Imagine having the same problem with pants.
this post was submitted on 21 May 2026
740 points (99.3% liked)
me_irl
7730 readers
2248 users here now
All posts need to have the same title: me_irl it is allowed to use an emoji instead of the underscore _
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Don't let that out of your mouth. We're barely holding as is.
Means you don't need to wear a hat. If it's super sunny or it's a key part of your attire you'll know exactly what you're doing and won't feel awkward. I never liked wearing hats always felt just like you said, rarely wore them. Now im heavily balding and a hat is the most comfortable thing in the world, because i know exactly why i need to wear this hat lol
Question for the hat experts. I'm looking for a good hat with a full brim for sun protection that uses no animal products that doesn't make me look like I want to use phrases like "M'lady"
Bucket hats are cool
Get a straw hat! They are nice, fresh 'n' fashionable
I haven't been a hat wearer for decades now.
But getting ouside in full "farmer dad" mode away from the computers and phones and content, and having my toes in the grass while wearing one of my sun hats with the big-ass rim all the way around like a floppy mini sombrero to protect me from the daystar, now that's the stuff. Then I'm ready to get some shit done.
Aside: I see you, person who is thinking about moving my hyphen. 😏
It's nice to feel seen.
I can do beanies and such just fine, but put a brim on it, yes, awkward.
That means there is still time for him to escape. Guys who are confident in cowboy hats are the biggest douches on Earth.
As someone from Texas, this perplexed me for a few minutes.
I’m gonna go ahead and blame schools for being so strictly anti-hat. Kids would get in trouble for wearing them. Head-coverings in general were forbidden unless they were religious in nature, so many kids never got a chance to get used to wearing them.
It made me feel strange seeing so many kids’ shows with characters that wear hats all the time. Hats were like a forbidden accessory in my childhood, and now even though I’m out in the “adult world,” they feel too weird to even try.
Nah, my school didn't care about hats. But my head's always been pretty big. Not figuratively.
See you know what's funny? In my early school years, hats were mandatory. I got bought a dorky thing that got me made fun of, and I hated it.
I now have a complex where I feel weird about wearing hats.
Can you explain what you mean "being anti-hat"? In my school they just had an issue with hats being worn indoors, which i think is reasonable.
Can't speak for OP, but where I lived there was a big problem with gangs and specifically youth gangs. Certain hats could be a marker of affiliation with one gang or another, and people at school got targeted for it.. Thus, in the infinite wisdom of the public education system, hats were universally banned. We had the same issue with solid colored shirts, but at least then it was just red and blue that were forbidden.
It ultimately did nothing to address the problem, because gang affiliation markers would just move on to the next thing. If they couldn't find a way to express it through obvious clothing, it would be with accessories or jewelry or hairstyles, etc.
What's wrong with wearing hats indoors?
I get an uncomfortable moment through basically every door and have to remind myself it's ok to wear hats indoors.
I genuinely have no idea where this comes from, but it's super ingrained. It feels vaguely connected to hospitality and has a chivalry vibe.
I'm fairly new to being a hat person though, so it could be gitters.
I was taught, as a child in the '70s and '80s, that only women could wear hats at meals and in church. Later, in the military, it's a rule while in uniform that hats must be worn outdoors and may not be worn indoors unless you are armed.
It still strikes me as very unprofessional when police leave their headwear in the vehicle, and a little "off" when people are eating indoors with hats on.
Not to mention all the hat etiquette in Western countries up until the '60s: https://youtu.be/zePIkXSB1kA
kind of like wearing sunglasses indoors. It's unnecessary and can cover your eyes
Comes from the same origins as removing your shoes at the door, I'd imagine. Considered proper guest etiquette or some other Victorian era nonsense like that.
Okay but shoes are about not bring dirt and mud from the ground inside. Whatever is coming in on my hat is also coming in on my shirt and pants.
Hats are older than floors? I guess?
I do prefer people taking shoes off at the door.
My daughter's k-8 school here in California actually allows hats. Kinda blew my mind.
I'm the opposite. I feel like I'm naked if I'm outside without a hat and everyone is judging me for it.
Hey guys, check out Mr. 1850s here!
If you don't know about the history of hats, it's surprisingly fascinating lol
load more comments
(3 replies)
load more comments
(9 replies)
Just gonna put this here:
I knew this would be here. Thank you for your service 😌
I'm doing my part! 🫡
load more comments
(3 replies)
I love hats so much, and don't understand why they aren't more popular (apart from baseball caps, which I also enjoy)
I decided that being a father allows me to look more silly. Now the hats (and their protective properties) are in my arsenal.
I wear a hat so often that my employees did not recognize me the one time I didn't. They were saying how my hair wasn't how they expected lol.
load more comments
(6 replies)
Why doesn't English have a word for winter hat?
Toque in Canada.
Beanie?
Which kind? We probably have a name for all or most kinds of winter hat but we don’t have any nationally dedicated “winter hat” to refer to - English is extremely succinct, we have specific words for almost everything
I think the fundamental issue is that I'm a T-shirt kinda guy and nothing except a baseball cap goes right with a T-shirt. A lot of the other hats need something like a suit to make sense.
Go shirtless!
But also, I wear my Aussie hat with a T-shirt - it's a little more subdued than a cowboy hat*, so it works I think :-)
* My friends still call it my cowboy hat.
load more comments
(3 replies)
view more: next ›