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Thread #94658   Message #1833990
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
13-Sep-06 - 09:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: Wearing knotted hankies
Subject: RE: BS: Wearing knotted hankies
Here in the U.S. it is caps, and they are generally referred to as gimme caps. They're given out by various businesses and organizations. I have quite a few myself.

I often take a bandana for gardening, and once it gets warm, I drape it over the top of my head so it lies over my neck, then pull my gardening hat over the top of it so I have shade on my face and down my neck.

Probably more than you wanted to know about American impromptu headgear. It isn't a fashion statement, though if you wear the bill of your hat backwards in the wrong neighborhood and your hat is the wrong color, you can get shot.

SRS