Quote Originally Posted by Tattoobradley View Post
After some jokes and negative comments, I simply told her that if she was going to act that way to just keep quiet.
I finally had to have this talk (quietly and in private) with my wife after shopping at Kohl's with her... Two very nice older ladies came up while we were checking out and asked very politely if I was coming from or going to some kind of performance. I told them no, that I'm just proud of being Scottish and Irish and that kilts are infinitely comfortable. They asked if I was cold, and we talked about them being cold in skirts and how it's the same for me, except I get the option of nice, knee-high wool (or in my case wool-blend) socks... All the while the wife keeps trying to interject snide remarks:

Me: "I wear kilts because I'm proud of my Scottish and Irish heritage and also because they're comfortable..."

Wife: "Oh he just wears them to stick out, he doesn't like being normal..."

Mostly I just ignored her (as did the two women) while we had our conversation... Later I asked her very nicely not to comment to other people about the kilt if she's not going to say something nice, especially if they are asking me about it... Luckily she agreed and even apologized...