Quote Originally Posted by Alan H View Post
Normally on a "Kilt forum" I wouldn't point this out, but the title of the thread is about wearing a kilt in modern American society, and I think it's probably a good idea to remember that in fact, not everybody thinks that a kilt is the bee's knees. Lots of people prefer looks other than the natty, buttoned-down traditionalist Scottish Kilt look.

LOTS.
This is actually a very good point. A while back I tried to get a monthly kilt night going. Portland being Portland, I thought it'd go over well and would be popular. Unfortunately it was a bit of a fail, due in part to this very thing. Getting dudes who liked to wear a kilt now and again, or were kilt-curious, to show up more than once was impossible. Too much Scottish dress-up was too much for the folks who weren't already kilt nerds. Even the guys who dress up as pirates couldn't hang, which is saying something.

This is in no way a dis on THCD. It's just an observation I made over a period of months while watching non-kilties in Portland, home of the Unipiper, the World Naked Bike Ride and countless other oddball things, try to interface with kilt enthusiasts.