Re: Why hats...out of style/ hat etiquette

Posted by Tim Elliott from CBL172.pool005.CH001-glendale.hs.earthlink.net on November 02, 2000 at 23:48:25:

In Reply to: Why hats went out of style posted by Bo on November 02, 2000 at 08:25:34:

Fedora sez:
: :I wear fedoras everywhere I go, except to church, where I would have to take it off anyway.

Some religions require one's head to be covered, but I take your point. I recently traveled from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, and I found myself wondering how anyone managed to remove his hat indoors - does an airport count as indoors? - and still be able to grapple with luggage and tickets and such.

Here's a nugget from an "Etiquette Today" site:
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Q: My 15-year-old son wants to wear his baseball cap (backward, of course) everywhere. My husband and I constantly argue with him about where and when it's appropriate. Do you have guidelines?

A: I say that in most places, it's hats off. The basic guideline still applies: Men and boys don't wear hats indoors, unless religious custom dictates it. That means caps should be removed in most restaurants, in classrooms and churches, and usually inside the house. I empathize with your problem, however, since my stepsons and nephews also went through a phase of wearing caps wherever and whenever they could. An exception to the rule is in homes in which the adults have given permission to keep caps on. In my own house, I draw the line at wearing a cap to the dinner table.
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How about it, fedora fans? Do you remove your hats in elevators when a woman is present? Airports? Airplanes? To paraphrase a saying, What would Indy do? [whack! "That's for blasphemy..."]

Tim

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Just to answer your questions... Michaelson 13:11:20 11/03/2000 (0)
Re: Why hats...out of style/ hat etiquette MF 01:05:28 11/03/2000 (5)
- I guess it's the cowboy in me, but I even wear my hats in resturants. Church is the only place I take off my beloved fedora. (nm) Fedora 20:01:16 11/03/2000 (0)
- Re: hat etiquette Leslie 09:28:42 11/03/2000 (3)
  - Re: hat etiquette Tim Elliott 11:44:19 11/03/2000 (2)
    - more hat etiquette Doc 14:34:25 11/03/2000 (0)
    - Re: hat etiquette Doc 14:29:44 11/03/2000 (0)

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: Fedora sez:
: : :I wear fedoras everywhere I go, except to church, where I would have to take it off anyway.

: Some religions require one's head to be covered, but I take your point. I recently traveled from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, and I found myself wondering how anyone managed to remove his hat indoors - does an airport count as indoors? - and still be able to grapple with luggage and tickets and such.

: Here's a nugget from an "Etiquette Today" site:
: >>>>>>
: Q: My 15-year-old son wants to wear his baseball cap (backward, of course) everywhere. My husband and I constantly argue with him about where and when it's appropriate. Do you have guidelines?

: A: I say that in most places, it's hats off. The basic guideline still applies: Men and boys don't wear hats indoors, unless religious custom dictates it. That means caps should be removed in most restaurants, in classrooms and churches, and usually inside the house. I empathize with your problem, however, since my stepsons and nephews also went through a phase of wearing caps wherever and whenever they could. An exception to the rule is in homes in which the adults have given permission to keep caps on. In my own house, I draw the line at wearing a cap to the dinner table. 
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: How about it, fedora fans? Do you remove your hats in elevators when a woman is present? Airports? Airplanes? To paraphrase a saying, What would Indy do? [whack! "That's for blasphemy..."]

: Tim

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