Which ear to wear a beret over?

[macwilkin]

Not just the Ozarks, either; many of the older farmers around here wear (it's almost a uniform) overalls, shirt, tie and corduroy jacket to church. My grandfather did for as long as I knew him. It's not a look I plan to adopt anytime soon, but it is quite common, and not bad looking, once you get used to it.

Aye, you'll see it quite a bit in Iowa as well.

Of course, parts of NE Oklahoma are part of the Ozarks.

T.

[Cawdorian]

The well dressed gentlemen in overalls and tie have also been spotted in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.

[SergeantFirstClass]

The well dressed gentlemen in overalls and tie have also been spotted in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.

Not to mention Arkansas and Alabama, I've seen them. Really

[Pleater]

I went to an Air Army base for a few days and when I arrived I was wearing my beret pulled to the left. I noticed the Air troopers wore their light blue berets carefully shaped over to the right, so once I had found where I was suposed to go I rectified the slant, and fixed an ornate enameled A (my initial and coincidentally my blood group) to the front in place of a badge.

The alteration was not lost on the men, and they rather appreciated the gesture.

They were rather amused to find that I had a webbing belt with polished brasswork - still do, wear it with the DPM kilt - though the polish is not so good these days, and some shiny little black boots, and an ancient Swedish Army jacket with lance corporal stripe, which naturally I did NOT wear around the camp.

I noticed that I was treated slightly differently to the rest of the visitors and was invited to have tea and snacks with the camp's civilian staff - and I was given a tour of their aircraft hangers which the others didn't get.

I can only advise that when in military environments conformity brings a higher degree of acceptance, and even better - tea and cakes plus sandwiches.