Wolfmanjack
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Pduck said:Here's a question about hat etiquette I've never seen answered. It's proper for a man to keep his hat on in a building's lobby or in corridors. What about a church's lobby (e.g. the narthex)? Right now, I always take my hat off when I first walk in the door and leave it off until I go back outside. Would it be considered a faux pas to have a hat on in the narthex of a church after service while visiting with friends and the preacher?
Bear in mind this simple rule: tipping/removing your hat is an indication of your high regard and respect for the person, place or thing you are encountering. Leave your hat on and you run the risk of expressing disdain. After a service in church, your hat stays off until you are through the narthex, out the door, down the steps and into the street.