I wear a tzinus hat. Its a floppy cotton thing with a 3 inch brim. It funtions as a sun visor in the car, and when out and about, a slight tilt of the head and I see only the dalet amos of sidewalk in front of me. I stick out like a scarecrow in my neighborhood, (densely kollel pop) but most are used to me, and I avoid tripping and bumping into things for the most part. I tell the rare commenter, that when my hat gets dirty I toss it in the washing machine, and when it gets dog-eared, I can get another one for twenty shekel. Everyone else’s hat at 800 shekel and up get worn for way too long, gets faded and ratty looking and represents a bizayon of Torah.
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