Strict Kilt Wearing Etiquette in Krakow, Scotsmen Beware

Scotsmen on Stag Weekends have been asked to follow strict Kilt Wearing Ettiquette!


2007-03-22 -- /prbuzz/ -- Low cost flights, one pound pints, three hundred bars (and counting) and the most beautiful women in the world... who wouldn't want to party in this medieval city of Krakow, Poland.

The savy party-goers are turning to a new era in weekend parties. There has been a massive increase towards short weekends away, Bachelor Parties, Hen and Stag weekends, and corporate celebrations are rocketing the number of all male and female parties abroad.

The trend has emerged for activity-orientated weekends away, including corporate events, bachelor parties, hen and stag events, and even VIP birthdays. A local based company in Krakow (Cracow) Poland, has seen a massive 200% increase in the number of online travel enquiries and bookings. Visitors from countries such as UK, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Germany, all of whom are booking online for short weekend parties abroad.

Scotsmen beware, on entering the city of Krakow, you will be asked to follow strict Kilt Wearing Etiquette.

Lifting your kilts could land you in the clink for the night. Drinking on the streets is also banned in Krakow, mix this with your harmless Stag party and you may not return for the wedding !

A highly regarded and professionally run local company in Krakow, Lifestyle Tours, say ”its harmless fun and good spirit, that drives the lads to wear the kilts, the locals enjoy the boys showing the Scottish national dress, the girls love it and find it entertaining.”

”young lads and men are travelling in droves to spend there weekends in Krakow, most of the weekend is spent playing big boys games, (activities) such as paint ball, kart racing, skydiving. But local company Lifestyle Tours offers a more entertaining weekends adding special events such as the lads party, the big boys treasure hunt, and playboy pool parties, all simply adding fun and laughter to harmless weekends away”

Lifestyle Tours, spokeswoman says ”we arrange sometimes ten party groups per weekend, each group has up to thirty people, we work in association with the local authorities, security firms, bars, clubs and venues, we rarely have any problems, occasionally some of the party people go missing for a few days but eventually they show up or email us from home. (Scotland). When we are aware the groups are from Scotland we ask them to read, acknowledge and follow our Kilt Wearing Etiquette, we have similar Etiquette guidelines for weekend visitors from other countries”

”Some of the bars have threatened to ban people on stag nights or hen nights, but we have a close association with the major clubs and bars and we arrange express entry, VIP rooms, catering and drinks for the evening, we call these lads parties, this is our most popular night time activities.”

Kilt Etiquette – Krakow Poland

Those who plan to wear the kilt should recognize that a kilted man inevitably attracts attention, However, to avoid inadvertently offending spectators, men should observe the following rules of kilt etiquette:

1. Never lift your kilt (except for obvious reasons!) Never lift your kilt in public, and never allow anyone else to lift your kilt. If you believe that you may breach this clause please tie the kilt to your socks or shoes, preferable using fishing line or very strong cotton.

2.Walk, do not run, when departing train or buses, walking through Krakow's main market square, and responding to last call for drinks in the pubs and clubs. If you must walk quickly, then keep both hands on your sporran.

3. Do not go upstairs, or visit monument or castles. Wawel castle in Krakow is one monument that Scots on Stag weekends should not plan to visit. Likewise, you should avoid open balconies and glass fronted elevators. Neither should you go downstairs; considering that most of the bars and clubs are below ground level, in Krakow, Scots may find it difficult to enter these premises before dark.

4. Do not stoop, crouch, or squat to pick up anything from the ground, have a friend to pick up the object for you. If your friends will not oblige, kick the object to a secluded place before you retrieve it. If you have no friends, then stooping, crouching or squatting in a kilt may only worsen your condition.

5. Do not wear shiny new shoes. Dull them a little. (Shiny shoes can act as mirrors)

6. Do not stand at the edge of reflective pools, unrippled ponds, or mirror-like puddles. On those formal events where you must wear silver buckles on your shoes, do not stand still for longer than five seconds at a time. Dance instead.

7. Dance nothing more boisterous that a slow waltz. Limbo dancing in a kilt at any time definitely breaches kilt etiquette.

8. Respond only with an enigmatic smile to any questions about what is worn under your kilt. Avoid responding at all similarly, do not offer any demonstrations of what is worn under your kilt; an offer such as "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" can be misconstrued as the opening salvo in an ever escalating series of challenges and exhibitions which might be illegal, and find you in Krakow's clink for the night.

9. Shaving of one's legs is unnecessary. Also, it is considered in poor taste to suggest private viewings of your "kilt-line"

10. Do not sit with one leg crossed over the other. This position requires you to un-cross your legs later, a tricky maneuver mastered by only a select few after years of training. Avoid soft recliners, swings or rocking chairs where the sitter's knees may move above shoulder level.

11. Be sure of the context of the conversation before making comments about global warming, air conditioning, or the ozone layer; none of these topics necessarily pertains to the creature comforts of a kiltie. You should also note that, regardless of their ambiguous titles, films such as "The Naked Gun", "The Untouchables" and "The Full Monty" do not address any issues related to the wearing of the kilt
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Local Stag and Hen Party organisers, Lifestyle Tours, are based in Krakow and have the foothold one of the Worlds Best Cities to Party. Krakow (Cracow) Poland is one of Europe's most beautiful cities. Seven Million visitors per year and growing rapidly, some say 400 clubs, and the most beautiful women in the world - this is certainly the place for a good party.

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