Thread: Revision of hat etiquette

Because we seem to have a small community of hat wearers here http://straightrazorpalace.com/finer...-new-post.html , I thought it would be good to talk about hat etiquette.

As a new hat wearer I did a little research on the scope of hat etiquette. Some of it makes sense but some of the hat etiquette seems a bit daunting. I understand that it is just not on to eat in a restaurant with your hat on and that it must be doffed or removed during the playing of a national anthem.

But what I'm concerned about is the idea that I should remove my hat when I meet a lady on the street. This would have been fine for the early 20th century when most ladies would be inside cooking for their husbands. But today there are just as many ladies out and about as there are men.

So the etiquette rule I would like to change is that it is no longer necessary for a gentleman to remove his hat when in the presence of a lady when both are outside.

What other rules of hat etiquette would you like to change, get rid of, or re-enforce?

It is not just when you see a lady on the street but when you interact with one, hold the door open doff your cap and say "good morning" (or other such pleasentry)

or atleast thats my idea of it.
you get to be polite just as you normaly would, but with the added extra of doffing you cap.

I would like to see the wearing of caps backward outlawed. Offenders will have their caps removed and their heads shaved bald, tarred and feathered.

Hats should be removed when being intimate in the bedroom. Except in the case of Lady GaGa who is surgically attached to her headgear and looks better in it than out of it.

And hats that are taller than one span (top hats, chefs hat, bearskins, beefeater hats, dunce hats and the like) should be burned on a pyre fuelled by milliners' leftover felt.

And that's about as much as I can say about hats.

I could go along with that Mark, though I find askew mor offensive then backwards. At least they serve the purose to warn everyone that there is a retard walking there so I guess they aren't all bad.

A cap askew is, to me (and clearly Wildtim as well), ample warning that I needn't concern myself with anything the wearer says or does, unless it may directly impact my family or property.
It is much like a swastika tattoo. Of course I find it offensive, but given the choice, I'd prefer the individual that would wear one to be clearly marked (by their own choice, of course....if anyone has ever read SnowCrash, the "racially insensitive" tattoo across the forehead is going a bit far....but I digress before we become off topic.)

Originally Posted by Wildtim

I could go along with that Mark, though I find askew mor offensive then backwards. At least they serve the purose to warn everyone that there is a retard walking there so I guess they aren't all bad.

It depends.
When working outdoors in the summer, I sometimes wear the cap backwards to keep the sun from burning my neck.

Originally Posted by majurey

I would like to see the wearing of caps backward outlawed. Offenders will have their caps removed and their heads shaved bald, tarred and feathered.

Yeah. I ain't much, but I was able to figure out caps. Front/back -- not that friggin complex.

Originally Posted by Bruno

It depends.
When working outdoors in the summer, I sometimes wear the cap backwards to keep the sun from burning my neck.

I wear my bill cap backward on the rifle range so as not to bump my scope. There are many other rational reasons to wear a cap of this type backwards, but just walking down the street is not one of them.

They should go back to wearing these huge hats like they did in the middle ages. That way when you are walking down the street with your lady (and you are of course on the proper side) when someone empties their chamber pot onto the street that big hat protects the two of you.

Originally Posted by Bruno

It depends.
When working outdoors in the summer, I sometimes wear the cap backwards to keep the sun from burning my neck.

And thereby exposing your nose, forehead, and reminder of your face. If it is that bad, I would suggest wearing a straw hat that encircles your head. (or use sunscreen).

when working outside, straw hats rock. they shade, yet allow a nice breeze to blow across your head, keeping you cool.