Where to wear the Glengarry??

[Caradoc]

I still retain most of my Military Bearing and do not wear a cover indoors. Thanks to my dear Drill Sargeant at Ft Dix NJ.

In my case it was my grandparents and my parents.

If I didn't uncover indoors, the Earth would gain a slight eccentricity in its orbit due to the multiple graves whose occupants had begun gyrating madly.

It still boggles me that there are so many people who'll even wear their baseball caps to indoor weddings - in churches - and fail to uncover.

(Note: I'm not talking yarmulkes, here... BASEBALL CAPS... in Methodist, Catholic, and Baptist churches.)

Nyekulturny in my book.

[LK-13]

as i have a fairly large head (always needed an XL motorcycle helmet)
very few hats of any type look good on me.
one of those few are Berets.
does the wearing of a Beret follow similar rules as wearing a Glengarry?
I'm thinking a Beret with my clan crest pin in place of the flash would look quite sharp.

additionally,
I'm one of those that may rub the grain the wrong way,
in that if I've chosen to wear a hat on any given day,
i usually don't take it off. for anything.
it's not a respect thing as far as I'm concerned.
it's the simple fact that since my crash back in the 80's I'm severely effected by the cold.
add that to the fact i get an award willing case of hat head.
(should my hair be longer than it's usual 1/16" length)
and because i have worked in kitchens for years on end,
i was required to wear a hat at all times for sanitary reasons.

[Nanook]

(Note: I'm not talking yarmulkes, here... BASEBALL CAPS... in Methodist, Catholic, and Baptist churches.)

Maybe they are all visiting Jews or Muslims?
Among Christians, however, I'm under the impression that Paul the Apostle to distinguish and break Christianity from Judaism, set forth in Corinthians the headcover as a sign of shame. One need recall that prior to Paul a large school of Christian thought saw Judaism and the acceptance of mitzvot as the path to Christianity. Christians covered their heads. The Roman senator Flavius Clemens and his wife Flavia Domitilla converted to Judaism. The Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches both suggest that they, however, followed the Christian movement. For many apostates the differences were not that clear cut. With Paul we see a formalization of a break through the separation of those that wear hats and those that don't.

[Caradoc]

Maybe they are all visiting Jews or Muslims?

No, these would be somewhat distant relatives of mine - who would mostly likely be offended at the suggestion that they might be Jews or Muslims.

They don't take off their hats because they're rudeniks, as evidenced by other behavior during the wedding, the reception, and the drunken brawl afterward.

Failing to uncover indoors was merely one indicator.

Now, as I understand it, there are some social conventions that vary between the UK and the US. Here in the US, it's just generally polite to remove your hat when indoors. In the UK, there's a whole set of social conventions to cover who *must* remove their hat, who *should* remove their hat, and who can ignore everyone else with impunity.

"Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often the very young, the untravelled, the naive, the unsophisticated deplore these formalities as empty, meaningless, or dishonest, and scorn to use them. No matter how pure their motives, they thereby throw sand into the machinery that does not work too well at best."

-- Robert A. Heinlein

[Livingston]

I think you're all missing the point.....you wear it on your head It does not work that well as gloves, shoes etc.