Do you?

[WARPIPER]

I don't do it with every lady all the time, but if I am being introduced and am wearing my hat then I will remove it completely.

I run along these lines as well. However, I must also say that when I do tip my hat or salute a lady I get a very favorable responce from her.

[Alan H]

I beg your pardon my dear friend Alan?




Cheers

Jamie

This thread has made me think a bit. Honestly, I consider myself a gentleman, I hold doors for ladies, but then again I carry around a redhead that you're familiar with, upside down on my back at public gatherings, now and then. I'm not sure if I can reconcile the two.



Anyway, I try to treat people with dignity and respect, which in my mind is the hallmark of a gentleman, though I do rant now and then, but honestly Panache, I can't think of the last time I doffed a cap when greeting a member of the opposite gender. I'm not so far gone that I wear my hats indoors, however...though sometimes it may take me a while to realize that I still have it on. I can't tell you the last time I saw a man doff a hat when greeting a woman. Honest.

It's not that all Northern Californians are boors, it's just that times change, I think. Now think...James you meet a dozen or two women at Beer and Kilts night every month. You often have a chapeau on, as do I. Do you doff it for each and every one of them? I certainly don't.

Anyway, I may be cogitating entirely too much on this subject...

[pdcorlis]

Oh great - so now you would have me doff my hat to a lady????? What's next? I suppose next you'll want me to stand and offer her my seat on a crowded train!

I'm already there with you brother - already there...

[Alan H]

You wear a flat cap with your kilt? No, no, and thrice no! I'm not sure why but it ain't right, no Sir, it ain't right at all.

Ah, my friend, you seem quite firm on this issue. I warmly encourage you, then, to not wear flat caps with your kilt!

[Alan H]

I suppose next you'll want me to stand and offer her my seat on a crowded train!

I do that, too, whenever possible....which is rarely, these days. But I still don't doff my cap.

OK, I'm gonna go look at another thread, now.

[davedove]

I kiss her on both cheeks, right, then left, then right again.

The only proper way to greet a lady is to take her into a grand dip and kiss her firmly.

For ladies you know well, the greeting may be more personal.

What?? You mean to tell me that's not common practice?

[McMurdo]

I do the same as you Jock, I also open car doors and pull out chairs, I must admit to not standing every time a woman enters the room, I guess it's my upbringing. I also think that part of the reason you do not see such gestures in North America anymore would be the proliferance of Baseball Hats, actually I prefer the term Baseball Caps, as these are truly not hats. I think they are absolutely ridiculous it is to my mind akin to wearing some other piece of athletic wear when not on the field. Perhaps I should change with the times but I absolutely loath Baseball Caps.

[Ancienne Alliance]

I do the same as you Jock, I also open car doors and pull out chairs, I must admit to not standing every time a woman enters the room, I guess it's my upbringing. I also think that part of the reason you do not see such gestures in North America anymore would be the proliferance of Baseball Hats, actually I prefer the term Baseball Caps, as these are truly not hats. I think they are absolutely ridiculous it is to my mind akin to wearing some other piece of athletic wear when not on the field. Perhaps I should change with the times but I absolutely loath Baseball Caps.

You said it all !


Best,

robert

[beloitpiper]

I'll only remove my hat when being introduced at a more-than-casual situation. Otherwise, things are way more informal around here. Especially in Madison and Beloit (College) where women want to be treated the same as men.

[Panache]

...It's not that all Northern Californians are boors, it's just that times change, I think. Now think...James you meet a dozen or two women at Beer and Kilts night every month. You often have a chapeau on, as do I. Do you doff it for each and every one of them? I certainly don't.

The touching of the edge of the cap and slight nod of the head is both subtle and quick.

It is only done when greeting the lady.

If your hands are full with two mugs of beer then one settles for the slight nod of the head.

Cheers

Jamie