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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Kinda like the shoe in house thing?
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Yes, exactly like that. And why social conventions are different in Canada/North America than elsewhere in the world. The act itself is only disrespectful because people believe it is... so if veterans who stood and fell on behalf of this country believe it is disrespectful to wear a hat during the national anthem, then I remove it in respect of them.
But social conventions will evolve over time, or won't. Either the conventions change or we change. Or even a bit of both.
The wearing a hat at the dinner table might or might not change.
I do know that when I was a 'kid' I thought it was so stupid to have to remove a hat at the dinner table. Now I would never enter someone's home without removing mine, simply out of respect to them.