Tartan Etiquette

[andycwb]

I think the whole point of this thread comes down to a fairly simple observation: unless you have a clear cut case, your choice of personal tartan will come down to a combination of personal preference, local customs, and the wider etiquette of tartan choice.

In my case the three options line up. While a nth generation native-born Scot might question why I wear a tartan at all, any question about the right of Andrew Cunningham to wear the Cunningham tartan is based on hypothetical questions about what might have happened, not what is know. And I like the tartan.

To those of you where it doesn't, I recommend some intelligent thought about a choice the reflects your history, your values, and what you like. And then shorten that into a one sentence explanation of "well, my mother's god-father was a Campbell, I like wearing a kilt, and it's a gorgeous tartan" for anyone but the most persistent questioner.