I still don't understand most of my species.

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So going in for a job interview, I was told by my mother to dress conservatively. Not bad advice. However, apparently a black felt sunhat is not considered appropriately conservative. The blue streaks in my hair are, but not the godsdamned hat. This is a small, unobtrusive hat meant to keep the blaring New Mexico sun out of my face, and look stylish while doing so. I didn't wear the hat to the interview, although given the environment and the manager's general attitude I doubt anyone there would've disapproved.

I don't know if this is a generation gap or what. Though I was at the time, I'm not being petulant now. I genuinely want to know just why the hat could be construed as ostentatious, and what the Boomers' problem with hats indoors is anyway. It just seems like a pointless and frustrating unwritten rule that no one tells you and then is scandalized when you don't follow it. I can understand No Hats in a religious setting, but otherwise, why?

My icon does seem oddly apt for the situation though.