I was walking down the Devon lanes last Thursday when an elderly gentleman raised his hat to me.
I was so delighted! It made my day. I smiled through the rest of the walk. (Even more than usual.) Then I spotted a glimpse of purple in the hedgerow. Surely not a violet? No, but a very pretty cyclamen.
The hat raising is a small gesture and sadly very outdated but such lovely manners make a woman feel ... womanly. It's not sexism or anything to do with class: I expect politeness from both sexes and I don't intend to tug my forelock to my betters. It's just that manners add a little bit extra that make the world the nicer place.
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Hat raising is good manners... I never do it though as I never wear a hat!
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I'm with you on this one! :D
I couldn't agree more.
Much like when a man opens the door for you and you say thankyou and both parties enjoy the experience :-)
In order to bring back hat raising, we have to bring back hats.
Is that a cyclamen? It looks like a wild orchid!
Trust me totally miss your point and remark on the flowers instead.
Hat raising is a totally good idea. Except that my hat makes me look like Benny from Crossroads and I don't think raising it and my hair going everywhere would be a particularly good look...
.... I'd just look even more mentalist than I already do ;-)
Lovely Liz - I am sure your disposition contributed and I am sure you walked with a spring in your step, hence the deserved attention! Dxx
Not many men do, jams.
Thanks, Leslie, welshcakes and cherrypie.
that's true, katney.
It is, gledwood. It's only tiny, about violet-sized. You can't really look like Benny?!
Thanks, mrsn. Out with dogs and GrandDaughter, I certainly walked with a spring in my step!
Gosh, it's a very long time since I saw a man doff his hat to a woman! Probably because not many men wear hats these days. I wonder what the female equivalent would be? A curtsey? A wave of a delicately-gloved hand?
You haven't got any betters , so your forelock is safe !
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