Thanks Moq, I needed that.
Blinky, HashemLovesMe, the problem with the four inch rule is that as important is the sitting down in the dressing room test, which many people don’t bother with. So simple though.
Ramateshkolian, on one hand, I’m a big MYOB person. I’m just thrilled to see people enthusiastic about Yiddishkeit. I see it like my grandparents did a century ago – if you’re shomer Shabbos and have a bren for Yiddishkeit, that’s a major victory.
BUT BUT BUT I do want my daughters to cover their knees, and feel uncomfortable when they don’t. But when they see so many, and certain in particular, people not able to sit down with their knees covered, it wears them down and erodes the sensitivity. That said, this is not the battle I spend energy on outside of my own daled amos.