Originally Posted by
Nathan
I wish people could appreciate how ethnocentric this whole hats off in doors or at the table thing is. I understand the longing for days gone by with formality and manners, but many people wear the hat at the table as a sign of politeness and respect.
We aren't in a Christian only society and things aren't always as they appear. Just because someone has headdress on in doors, doesn't necessarily mean they are a boor without manners.
They might be Jewish or muslim...
I have no problem with faith-based head coverings. On the contrary, I respect and admire those, but I'm disgusted by dirty old baseball hats over rude or dirty T-shirts and three days of beard. When folks come into a lunch-diner in dirty coveralls from a job-site I have no problem with that either, but in a "nice" restaurant? Those other modes of dress do not belong in more polite dining areas. Ever.
For what it's worth, on that related topic, when my beard has been under transition (growing in) I've always dressed a wee bit better than normal and trimmed its edges as soon as I could - perhaps third day in.
Last edited by Father Bill; 21st May 13 at 05:16 AM.
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