Cowboy hat while eating...

[Roy]

I wear a cap almost all the time, but I don't have this issue. If I'm going to church or out to eat, I simply don't wear a hat- problem solved.

But if you do wear a hat out on such occasions, I could care less if you choose to wear it or not at the table or inside. Not my place to judge. And FTR- I have been out and about with some OLD SCHOOL ranchers in my time and almost all of them wore their hat at the dinner table. I would love to see some of you try and tell them to take it off, talking about 'manners'...

[rockyraider]

All hats come off in my home when eating and I make it a point to remove mine when eating out.

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[DRT]

So just for giggles and grins answer this.
What is the point of wearing your cover, lid, cap or hat inside?
To me it's kind of like wearing your sunglasses inside or at night. Not sure what the point is.

Gary

[cj7zrcool]

I wear it inside, but I take it off @ any dinner table.

[DNTRanch]

I guess it's just the way some of us are brought up. Manners and being Respectful..... I guess that's why are youth seam to be going down hill

[TxSon1836]

If you didnt remove your cowboy hat to eat, all the cowgirls would be bowlegged

now this is logic I can get behind!

[Philip-TX]

According to the interweb it’s appropriate to take it off if you have a place safe to put it. I know this because I was at dinner at Bobs the other night. 4 people and 4 chairs. Nowhere safe to put it. So I wore it. Felt strange but I wasn’t giving a $600 felt hat to the waitress to set somewhere. World didn’t end and I didn’t seem to offend anyone. And mostly the wife don’t mind. That was enough “ok” for me.


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You lost me at a $600 hat.

[Pineywoods]

So just for giggles and grins answer this.
What is the point of wearing your cover, lid, cap or hat inside?
To me it's kind of like wearing your sunglasses inside or at night. Not sure what the point is.

Gary

Using that logic, why wear shoes once your inside on carpet in a building? Or why wear nicer attire to an event instead of old work overalls? ...for me it's just part of dressing up nicer for a personal event. When at a PD related gathering, we are asked to wear our black felt hats when we are in class A's. I don't equate it to sunglasses while inside... that would just be dumb lol.

[DRT]

Using that logic, why wear shoes once your inside on carpet in a building? Or why wear nicer attire to an event instead of old work overalls? ...for me it's just part of dressing up nicer for a personal event. When at a PD related gathering, we are asked to wear our black felt hats when we are in class A's. I don't equate it to sunglasses while inside... that would just be dumb lol.

Dress uniform requirements is a whole different question.
But for the average person in an average situation the had adds no purpose inside.
Except maybe to ego.

Gary

[tdwinklr]

Take it off and leave it in your truck before you go in to eat.

this!
If you're too ugly or you're head is too messed up to be without it, maybe you should stay home.

[TxSon1836]

I always take mine off for fear my granny will pop out around a corner and smack it right off. now do i care if someone else wears a hat at the table...... no because others can do whatever they want. doesnt hurt me any so idc.

[JTRichardson]

It’s not the hat. It’s the bonehead underneath it refusing to exercise the manners that his folks surely taught him...


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How does removing the hat constitute manners?

Just because of the way it’s always been or if there a reason that it’s considered good manners to remove your hat?

[bpa556]

How does removing the hat constitute manners?



Just because of the way it’s always been or if there a reason that it’s considered good manners to remove your hat?

Because that’s what was/is considered manners by society-at-large where I’m from.

I’m not sure I fully understand your question. Would you pose the same question about eating with your mouth closed or holding the door for a lady?

If you would answer yes to either of those then I think your understanding of “manners” may differ from the majority of Texas.


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[JTRichardson]

Because that’s what was/is considered manners by society-at-large where I’m from.

I’m not sure I fully understand your question. Would you pose the same question about eating with your mouth closed or holding the door for a lady?

If you would answer yes to either of those then I think your understanding of “manners” may differ from the majority of Texas.


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I just don't understand the hat thing.

Chewing with your mouth closed is preferred because it's just gross to show people your food while eating it.

Holding the door open for a man or woman is doing them a service in a sense, so that also isn't under question here.

The hat thing doesn't seem to benefit anyone in any way from my perspective, so I was asking to see if there is something I'm missing there

My understanding of "manners" is just fine, just have questions about why things are the way they are. Especially when they make no logical sense to me.

[Texas Stalker]

You lost me at a $600 hat.

Wife bought it for me in Fort Worth. American 40x. I didn’t argue with her lol. Man they got some hats up there were over $3000.


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