This weekend went to Colorado City on a "cheese run." Colorado City, Arizona is an enclave of about 12,000 Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints...polygamists. While there are multiple factions in the area from folks who dress in modern clothes to well armed survivalists, most polygamists there dress in pioneer clothes. Women in bonnets, long cotton dresses with long sleeves, with jeans under their dresses, and tennis shoes. The men wear long sleeve western or dress shirts with jeans and boots.

Point is you know you're in another culture when you're there. Because they believe the rest of us are the devil they won't talk other than to say brief responses to commercial questions, "How much is this?"

It is a dairy area and they make fantastic cheese in many delicious flavors that they sell much cheaper than supermarkets. And, its unpasturized so it'll get your innards right.

So I arrive with my lady and her 25yo daughter to stock up. We brought money and coolers. I'm wearing my basil UK survival, Teva sandals, and a tank top. My long hair, beard, and tattoos are contrary to what these folks believe a man should wear. The kilt is off the chart for them.

The adults give me the usual "look."

But the kids...especially the little guys about three and four just stare...their eyes bug out and the lock on as if trying to comprehend what this new thing is they are looking at. Mother's are yanking their arms to get them to stop staring at this "creature."

Got to thinking about it and remembered I've noticed that "lock on stare" from some young Navajo boys too.

Am I making sense here? Anyone else experience the little kids, especially little boys about 3 to 5 fall in to that sort of stunned stare from seeing you in a kilt?

Ron