The Rules of the Gentleman

[Alan H]

I, also was a Boy Scout and earned an Eagle, and to this day I think that trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent are pretty darned good words to live by.

However, nowhere in there do I see references to how martinis should be served, or the price of your haberdasher, or any suggestion that there is a moral imperative that I must hold doors open for 21st century women who could care less if I do or do not, and are just as likely to hold a door open for me as I am for them. Nor do I see any reference to hats worn indoors.

I know this is a forum about clothes, but the never-ending suggestions that what someone wears, and how they wear it wears defines the quality of their personality REALLY annoys me. Obviously.

You know, there are men out there who work hard, take care of their kids, are wonderful husbands, give regularly to charities and understand what's important, "to do unto others as you would have them do unto you" .. who have dirt under their fingernails that will never wash out. They would much rather drink a beer than a gin and tonic. In fact, they have never heard of a gin and tonic. They don't have a haberdasher, they don't own a $600 kilt, nor do they own a tailored suit.