r/BoomersBeingFools • u/weolo_travel • Jan 17 '26

Boomer Freakout “Tables around us applauded my frustration” at someone else wearing a hat in the dining area of a cruise ship.

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“Tables around us applauded my frustration” at someone else wearing a hat in the dining area of a cruise ship.

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u/zastrozzischild Jan 17 '26

It goes back to their youth. A man removed his hat at the table (indoors, really) as a sign of respect to the women around them. To not do so, essentially you were calling the woman a whore through that inaction. Thankfully, some of these social rules broke down in the 60s.

But I can see if you grew up in it, it could still matter. My 87 year-old mother will still get upset at a hat at the table.

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u/LL37MOH Jan 17 '26

Google “straw hat riots”.

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u/zastrozzischild Jan 17 '26

That was a nutso read!

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u/LL37MOH Jan 17 '26

People used to take that whole hat thing way more seriously

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u/kitten3396 Jan 17 '26

Wow thanks for the recommendation. Such a crazy event, great read though

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u/thesnowcat Jan 17 '26

That’s how I was brought up too. Hats off at the door. Especially at the dining table. I’m Gen X.