The mysterious case of the shortening pants...

I don't get it. It seems like since my arrival here in Taiwan, 4 pairs of pants have shortened by roughly 2-3 inches. These are pants that I paid to have altered in Canada to the right length... and then I come here and they get even shorter!! Maybe it's the heat (well, not at this moment, but in August when I arrived), maybe it's the moisture. And these pants have absolutely nothing in common, aside from being pants. They're Mexx, Esprit, Club Monaco, Dockers, jeans, khakis, slacks... They're jury pants! Not to mention that none of them are new either -- some have been worn for years. So not only do I have this whole silliness of exposing my socks Erkel-style when I walk, but the tightened crotch area doesn't add much comfort when sitting either. So it's pants shopping this weekend. Time to switch up some clothes!