'Tip Your Hat'

Fat Albert (208.155.220.225) -

Friedrich Gerstacker, in one of his most delightful moods, says

somewhere that the best characteristicon of a man is how he

wears his hat. If he wears it perpendicular, he is honest, pedantic

and boresome. If he wears it tipped slightly, he belongs to the best

and most interesting people, is nimble-witted and pleasant. A

deeply tipped hat indicates frivolity and obstinate imperious nature.

A hat worn on the back of the head signifies improvidence, easiness,

conceit, sensuality and extravagance; the farther back the more

dangerous is the position of the wearer. The man who presses his

hat against his temples complains, is melancholy, and in a bad way.

It is now many years since I have read this exposition by the much-

traveled and experienced author, and I have thought countless times

how right he was, but also, how there may be numberless similar marks of recognition which show as much as the manner of wearing

a hat. There are plenty of similar expositions to be known; one

man seeks to recognize the nature of others by their manner of

wearing and using shoes; the other by the manipulation of an umbrella;

and the prudent mother advises her son how the candidate

for bride behaves toward a groom lying on the floor, or how she eats

cheese--the extravagant one cuts the rind away thick, the miserly

one eats the rind, the right one cuts the rind away thin and carefully.

Many people judge families, hotel guests, and inhabitants of

a city, and not without reason, according to the comfort and cleanliness

of their privies.

Comment #1 Dr. Doug (200.91.169.133) -

Fat Albert,

Thank you for your perceptions and opinions on body language and attire along their significance on non-verbal communication.

Doug

Comment #2 Amber Stuart (66.0.229.66) -

Of course hats are pretty much a rarity in the Western World these days -- outside of Texas and NASCAR races.

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