I see a compromise here - men remove your hats when ladies stop bathing in perfume.

You must be very young. I remember hat check girls.

This offense pales compared to ladies wearing white shoes after Labor Day. Times change. Customs evolve. When I want to be culturally enhanced, I'll eat some yogurt.

I think I remember Tony Soprano and Artie Bucco having difficulty with a young man wearing a hat in a restaurant. Youtube-The Sopranos. Take Your Hat Off. Check it out.

This must be nothing else to complain about Monday.

I like to see folks in military ballcaps that says they served. I so much enjoy shaking their hand and thanking them.

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Just watched it!

Luved it!

(Guess that shows where I stand on this one.)

Thanks for the laugh, Nucky.

In the Navy clubs anyone who entered a club and was caught by the bartender's ringing of a bell ,had to buy the bar a round--it was a tradition & you swore the bartender's arm was 8 foot long--plenty of new Ensigns & Chiefs got caught in their respective clubs

Interesting. Probably would not work in the Villages very often unless your were as imposing as Tony Soprano.

Men wearing hats in restaurants.
 

There is a tribal dress code. Ignore it at your own risk.
Simply because coat & hat check rooms are mostly non-existent does not deter from the fact that hats should be removed before entering a restaurant and placed on the lap when sat.

Customary for men to take hats off and women to leave theirs on. It apparently is also tradition for a man to place his removed hat on his lap.

"Baby take off your dress
Yes yes yes
You can leave your hat on"
Joe Cocker

Now I understand why I should place it on my lap.

Let's give credit where it is due. Randy Newman wrote and sang those words 15 years before Joe Cocker recorded them.

Jed Clampett used to take his hat off at the fancy eatin' table.

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That is true. But Cocker's version was made famous by Kim Basinger stripping to it in "9-1/2 Weeeks". Hence the hat on the lap reference.

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Heres the link:

The Sopranos - Take your hat off - YouTube

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To each their own. That's the great thing about America - within the law, people are free to do what they please. I've never seen a city, county, state or federal law regarding wearing a hat or cap; maybe a suggestion, but never a law.

You're smarter than the average bear around these parts.

If I find a fancy eatin' table like Jed Clampett found, I might take off my hat as well. I have yet to find one of those tables in TV except when dining at friends houses. I would never wear a hat at a friends, but I am more than comfortable at any of the restaurants on campus.

Great post Chi-Town! I got a big chuckle out of that comment.

I think I could pull it off. No problem. Forgetaboutit! :$: It's just a common sense item, respect for those around you is all it is. Hat off and put on your knee not on the table. Oh and don't ever speak back to your elder's ever.

I grew up in a small town in south Texas and the men were still told to take their hats off at the table. It wasn't "uppity", it was just good manners to remove them. My husband was raised in a small western Pennsylvania steel mill town and they had the same rules......no hats at the table whether it was breakfast, lunch or dinner. I am amazed at how many men wear their hats indoors and in restaurants, as if they are not removable.

It is an etiquette rule, not a law. One of those things that makes it pleasant to be around people.

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TOP HAT STORY! Controversy over the wearing of hats in restaurants have finally come to a head. Women during Easter are calling fowl, where Men after golfing are saying it's par for the course. Hefty attire wearers are often seen carrying a spare one. Some say there should be a cap on it. Advocates say hat hair responsible. Men Without Hats Club president Helmut Chapeau at their spring hard hat safety dance pithily replied saying the Villages needs a serious hat check. His Panama wife is fez up to the brim, where his son Ushanka, an avid bowler, hasn't heard anything about it. Stay tuned as we cover the roots of this hair razing issue.

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Last sentence, very funny.

Nailed it!!! :thumbup:

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Military veterans will remember that one doesn't wear headgear indoors unless he or she is under arms. So if you're carrying in a restaurant, you should keep your hat on.

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What about fat guys wearing sleeveless shirts and sitting at the bar--really gross

I personally find it distasteful. I was taught from the time I was a little kid that hats are to be removed inside public buildings. This whole hat wearing thing these days puzzles me anyway. IMHO, we have lost to many of the little niceties in society.

How can a thread this stupid get to 8 pages long? BTW, Graciegirl has started a competing thread about women wearing hats in resturants.

Thinks this is stupid? Wait till we get to the why am I forced to look at your ugly vulgar tattoos in an establishment that doesn't sell hot dogs or have bleachers. I was raised to not deform my body out of respect just like removing your hat.

Why are you lookin? Your supposed to be rating the service and the food and drink.

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I am no good at etiquette. I sometimes use the same fork for salad and entree, have been caught with my elbows on the table, often pass the salt without the pepper, and there's that thing where I get the grandkids to pull my finger.

I was brought up that men removed their hats when going indoors(a mall doesn't count). That means when going into someones home, a theater, a church, a restaurant, etc. In not doing so it was considered to be of low class and to me still does. If you have character and respect for yourself and others you remove your hat when going indoors.

Some folks are just lazy, some were not taught proper manners, some are vain, some could care less(joe****theragmen) and some think they're above such things when in reality are really below the rest of us. :-)

Whatever floats your boat. Judge lest ye be judged. My hat’s off to you. Women are always right. I love it down here. :laugh:

You are so funny. I always read your posts. Keep 'em coming

Why do you care? Live and let live. non issue