[Grammar] Must/Do you have to wear uniform?

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Imagine that you go to school where, according to the school regulations, wearing uniform is obligatory.

Your friend who doesn't know anything about the regulations at your school asks you (because he is just curious):
1) Must you wear uniform at your school?
2) Do you have to wear uniform at your school?

Which question would sound more natural to your ear in the situation? If both are natural, are there any shades of meaning which make the meaning of the question a bit different in each case?
 
Imagine that you go to a school where, according to the school regulations, wearing a uniform is obligatory.

Your friend, who doesn't know anything about the regulations at your school, asks you (because he is just curious):
1) Must you wear a uniform at your school?
2) Do you have to wear a uniform at your school?

Which question would sound more natural to your ear in the situation? If both are natural, are there any shades of meaning which make the meaning of the question a bit different in each case?

I would expect to hear (and would use) "Do you have to wear a uniform at your school?"
 
This is also possible: Do you have to wear uniforms at your school?
 
In BrE, both "Do you have to wear school uniform?" and "Do you have to wear a school uniform?" are possible.
 
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