Where to wear the Glengarry??

[Nanook]

And that was me, thinking a show of respect would require one to humble one's self,

The acts of bowing or dipping a national flag too come to mind. U.S. custom, for instance, is to dip the flag only for President and no one else. Boorishness? Is the refusal to bow down before man or object set forth in Deuteronomy the mark of disrespect or the expression of ultimate respect for G-d over the arrogance of man? It it is your choice to bow or not but to rub your nose at those that don't (or refuse) is an internalization of patterns of cultural hegemony of the kind instrumentalized to oppress, expulse and even eliminate "others". You should be more than aware of these mechanism given your interest in Scottish nationalism.

thereby indicating the superiority of the other party.

Are we slaves or feedmen? To demand or even expect subjugation to an envisioned "superiority of the other party" is nothing short of total submission. Respect is only possible among peers.

One of us has obviously lost the plot.

Perhaps. (or the deeper cultural and historical issues at hand)

What a terrible burden you must bear, equating meek with weak.

The predicates were not to be applied in intersection but as modalities.

I believe cherokeesix was asking if there were any particular dress codes pertaining to the wearing of a Glengarry.

For one a couple of don'ts:

• Don't, as a general rule, wear dicing. Its widely considered uncivil. In much of the U.S. its probably fine since there are few associations with dicing.
• Watch out on which side the Glengarry is titlted (if at all) on the head since in some quarters (again to be probably ignored in the U.S.) it has political significance. Its typically worn on the right side of the head with the tip aligned with ones nose.
• The Glengarry is very much a military headcover and considered to be more formal than the Balmoral bonnet. That said, the mix with a Prince Charlie coatee is often considered "odd" and out of place. It can, on the other hand, look quite nice with a (black) barathea Argyll jacket as formal daywear.

[gilmore]

[QUOTE=Nanook;355551]For one a couple of don'ts:

[LIST][*]Don't, as a general rule, wear dicing. Its widely considered uncivil. In much of the U.S. its probably fine since there are few associations with dicing.[LIST]

What is the significance of dicing in the UK?

[LIST][*]Watch out on which side the Glengarry is titlted (if at all) on the head since in some quarters (again to be probably ignored in the U.S.) it has political significance.
[LIST]

What is that politcal significance?

Thanks in advance for answering.

[macwilkin]

[QUOTE=gilmore;355657]

For one a couple of don'ts:

[LIST][*]Don't, as a general rule, wear dicing. Its widely considered uncivil. In much of the U.S. its probably fine since there are few associations with dicing.[LIST]

What is the significance of dicing in the UK?

[LIST][*]Watch out on which side the Glengarry is titlted (if at all) on the head since in some quarters (again to be probably ignored in the U.S.) it has political significance.
[LIST]

What is that politcal significance?

Thanks in advance for answering.

Supposedly dicing signifies loyalty to the British Crown. It's a common legend that I've read everywhere on the Internet, but I've yet to see any real documentation for. I asked a friend of mine who was from Scotland and served in the Royal Scots, and he said he had never heard of any negative connotations with dicing before.

Regards,

Todd