I was thrilled to start wearing thongs, they've always been more comfortable to me. Regular underwear goes straight up *you know where* and it drives me crazy. then, instead of just a tiny string, i end up with a whole wad of material. ergh. i do wear full bottom ones, on occassion, though. and, the little boy briefs, boy shorts, hot pants, whatever you want to call them, seem to stay in place better, and, they don't "ride", so, i wear those a lot, too. i don't like for my drawers to show at all, though. but, again, it doesn't bother me at all to see it, unless it's on a really young girl. and, even then, not something i let get to me too badly. things are just different, even from when i was in middle and high school. c'est la vie.