According to the Webster Dictonary
There are two types of politeness:
The first-With your hat-lifting or tipping it, which you do for strangers.
The second-Taking it off, which you do for friends.
Tipping your hat is done by barely lifting it off your head:
By the crown of a soft hat, or the brim of a stiff one and your cigarette, pipe or cigar should always be taken out of your mouth before removing or tipping your hat.
A man takes off his hat outdoors:
~when he is being introduced, or saying good-bye
~ as a hello when passing someone he knows on the street
~ when talking, particularly with a woman or an older man
~ when the National Anthem is being played, or when the flag is passing
~ at a burial, or (except in large cities) during a funeral procession.
A man tips his hat:
~when walking with a friend who passes a woman only the friend knows
~ any time a lady who is a stranger thanks you for some something
~ any time you excuse yourself to a woman stranger, as in a crowded room when you jostle her, or when you have to ask to pass by someone
~ any time a stranger shows courtesy to a woman you are with, as when. a man or woman picks up something she has dropped, or a man gives her his seat
~ when you ask a woman an or elderly man for directions
Indoors, a man always takes off his hat, except:
~ in public buildings, such as airports or post offices
~ in entrance halls and corridors of office buildings or hotels
~ in elevators of public or office buildings. (You have to use your judgment about this, though. In a department store elevator full of women you might take it off. Also, if a woman you know gets into an office building elevator, you would probably take it off, and you certainly would do so if you started talking to her.)
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