Where CAN You Wear A Hat?

[Sandy Fisher]

Guess it would show my age, but all my life, from the time I was old enough to notice, men were supposed to remove their hats inside. Of course that's when men still held doors for ladies and still took off their hats for the National Anthem, etc.
Women wore hats in church long after they stopped wearing them regularly. Men never wore hats inside. Now and then I remind DH to remove his hat --- even at Disney.
Now don't get all riled up about that. I don't like to see hats worn inside, but I know that at the parks people also wear silly hats that they wouldn't wear on the streets in their home towns!
It's just a preference with me. I wear a sunvisor (Disney type) and remove it inside. Gives my head a break too. And goodness knows, everyone is brought up differently with different ideas. Some of it is taught, some of it is picked up by what you see around you.
My DH was military too and taking your hat off was expected when you were inside. I would never expect someone else to follow my/our lead, but it is the way we were taught.

 

[loonytoony]

Thanks for the replies!I always wear a hat a lot when I am at WDW but I was worried after reading that other thread that I was missing something about where you were supposed to wear a hat and that I was going to feel self-conscious about wearing a hat ANYWHERE indoors at WDW.I feel MUCH better now!

Actually I heard WDW is going to start renting mickey hats for $31/day with the strollers.

 

[LisaInNc]

I am one of the people that has wondered when it bacame ok for men to wear hats indoors? I can assure you no one would sit down at my dinner table wearing a hat or NOt wearing a shirt but I guess it's up to the individual person.

All hats should come off for the National Anthem

 

[jadedbeauty14304]

Indoors, a man should always remove his hat, (particularly in a home, church, courtroom or restaurant) except:
(1) in some public buildings or public places such as railroad stations or post offices;
(2) in the main parlor area of a saloon or general store;
(3) or while seated at the "lunch counter" of a diner or cafe;
(4) in entrance halls and corridors of office buildings, or hotels;
(5) in elevators of public or office buildings, unless a woman is present ;
(6) if carrying packages, parcels or bags and both hands are occupied upon entry.
(7) If the man is an actor or performer and the hat is being worn as a part of a costume or performance.


If in doubt, it is best for a gentleman to remove his hat indoors as soon as practical.
It is considered a sign of contempt and/or disrespect to leave your hat on when it would be proper to remove it.

LOL welcome to the 1800's! yee haw!

I think it has also been stated that in some states it is illegal to wear a hat if:

1. your bear is not tied to the hitching post properly
2. chewing tobacco stains form the image of Mary on the front porch of the barbershop steps
3. your best friend's name is Gustave
4. the 59 Ford you drive has only one headlight and the horn blows Dixie
5. two of your kids are named Darrell

But I may be mistaken on number 5. It could be Larry.

 

[goofyernmost]

I hate hats...I never wear them, ever. If I did I wouldn't care to much about when I wore it, however, when I see a guy in a moderate to nice restaurant wearing a baseball cap, it makes me cringe.

To begin with baseball caps are for kids. Second the backward hat thing at the very least looks foolish but on a middle aged man, it's laughable. Of course, when I see this in restaurants it is usually accompanied by the person holding eating utensils in his fist while shoveling food in. Not a pretty sight.

Surprisingly though, I find woman wearing a baseball cap with a pony tail fed through the opening in the back, quite attractive. Must be gender thing.

 

[MagicalEars]

Yeesh! I didn't know there was a hat police presence at WDW and here on the boards. Is this a new department of Homeland Security?

Not picking a fight with the PP, but when did baseball caps become just for children? Is this written on the tag of the hat somewhere?

Personally I don't hold the eating utensil in my first while eating, while wearing a hat. I just grunt and hold the plate up to my mouth. "Ugh! Food good!"

 

[tzolkin]

my DH wears a hat every day. he does wear it indoors at certain places, but always removes it if he wants to show respect for the place/person (church, restaurants, being introduced to someone, etc). we are only in our mid-20s so i don't think it's totally an old fashioned thing.

however, i am not going to expect him to take of his hat while we're at disney world. even if he thought he shouldn't wear it indoors at all he would probably make an exception for this vacation. we have 3 small children, so it would be a hassle to take off his hat and hold it while trying to hold onto 3 little ones every time we walk into a store or attraction. he would certainly take it off for a table service meal, but it's just not practical with all the in and out we'll be doing at the parks to remove it every time we go inside. if people think we're rude, we'll get over it.

 

[disneydreamin247]

Yeesh! I didn't know there was a hat police presence at WDW and here on the boards. Is this a new department of Homeland Security?

Not picking a fight with the PP, but when did baseball caps become just for children? Is this written on the tag of the hat somewhere?

Personally I don't hold the eating utensil in my first while eating, while wearing a hat. I just grunt and hold the plate up to my mouth. "Ugh! Food good!"

 

[skier_pete]

Ooh...i missed the original thread...somehow I don't think miss manners considered etiquette when it comes to a big green hat with goofy ears.

But at WDW, I would say you can wear hats wherever you want, but it is polite to remove your hat while eating a TSmeal. I wear a hat outdoors almost all the time as my hairline has disappeared, and usually take it off for most of the "thrill" rides (3 mountains, EE, RnR, ToT, Soarin'). I have learned to clip it on the strap of my fanny pack, as I have left hats behind enough times already.

