Hat etiquette for *today*

[Lokar]

I remove my hat when I go inside any building, excluding any "open" buildings, train stations and similar, supermarkets and similar (but, as Wolfwood also said, I remove my hat in smaller stores, generally a one-off local store).

If I go to a fast-food restaurant to buy food to take away, I'd leave my hat on. If I'm going to eat there, I'd take it off when I sit down. I just can't eat with a hat on, it just feels wrong to me. Even if I'm eating outside. The only exception to this would be my panama, which I wear when having picnics, etc.

Exceptions kick in at appropriate times (if my hands are full, if I'm only popping into somewhere for a few minutes, if there is nowhere at all to put my hat, etc.)

 

[Trebuchet64_Fal]

I would renmove my hat more often in resturants etc, but the lack of a safe place to put my hat means i leave it on , even the coat check people these days seem to have no idea of the value of a hat or of the value the wearer places upon it.

 

[scotrace]

Again, this topic is covered in depth here.

 

[Wolfwood]

I would renmove my hat more often in resturants etc, but the lack of a safe place to put my hat means i leave it on , even the coat check people these days seem to have no idea of the value of a hat or of the value the wearer places upon it.

From my experience, only 1 in 10 of coat check people have any idea how to place a hat on the shelf above the hangers. The one time I met a person who knew how to do it without my advice, I was almost stunned from sheer disbelief.

 

[stealthboy]

Again, this topic is covered in depth here.

Then perhaps this thread should be locked. Sorry for the redundancy, but my first scan of that thread seemed to indicate discussion of etiquette back in the day, hence my thread title "for today". I was interested in discussion of modern hat etiquette.

Sorry about that. Mods, please lock.

 

[QMcK]

Oh come on - we're not writing and editing an encyclopaedia.

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Sorry. I've just been reading more of the thread to which scotrace posted a link. This does go on and on.

 

[She'sgotcurves]

Okay, tried to search, no happy ending

so from my bringing up, no hats on at the table (born in 68)....all my military years no hats on indoors unless armed.

So I normally take my hat off when going into stores and such (under cover)

so say I pick my wife up from work in the "36" wearing pants w/suspenders with white shirt and a dark grey Fedora

do I say screw "the military hat etiquette" i have grown up with...and...just rock the look my wife loves...????

I know "happy wife=happy life"

I don't want to piss on old skool standards....SO??????

of by the way...drinking Orion beer from Okinawa......

 

[Bob Roberts]

Okay, tried to search, no happy ending

so from my bringing up, no hats on at the table (born in 68)....all my military years no hats on indoors unless armed.

So I normally take my hat off when going into stores and such (under cover)

so say I pick my wife up from work in the "36" wearing pants w/suspenders with white shirt and a dark grey Fedora

do I say screw "the military hat etiquette" i have grown up with...and...just rock the look my wife loves...????

I know "happy wife=happy life"

I don't want to piss on old skool standards....SO??????

of by the way...drinking Orion beer from Okinawa......

Hopefully with yer hat still on. Rock the hat.

 

[DJH]

There's a lot of threads on this topic.

I say that the bloke who wrote the hat rules is long gone and won't be complaining - do whatever you want.

 

[suitedcboy]

Hat etiquette (HE) has to be known in order that someone knows to be offended when you fail to comply with it.
I used to take off my hat a lot. I had lots of "put your hat back on it looks better on you because you have hat hair", "You just don't look right without a hat", "put your hat on you look dumb holding it", etc., etc.
So many wear ball caps 17 hours per day and so few have been brought up to know HE. You are not born being offended by someone wearing a hat in those places where old hat rules tell you it is not supposed to be worn. HE is much like bigotry, not instinctive, only taught.
I have a much higher compliance with HE around persons older than my 58 years and little compliance around youth.
I go to the local Cowboy Church and hats are worn during service except for prayers. How's that for HE?

If we are going to get an etiquette movement going let's start with slower traffic keep right and turn signal use. Nobody ever got hurt by lack of hat etiquette (that is probably wrong as some HE bully somewhere likely pounced on someone some time over such things).

 

[Bob Roberts]

Hat etiquette (HE) has to be known in order that someone knows to be offended when you fail to comply with it.
I used to take off my hat a lot. I had lots of "put your hat back on it looks better on you because you have hat hair", "You just don't look right without a hat", "put your hat on you look dumb holding it", etc., etc.
So many wear ball caps 17 hours per day and so few have been brought up to know HE. You are not born being offended by someone wearing a hat in those places where old hat rules tell you it is not supposed to be worn. HE is much like bigotry, not instinctive, only taught.
I have a much higher compliance with HE around persons older than my 58 years and little compliance around youth.
I go to the local Cowboy Church and hats are worn during service except for prayers. How's that for HE?

If we are going to get an etiquette movement going let's start with slower traffic keep right and turn signal use. Nobody ever got hurt by lack of hat etiquette (that is probably wrong as some HE bully somewhere likely pounced on someone some time over such things).

Sometimes Im compelled to remove my hat. In certain churches and I will never ever wear a hat indoors at a wake. I will take it off when dining in a fine restaurant. When I say "fine" I mean suit and tie type of fine. Thats usually it depending on circumstances.

 

[moontheloon]

it's not 1945 ... do what you want

 

[hatsRme]

it's not 1945 ... do what you want

Even in church?

And what about during the national anthem?!

 

[Redfokker]

You will take your hat off during the National Anthem, unless you are in military uniform rendering a proper salute. Holding your hat over your heart or at your side is correct. Taking a knee during the Star Spangled Banner will loose your million dollar sponsors, or at least it should.

I remove my hat in old school HE situations such as being in an elevator with a lady. It really throws them for a loop. The civility of wearing fine men's hats has certain responsibilities, even if the uncivilized of today's society don't recognize them.

Ooops, I just fell off my soapbox!

 

[She'sgotcurves]

Cool info and thoughts thanks...

ETA also found the hat links thread

 

[moontheloon]

Even in church?

And what about during the national anthem?!

I didn't say never take your hat off ... I said do what you want

if someone wants to keep their hat on in church then they might have more life decision issues than hat etiquette

 

[hatsRme]

I didn't say never take your hat off ... I said do what you want

if someone wants to keep their hat on in church then they might have more life decision issues than hat etiquette

Good point.

 

[suitedcboy]

Etiquette is and has always been about fitting in to norms. If you go into a church where they keep hats on then you keep your hat on.
Isn't a yarmulke a hat?

 

[moontheloon]

Etiquette is and has always been about fitting in to norms. If you go into a church where they keep hats on then you keep your hat on.
Isn't a yarmulke a hat?

this is the yarmulke lounge ?

 

[Lean'n'mean]

The number of times this subject has been discussed, one could easily be mislead into thinking that it has any kind of interest or importance.