If there is a difference in the culture it is in how much people care to stick to the rules. With a few very specific exceptions, mixing military items with civilian wear is forbidden by all branches of the U.S. military unless the rules have changed in recent years. And veterans are restricted from wearing their uniforms except under very specific circumstances. Allowance is made for veterans to be able to wear their decorations with civilian attire on appropriate occasions.
Certain veterans' associations, such as the Scottish American Military Society (SAMS), have their own uniform guidelines.
As a U.S. veteran I would never mix military items with my civilian attire, and I personally believe it is bad form to do so.
"Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy." - Albert Einstein
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