yes 54 48.65%

no 37 33.33%

never thought about it 20 18.02%

I don't even think I see too many backwards hats these days - a lot fewer than a few years ago anyway. Now the sideways or tilted hat - yeah, I see a lot of those and don't get it.
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Yep, that's the pic I was thinking of.




Nice hat, Tom. :-)
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I like it just fine, Pete. :-)
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Maybe sometimes it is about the "look." I dunno, I am not a backwards kinda guy.
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I was going to make a comment.

Then I saw Tom's photo. Uh, nice hat.

I'll just be moving along now................
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OMG Tom you have shirts with sleeves? :-)
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In all seriousness, the only time I wear a ball cap is when I have bed-head, or hockey-head, before I get a shower. Don't really like wearing hats in general...but when I do wear a ballcap, I prefer it backwards. Sue me. :-)
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I got your back Tom!

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You did see that is a Cubs hat, no?
Their fans don't know any better! :-)
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Cubs fan wear their hats backwards so noone can see who they are rooting for. :-) :-) :-)
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OK, epic fail! This ones RG! :-)


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Nope. Business is buiness and hats are hats. One doesn't have anything to do with the other in my mind. If I respect you enough to discuss business matters, I probably don't care what your taste in fashion is at that point.
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So far so good,thanks for the replies!

Who can tell me the reasoning behind this practice? Obviously I have no clue so please enlighten me :-)
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I think I would be fired if I wore a hat to work. We're barely allowed to be seen not wearing a full suit (which sucks). Personally, I'm not a fan of the backwards hat thing. I very rarely wear a hat, but if I do it's facing front...and straight.

I have worn them backwards, but it's usually if I'm fishing and the sun is destroying the back of my neck...
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I have no clue why wearing a cap backwards has become fashionable. While I can't say that they started the practice, I will say that the music industry and other cleb types sure seem to have popularized the practice.

When I weld, I wear a fireproof baseball cap backwards under my hood because I don't really care for hot slag and sparks in my hair and running down the back of my neck to inside my leathers. Also, I don't bother to turn it around when I take my hood off.

But I really doubt that all those people are imitating me. If they are, I want royalties dammit.
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If you're riding a bike or driving in a convertible, the wind can catch under the bill and bye bye hat. Wearing them backwards in those two cases will likely allow you to hang onto your lid. Other than that, I haven't a clue either (unless you're a U Boat skipper :-)).
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I do this too with a welding helmet on.
I haven't lost a hat yet in the GS Bill :-)
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