Englishman: Wow. That is a gross misstatement of the Halachah. It doesn’t mean a custom that is just normally how he does things. It means a custom that is done for Halachic reasons (as Rashi points out that the Jewish shoelaces were more Tznius). And it is only if the Goy wants to force him to change because he wants the Jew to act like a Goy. If the Goy points a gun and says “I hate hats; take yours off” then it’s a move against hats in general and not Jews wearing hats. Therefore one would be obligated to stop wearing the hat and preserve his life. If, however, he says, “I don’t want to see Jews wearing hats anymore; take yours off” then one would be Chayav to be Moser Nefesh to keep the hat on.
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