The tradition of removing your hat is as a guest at someones's house, you are socializing, and removing your hat is only respectful. At a place like WDW, where you are in and out and in and out of buildings, I do not see an problem with leaving your hat on. The only places I see hat removal as truly mandatory are 1) During ours (or anyones) National Anthem and 2) during religous services.

if you are at WDW and really need a hat, just go to Guest Services and tell then you've lost your hat, give them a vague description ("black baseball cap with Mickey on it") and presto, a free hat!

OK, I'm just joking there. Please don't flame me!

SkierPete

 

[patink]

Not picking a fight with the PP, but when did baseball caps become just for children? Is this written on the tag of the hat somewhere?

Actually it is written on the tag of children's hats.

I suggest you don't buy one of those as it probably won't fit very well.

Good Luck Hat shopping.

 

[Todd&Copper]

Actually I posted on that thread. The question was if it was sexist that woman can wear hats in restaurants, etc. when men shouldn't. Apparently, only classless, raised by animals kind of men wear their hats indoors, ever (at least according to the people who were on that thread). They thought there was no reason, ever for a man to wear a hat indoors, even if it was at Disney. I think it turned ugly because it seemed people on the thread have in the past, and were continuing to, trash the OP and her finance.

I posted on that thread, too. I thought she was talking about restaurants (her fiance was stubbornly refusing to remove his hat when they went out to eat or something), but maybe it devloved into a general Disney discussion???

I think you should take your hat off in a TS restaurant and on any rides that recommend hat removal. If your hat obstructs the view of someone behind you in a theater-attraction, you should remove it there as well.

 

[singingpixie]

Yeah, I generally would think it's appropriate to remove one's hat in sit-down restaurants and the national anthem, etc- the thing is, there's also the sweaty hat-hair conundrum. Would people be more offended by my leaving a hat on in a theme park restaurant, or having to look at my hair after a day in the parks with the hat on? I think it's a judgment call. Generally I wouldn't wear a mickey-mouse t-shirt and shorts into a french restaurant at home, but at Les Chefs it's the norm. Theme parks have different rules than you follow at home. I'd say use common sense and you'll be fine.

 

[Sleeping Becca]

I also am of the school of thought that men should remove their hats indoors and women are never required to remove their hats, but should not wear hats with brims in the evening.

So I guess I can mosey on up to the counter at the General Store for a cool sasparilla!!!!!!!!!

That said, I'm not the hat police and at Disney everything is really casual, so I would not think twice if men were wearing hats in a restaurant. I mean where else is it commonplace to see a whole family in shorts and T-shirts at a really nice restaurant? Even at other vacation destinations and resorts, you are required to "dress" for dinner, but at Disney it is very relaxed. I like the casual atmosphere.

Also I don't think rides constitute "indoors", and that gentlemen should have to remove their hats to ride Haunted Mansion.

 

[DisneyWorldOct08]

The only place I would say it's not appropriate to wear a hat would be at one of the nicer table service restaurants. If it's blocking someone's view, you might want to remove it at a show. That's about it.

 

[KerriL]

This subject came up on a cruise message board a while ago. The question was if it was appropriate to wear a hat in the dining room. Now, I responded that my son would be wearing one, due to the fact that at age 16 he was diagnosed with alopecia areata and he was not dealing with it very well. Most people were sympathetic, but some said that if they saw someone wearing a hat in the dining room that they would be forced to make a comment out loud I would never make a comment on someone's choice of dress to their face. Talk about them, maybe But never confront someone face to face. Anyhoo, it was never an issue because by the time we cruised, by son was accepting his hair loss and only wore his hat in the sun.
Kerri

 

[Melora]

I think in even in todays standards wearing at a hat in restaurant is not considered appropriate.

And in case anyone was interested, when my son went through basic training for the Air Force (this was just 2 years ago), he was taught the that the hat comes off the head the moment you enter a building. But they also taught them all kinds of other "out-dated" etiquette such as opening a door for someone etc.

Whenever I see a guy with his hat on while he is eating, makes me think that no one taught him any manners.

 

[goofyernmost]

Yeesh! I didn't know there was a hat police presence at WDW and here on the boards. Is this a new department of Homeland Security?

Not picking a fight with the PP, but when did baseball caps become just for children? Is this written on the tag of the hat somewhere?

Personally I don't hold the eating utensil in my first while eating, while wearing a hat. I just grunt and hold the plate up to my mouth. "Ugh! Food good!"

The gospel according to Goofyernmost! I shall not be wrong! If I say so, it is so! No other references needed, thank you!

 

[Sleeping Becca]

This subject came up on a cruise message board a while ago. The question was if it was appropriate to wear a hat in the dining room. Now, I responded that my son would be wearing one, due to the fact that at age 16 he was diagnosed with alopecia areata and he was not dealing with it very well. Most people were sympathetic, but some said that if they saw someone wearing a hat in the dining room that they would be forced to make a comment out loud I would never make a comment on someone's choice of dress to their face. Talk about them, maybe But never confront someone face to face. Anyhoo, it was never an issue because by the time we cruised, by son was accepting his hair loss and only wore his hat in the sun.
Kerri

Cruises are completely different. In the main dining room you are asked to "dress" for dinner. Depending on the cruiseline, they are very specific on what can be worn. I would def. not have a problem with your son, since he is dealing with a medical condition that he is not yet comforable with, but he would get some "looks" from other diners, depending on the cruiseline.

 

[VAN]

No being able to wear a hat would cut into WDW profits .... look at all the hats and mouse ears that they sell. I very seldom see any of these items outside of WDW and/or the returning Florida flights!! LOL.

 

[jenn-n-okla]

Actually I heard WDW is going to start renting mickey hats for $31/day with the strollers.

OMG that is too funny!!