Hey girls- what do you think about caps

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Rhonda 2

Rhonda 2

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Reference recent thread on "why do guys do that" - that got some 74 responses to date, I asked why guys insist on keeping their caps on at the table. I could hardly have guessed that so much testerone was wrapped up in this issue of cap wearing at the table. But I clearly touched a nerve.

So, how do you feel at home when your man sets down to eat with his hat on? What about out at a restaurant- like Applebee's- and he leaves his hat on? how about a beer joint.... well, I guess you wouldn't hardly know about that. So would you, do you say something about it? What if the kid is there? So girls- I expect at least 74 responses.

Rhonda
 
Rhonda,
My DH wears a western hat out of doors and when he in indoors, he takes it off. However, in a restaurant these days, there may not be a place to put that hat. So he has to keep it on. I am old fashioned, I like a man to remove his hat when he comes indoors.

Jack will tip his hat to the ladies. Most of the younger women don't understand that but the older ladies see it as a mark of respect.

Regards,
Liz
 
Rhonda,

I read with interest and  amusement the energy of the other thread about hats.  It got me to thinking.  The only time I place any energy on a man removing his hat is during the singing of the National Anthem or the Passing of a color guard in a parade.  If I see this during an event I will stare at  you with evil eyes but I don't say anything to you.  I hope dirty looks communicate.

I do not notice or care about hats in restaurants.  I think my early upbringing frowned on such behavior but it did not stick with me as a big deal .
On the other hand as an elementary School Principal , ball caps were banned from campus at all times.  Local Police asked us to do this to avoid any gang affiliations. I supported this request but I caught all kinds of flack from moms who were concerned that their kids might get skin cancer  on their noses from our sunny Southern California days.  You can't win.

Betty Brewer
 
Caps, hats, etc, don't bother me in restaurants. Probably the only place they would bother me is in a theater or, as with Betty, during the national anthem or passing of the colors (military bias added to upbringing).

Don't be disappointed if you don't get 74 responses from the gals here....the men seem to be more vocal...or maybe there are just more of them?

Wendy
Sandia Casino parking lot, Albuquerque
 
I'm trying to figure out why this hat thing is so important to you.....

that got some 74 responses to date, I asked why guys insist on keeping their caps on at the table. I could hardly have guessed that so much testerone was wrapped up in this issue of cap wearing at the table. But I clearly touched a nerve.

I'm having a hard time coming to the same conclusion as you have reached. 

Marsha~
 
I don't like my dh to wear his caps at all.  I've always believed that it helps thin men's hair to wear hats and caps because their scalps don't get enough air.  But I do understand that he wants to keep the sun out of his eyes, not burn his scalp in the sun, and not get grass or grease in his hair when he's doing yard work or working on cars.  On weekends he showers at night so his hair is wild in the mornings and a cap covers that when he's piddling around the house.  When he plays golf he takes a cap but only wears it when the sun starts to get to him.  But when he showers to go someplace he doesn't wear a cap.  For him even though it is protection and not a fashion statement, he is very picky about his caps.

As for me, I wear caps occasionally to keep the sun off.  The problem with wearing a cap is that once it goes on, you are pretty much stuck wearing it for the day or you'll have cap hair.  On more than one occasion I have put on a cap when I needed to go to the store and my hair was bad.  :-[



 
I'm not saying any more Wendy - in the interests of self-preservation.
 
Tom said:
I'm not saying any more Wendy - in the interests of self-preservation.
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Nah, you're probably safe until the next Moab rally.....unless we see you in Redmond at the FMCA rally?
 
I don't have much objection to hats in restaurants, because as others have said there's no place to hang them.  But I am appalled to see how many DO NOT remove their hats or hold their hands over their hearts, during the passing of the colors or the singing of the National Anthem.  I'm truly embarrassed that those persons are so ignorant!!!!  On the other hand, I almost passed out recently when a kindly gentleman, not much younger than myself held a door open for me.  This, too, is a thing of the past.....and I no longer expect it to happen, but when it did, it sure made my day!

Daisy
 
I will happily hold a door open for any lady, but the problem is getting there first.  Most women are in too much of a hurry to wait for a man to open the door.
 
That's cuz we're so unused to having the doors held open, that we automatically walk up and open them ourselves. If you wait for someone to hold the door for you, you often look like a fool standing in front of the door.

Now, me, if I get to the door first, I hold it open for whoever is close behind. If someone else gets there first, man or woman, it's nice if they hold the door for those following close behind.

 
I will when given the opportunity open doors for the ladies but like Ned indicated it is sometimes hard to get there first.  As some of you have witnessed I always open the doors, including the car doors for Sam and have done so fo over thirty five years.  If given the opportunity I will also open the car door for any other ladies that are in the car if given the chance.  Some ladies are just not use to having the door opened for them and don't give a guy the chance.
 
Also some are independent enough to not want the door opened for them.  There are a few that way.
 
More door talk. I used to date a woman that believed when I drove I opened her car door or any other door. However, when she drove she insisted on opening the door for me. Also, whoever was driving got to choose the radio station. (She didn't like country music except to dance to). And as I mentioned on the other thread, I take my hat off almost always when going inside. Maybe not at Micky D's or the like, but most everywhere else.
 
What's the difference between Mick D's and Applebee's, they are both saloons.  They serve booze and food   That's what saloons have done for couple hundred years.  Only now they refer to them as Sportsbars.  Still a saloon.  Sure can't be classified as fine Dining.
 
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