Tartan Etiquette

[Phil]

Hi Phil,

I was trying very hard not to be rude. My apologies if you perceive me to have been rude in any way.

I respect absolutely Jock's views and your own. I do not seek to impose my views on either of you.

I merely ask that if people ask for some support in their choices, that they are, in fact, supported. Sharing such personal stories is difficult and sensitive. I am reminded of what my grandmother used to say: If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything.

All the best,

John

Hi John

There has been a great deal of "sniping" at Jock and other Scots of late by a number of individuals here, some such as Matt Newsome who really should know better, and your contribution coming hard on the heels of the others was just another straw for the camel's back. I appreciate that you are from a different background and culture, one where kilts are possibly less known than hen's teeth, and where the response of others may be quite different from that experienced in the home of the kilt - Scotland.
That you may feel it necessary to justify your choice to wear a kilt is understandable but it is not something that Scots such as Jock or I are ever likely to encounter. Similarly neither of us (apologies to Jock if I am speaking out of turn here) would ever contemplate questioning an individual as to his right to wear a kilt, regardless of any personal views held which would remain strictly that - personal.