Do you?

[Jock Scot]

Alright you kilted and bonnet-ted chaps here, what do you do when you meet a lady or when addressing a lady whilst wearing your bonnet? Most of us in the Highlands raise a finger of our right hand,briefly, to our right eyebrow area, as the bonnet(balmoral/glengarry)is too awkward to raise and replace as you would with a bowler or trilby. I stress this is not a military style salute, but just an acknowledgement. So what do you do?

[Courtmount]

Either lift it or salute depending on the mood and the titfer. The salute would be a sort of officer like wave rather than a drill square 'longest way up, tup three, shortest way down' affair.

[JSFMACLJR]

I do just as you do, Jock.


Cheers,
Sandy

[Cynthia]

*smiles at all the nice gentlemen*

[acaig]

In the UK it would be good etiquette to touch ones cap with the finger and thumb. Or raise the cap and replace it on the head.

[piperdbh]

I'm ashamed to say that by the time I remember to take off my hat, I'm usually well into a conversation with the lady or just finished. Having a big head, (which I've posted about before), I've never had hats to wear until recently, so I've never had any practice with "saluting" a lady.

I shall endeavor to reform my manners in future.

[george7]

We're a whole lot less formal here in Florida.

[Courtmount]

We're a whole lot less formal here in Florida.

Wot, no southern charm?

[chasem]

I find that most men in the states, that I've come across at least, won't tip or touch their hats. not that they're rude, I just don't think it's as common knowledge as it should be. That, or us yanks are losing are gentlemanly charm.

[TNKiltedWolf]

My brother and I both do this, and greet ladies by touching the brim of our hat, or as Jock spoke of, touch our eyebrow in salute. Maybe it's our old Southern formalism coming out, but that's what we do.