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Cabbie21 Sun 20-Sept-20 16:48:42

When I was little there was a lady in church who always wore hats with a very wide brim. It was nice to hide behind her if you didn’t want to be seen.

Scribbles Sun 20-Sept-20 16:39:25

I never understood why men were supposed to remove their hats in church but women were required to cover their heads.
To answer the original question: the only time I'm bothered by anyone wearing a hat indoors is if they're blocking my view in the cinema/theatre.

Tweedle24 Sun 20-Sept-20 16:35:21

I must admit that I find it disrespectful when I see men wearing hats indoors, particularly in restaurants. It is even more annoying when it is an older man who, when younger, would have rarely, if ever, seen a man keeping his hat on in those circumstances.

I have a vision of my father wearing a trilby always when out but, automatically removing it as he went through a door. He raised it to a funeral cortège and, Calendar Girl and Cabbie021*, always tipped it to a lady.

Cabbie21 Sun 20-Sept-20 16:25:09

Oh yes, makes me feel specially too, but I can’t remember when anyone last doffed their hat to me, or even wore a traditional hat.

Calendargirl Sun 20-Sept-20 16:22:00

Well, it always was accepted practice for men to remove their hats indoors. Nowadays not so.
I went to a funeral and one youngish man kept his hat on throughout the service, it was a deerstalker type of hat, not a baseball cap.
I know it makes me old fashioned, but I think a funeral in church is definitely one place where the hat should be removed.
I love it if a hat-wearing male doffs his hat to me. Makes me feel special.
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Cabbie21 Sun 20-Sept-20 16:13:59

On Points of View today, a viewer expressed surprise and condemnation of Jay Blades wearing his cap indoors on The Repair Shop and also on a quiz programme, and someone else, I forget who, wearing his cap going into a “room full of ladies.” Shock , horror!
Does this bother you?
Do you know any men who still wear a hat and take it off indoors? Does it still matter?