Wearing a cowboy hat in ohio??

You can wear a cowboy hat anywhere. Same with cowboy boots.

Hello Kevin! It's a bit after the fact (by a few years) but I wanted to write a response to your post anyway. I am originally from Texas and live in Texas today. I also lived 4 years in Ohio. Both places, in my opinion, are great. There is, of course, something very special about being a Texan. A certain pride that is only understood by other Texans. All this aside and on to your post, whether or not you wear a cowboy hat doesn't matter. What matters, however, is that you are who you are and that you should never be ashamed of yourself. If you like wearing a cowboy hat, wear it. Maybe those folks who stare at you will learn something from you. Someone once told me that "those that care don't matter and those that matter don't care." Everyone is different. This diversity makes things interesting. It would be pretty boring if we were all the same. Be yourself! . . . . "You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here." This comes from my favorite poem called Desiderata. Everyone should read it at least once in their life.

You like the hat, so wear it. It's only a hat.

go to southern ohio and you will feel very comfortable wearing your hat.

This isn't even a question of right and wrong. It's only a question of which is more valuable to you:

1) Wearing the hat you like.
2) Not getting attention for wearing a hat people aren't used to seeing.

Pick whichever is more valuable to you.

Haha, being from Ohio myself, I can say that I am not surprised that the people there gave you odd stares. I guess the cowboy hat shtick is a southern thing. I have never seen a person in Ohio wear a cowboy hat...but that doesn't mean you have to quit. Who cares what they think; go ahead and wear it.

@ somethingembarassing...

Even if he did move to Southern Ohio, I still think he would receive awkward stares, haha.

Why not? I have noticed that one girl bad, but whether or salmon?

Like it or not, the first thing people notice when they meet you is your appearance. No one can help instant judgment they make in that brief moment.
The way you appear speaks before you open your mouth, and in Ohio, your hat is screaming "Not one of you and don't want to be!" at the top of its lungs.
Maybe you have the wit and charm to overcome that first impression, and maybe it's even worth it to you to do so, but you are always having to dig your way out of a hole and play a little catch-up with every new person you meet.
You comb your hair before you go out in public, don't you? What for? You can't see your own head.
Buy a hall tree and hang your cowboy hat on it. It will be a nicer conversation piece there than on your head.

I'm not sure of the question, but the U.S seems to have many different styles and they usually differ state by state from any observations ive made. Its just like people in different countries dress differently and uniquely. I live in Ontario, so just across the border and i wouldn't wear my cowboy hat unless i was at a country concert heh. But in other parts of canada it could be perfectly acceptable to wear it at any occasion.