Wearing a Hat Indoors

Wearing a hat indoors offends some people. Today, it seems the old rule doesn't apply the same as it might have 50 or 100 years ago when everyone wore hats.

The etiquette mongers still maintain that it is disrespectful for a man to wear a hat inside.

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No one knows for sure when the custom started, but it is assumed it happened about the same time and way as handshaking began. Wearing a hat indoors was not a good idea while trying to convine previous enemies of a peaceful intent.

When communities of people began to fight other communities of people, it became important to establish peace, agreements, and alliances to survive. When one warrior chief approached another for purposes of peace, they would sheath their weapon and offer an empty hand.

In the same way, it is thought that protective headgear was removed to expose a peaceful vulnerability in order to communicate with words rather than weapons.

So, out of respect, men would remove their hats while indoors.

The authorities on manners established certain rules. Over the years it became the custom for a man to remove his hat or at least tip it even outdoors during an introduction, a greeting, a conversation, especially while speaking of someone recently departed.

Men removed their hats during funerals to show respect and they took it off while a funeral procession passed them by.

Also, a man would remove his hat and place it over his heart during the performance of the national anthem or when the flag passed by.

It was expected that a man remove his hat while in confined inside quarters, but not so necessary in large open indoor areas like malls, lobbies, hallways, airports, train and bus stations. It must have been hard for tall men to walk through the short doorways in the days of the top hat. That must have contributed to the custom of wearing a hat indoors.

During the 1950's, pompadour haircuts made popular by Elvis Presley and others, made wearing hats indoors and out a little difficult. The custom began to disappear. Soon the haircut styles changed again and ball caps and cowboy hats became a part of our culture. The old rule prohibiting the wearing of hats indoors became a little confusing to the new generation.

Some people are still offended today when they see a man wearing a hat indoors. Most people don't care.

People with lots of hair and little tolerance for new customs think bald men wear hats indoors, first to disrespect, and second to hide their baldness. Now, having been bald for a few years, I can set those confused people straight.

A great deal of heat is lost through an uncovered bald head. Covered with primitive hair of a cave man, the hair helps keep the heat inside. A fully evolved modern man such as myself has no protection from the elements except the hat.

Today, the fragile sensibilities of the easily offended must take a back seat to the demands of our fragile environment. To save the massive amounts of energy lost through the top of an uncovered head, people need to wear their hats to preserve that precious energy.

The more energy we import, the more money finds its way into the hands of terrorists who hate us. It is time we start wearing those hats indoors to reduce the energy we must import.

It's just not green to remove your hat anywhere energy might be lost requiring an adjustment of the thermostat. Saddam Hussein seemed always to hold his hat indoors and wear it outdoors.

I'm a bit of an old man, and old habits die hard. As much as I want to respect all things worthy of respect, I might, from time to time, forget the need to respect the environment for a few moments. Out of misguided respect for overly sensitive people I might just take my hat off. If you see me do that, politely remind me that this rule has been rescinded in favor of national defense. To starve the terrorists of their ill-gotten energy money which they use to destroy us, we must adopt new ways. We must protect our fragile environment and reduce energy use.

After 9-11 the world changed.

Wearing a Hat Indoors

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Can Wearing Caps Hasten Hair Loss?

There are many ways for you to quickly lose your hair. You may think that only the elderly can lose their hair, and you may think that because you are young, you can do everything to your hair and it can still hold. This can be true for a certain amount of time, and this can be true only if you do not constantly put a lot of stress on your hair. However, if you are unkind to your hair nearly every day, then you can expect it to start falling out and weakening, and you can expect to have a head of brittle hair that will drive you nuts because you do not know how to treat it or fix it. In fact, there are many different bad habits that you should kick if you want to keep your hair intact and luxuriant for a longer time.

Wearing caps or hats can make your hair brittle in the long run. This is because you put a lot of stress on your hair by pushing or pulling it, and thereby inducing hair loss much faster because of the stress. This can happen in two ways: in the short term, the hair that you stuff under your cap or push along with your cap will be brittle and weak, and it can be easier to pull out, not to mention break. In the long term, your follicles, now weakened by the constant pulling and stress, may not grow hair, or worse, they can grow weaker and brittle hair. You will need to stay away from constantly wearing caps or hats. You may want to wear sun block, and then use a looser cap or hat.

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Another way for you to stress your hair is through styling it, or pulling on it. This can occur when you start braiding your hair, especially when you put it in tight corn rows. These tight corn rows can look attractive and neat, but they also pull on your hair follicles. You may notice that your hair can fall out quickly, and in clumps, when you take out your braids or corn rows. And you may notice that your hair is much weaker and more brittle when it grows back following your braiding and corn rows. You will need to refrain from tying your hair tightly, and from pulling on it too much. Not only are you going to experience a lot of pain while you are going through the pulling process, but you are also going to go through a lot of stress in the long run when you start losing your hair prematurely.

Still another way to stress your hair is through curling it constantly, especially when you use chemicals or high heat, such as those that you get when you use a curling iron or styling rollers. You may want to avoid using high heat or curling your hair at all. This may mean that you need to avoid going to the salon too often, as some salon chemicals can certainly hurt your hair and make it more difficult for you to keep a healthy head of strong hair.

These are only a few stresses on your hair that can eventually lead to hair loss. For more information, talk to your doctor about what can cause hair loss, and what you can do to combat it.

Can Wearing Caps Hasten Hair Loss?

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