Hi RAF

I live in Glasgow and wear my kilt frequently here, so much so that people have stopped asking me if there's a reason. It's true, it is uncommon for people to wear a kilt as a daily routine but at this time of year, there are all sorts of events like weddings and graduations etc that people will be on their way to wearing a kilt so I don't think you should feel self-conscious. In the evening, people just assume you are on your way to some kind of celebration (or just coming back from one), during the day the occasional tourist is fascinated but I like that and enjoy stopping for photos. Smart-phones being what they are, I often ask people to email me or facebook the photos to me.

I wear my kilt for lots of rugby trips too, both in the UK and abroad and normally I just travel with hand luggage so the kilt is the only thing I wear even if I'm spending several days at my destination. The most admiring looks I ever got were from 2 young women working in a card shop in Oxford when I popped in to get a card on my way to a friend's wedding down the road. They actually stepped out of the shop to watch me walk away (and I was quite popular at the wedding too but that's another story).

If you look uncomfortable, people will sense that but if you 'own' it, people just glance and get back to their conversation. Naturally this applies mainly to the more cosmopolitan areas of Glasgow and Edinburgh etc and there are areas where you would get a bit more stick but I probably wouldn't recommend visiting them for a holiday anyway.

Hope you have a great time here anyway, if visiting Glasgow I would recommend the west end where kilts are quite a frequent occurrence especially within the infamous "teuchter triangle" of west highland pubs near kelvingrove museum. If you see a big lump in a hunting MacGregor tank, it may well be me. By the by, in early June, there are a couple of highland games on near Glasgow at Helensburgh and Bearsden where you will easily blend in with other kilt-wearers.