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<blockquote data-quote="Brandi" data-source="post: 2033499" data-attributes="member: 24446">I grew up in the country where all the guys wore a hat and many of the girls too.&nbsp; You wore a cowboy hat or a ball cap because you were outside in the sun working or, on off time, relaxing.&nbsp; The hat is ingrained in &quot;country&quot; culture, becoming much more than a tool to block the sun but an expression of the person wearing it from the tilt of the hat to the shape of the brim.&nbsp; Where i grew up you were generally out working, with your hat on, and when it came time to go eat, at home or out, you kept your hat on because nobody else wants to eat their food looking at someones nasty, sweaty, hat-headed melon. As for wearing them indoors I think it depends on the situation. If you&#039;re a church going person you should respect the protocols of whichever church you attend. Eating out at a restaurant I&#039;d say keep it on (set it down and you may lose it or drop it on some nasty floor) unless it&#039;s an &quot;upscale&quot; place then you probably wouldn&#039;t be wearing it anyway.&nbsp; If you&#039;re having dinner with friends it depends on if it&#039;s casual or not and the home owners preference.&nbsp; Now the door thing is different, I believe you should open the door or hold it open for whoever is in front or behind you.&nbsp; I&#039;ll hold the door open even for guys. That&#039;s just common courtesy in my book.&nbsp; The times have changed.&nbsp; What was considered &quot;mannerly&quot; years ago may not be now and, honestly, I couldn&#039;t care less.&nbsp; I put a lot more stock in courtesy than manners anyway.&nbsp; Don&#039;t tell me how I should sip my soup and be proper and I won&#039;t won&#039;t shank you in the liver.&nbsp; It&#039;s a simple rule but one I find carries itself well through all aspects of life <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /> .</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brandi, post: 2033499, member: 24446"] I grew up in the country where all the guys wore a hat and many of the girls too. You wore a cowboy hat or a ball cap because you were outside in the sun working or, on off time, relaxing. The hat is ingrained in "country" culture, becoming much more than a tool to block the sun but an expression of the person wearing it from the tilt of the hat to the shape of the brim. Where i grew up you were generally out working, with your hat on, and when it came time to go eat, at home or out, you kept your hat on because nobody else wants to eat their food looking at someones nasty, sweaty, hat-headed melon. As for wearing them indoors I think it depends on the situation. If you're a church going person you should respect the protocols of whichever church you attend. Eating out at a restaurant I'd say keep it on (set it down and you may lose it or drop it on some nasty floor) unless it's an "upscale" place then you probably wouldn't be wearing it anyway. If you're having dinner with friends it depends on if it's casual or not and the home owners preference. Now the door thing is different, I believe you should open the door or hold it open for whoever is in front or behind you. I'll hold the door open even for guys. That's just common courtesy in my book. The times have changed. What was considered "mannerly" years ago may not be now and, honestly, I couldn't care less. I put a lot more stock in courtesy than manners anyway. Don't tell me how I should sip my soup and be proper and I won't won't shank you in the liver. It's a simple rule but one I find carries itself well through all aspects of life :) . [/QUOTE]

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