Q: When my boyfriend took off his baseball cap during the playing of the national anthem at a baseball game, he told me I should take off my cap too. I know from reading Emily Post that men and boys are supposed to remove their hats in certain situations, but I always thought that women could keep theirs on anywhere. Am I wrong?
A: Although a woman may leave her hat on indoors or during the playing of the national anthem, a baseball cap is a different story because it is considered unisex. So, when wearing a cap, a woman should follow the same guidelines as a man does – which means removing a cap in most indoor situations and during the playing of the national anthem.
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Q: My question is how do you properly answer, “When are you going to have children?”. I am 26 Y F and have been married for 3 1/2 Y. I do not think people should so freely ask this, because in my mind it is very rude, like asking “When are you going to loose weight?”. This is my most hated question. I need to know what would be a good answer to such a rude question without loosing my cool. Any ideas?
Thanks so much.
You are right that this is a question which should not be asked casually. Along with “How much do you make?” or “Why are you going to the doctor?” you might not want to go into this. Peggy Post gives four suggestions that may help you with the art of the response:
Tell it like it is – “I’d rather not say,” or “I’m not comfortable answering that question.”
Use humor – Make a light joke out of the question, “Wouldn’t my mom like to know?” or “Don’t let my boyfriend hear you ask that.”
Use body language – Let your facial expression say, “Don’t go there.”
“Back atcha” – Say with inflection “When am I going to have kids?”
I disagree. As a women if I am wearing female baseball cap to hide a bad hair day, I am not about to ruin it just to take my hat off like a man. I am not a man and it takes a lot more effort to take off my hat and then try to rearrange my hair. Not happening.
As a longhaired man, I’d agree with Daphne, and I’d suggest hair length rather than sex is the operative distinction here. I often wear a bandanna around my head to keep my hair neat where it is windy, i.e, outdoors. Each time I remove the bandanna I have to comb my hair. To spare others from being treated to repetitive hair combings, the more polite course for me is to leave the bandanna on.