There's still hope for the younger generation...

[golddigger14s]

Never liked hats in the first place, but my parents and the Army said they come off when inside.

 

[DavidMcmillan]

And both Grandmothers…..

 

[elwoodtrix]

So, you went to breakfast and you were worried about people wearing hats as that is your biggest pet peeve, yet you DON'T TIP...

 

[Bocephus123]

Find a Hobby.. and Tip Well... Im a Migrant Laborer and i tip.... those jobs for the most part don't pay well so i always try to make them feel good!!!

 

[ARnut]

I don’t get it… who am I disrespecting by wearing a hat indoors? Never had anyone say a word about it before besides at church.

 

[JamesBell]

i am so torn on hats at the table or anywhere else. When I left the Marines I said I was never playing the “take your cover off” game again. One too many Sergeants Major screaming at young Marines to take caps off in the 7 day store (convenience store) ruined me. And the fact I left several civilian caps in restaurant booths over the years didn’t hurt my feelings. But to actually sit at the table with a hat on your head just isn’t right. If I were wearing a cowboy hat there’s no way I’d leave it on so arguing with myself about a ball cap is pretty silly.

 

[TinkerTanker]

I don’t get it… who am I disrespecting by wearing a hat indoors? Never had anyone say a word about it before besides at church.

It's from a time when wearing a hat meant you weren't comfortable in your surroundings, you weren't feeling "at home", and were submitting to your host. Keeping your hat on was disrespect to your hosts (the proprietor, the homeowner, etc). We still remove our lids when we walk into buildings and I've chewed many a butt for forgetting, but baseball caps and cowboy hats? Nah. It doesn't bother me at all unless you're in church.

At church you're lucky you get to be there to learn about the creator of the entire universe. Act like it.

 

[bigred1]

All I know is if you keep your hat on at my wife's table your plate will be snatched and put up before you can get a heaping helping of mashed potatoes. Just ask my 16 year old grandson.

 

[BillM]

I'm old and grouchy, but hats at the table don't really bother me. At church the other day though, they had a prayer and some of the ladies wearing baseball caps didn't remove them. Now that bothers me. Every man removed theirs, myself included.

Pretty sure all us old farts grew up with ladies being required to cover their heads in church. At least if you attended a Catholic Church, anyway. Dad & Step-mom were Catholic. Step-mom still is, AFAIK. Dad's a Democrat now. Passed away in 2014.

 

[BillM]

In the Coast Guard you took your hat off when entering a building and that habit is still drilled into me. Heck I take it off when entering a Walmart.

24 years in the USAF, here.