Black Watch kilt in Northern Ireland?

**John_Carrick** · 30th January 14, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by O'Callaghan

No real life experience with Northern Ireland.

That is very clear.

1.7 million people, with very few exceptions, are striving to make a happy, normal, prosperous, shared society. It gets better and better here, even if the process is not always linear.

Our friends from across the pond should come and see the place and then judge it. Wear your kilt if you want to and spend a few dollars around the place.

John

**Phil** · 30th January 14, 01:48 AM

Can I just add that during the entire period of the "troubles" there were no atrocities perpetrated by either side in Scotland. Quite the reverse, in fact, for whatever reason. So I think you can safely assume that Scotland, Scottish people and Scottish customs and dress were never an issue in that conflict and that is the case today.
So please have no concerns about wearing a kilt in Northern Ireland abd take the advice of people who have actually been there and experienced it.

**OC Richard** · 30th January 14, 05:07 AM

Wonderful to hear the experiences of people actually living there.

I will say that here, in California, I got stick one St Patrick's Day years ago from some Irishmen for wearing a Black Watch kilt. (The Black Watch were indeed serving in Northern Ireland at that very time.) I wasn't entirely sure that I would get out of that pub with all my teeth intact. I was just doing my job (the hired piper) and the last thing I wanted was to stir up trouble.

I've not worn Black Watch since. I stick to Isle Of Skye nowadays... everyone likes it, and there are no political overtones.

I tend to be very careful about such stuff. While in Glasgow I bought the shirt of a certain Glasgow football club but I didn't wear it until I got back to the USA. In Glasgow I wore my Los Angeles Galaxy shirt which everyone liked.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 30th January 14, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by John_Carrick

That is very clear.

1.7 million people, with very few exceptions, are striving to make a happy, normal, prosperous, shared society. It gets better and better here, even if the process is not always linear.

Our friends from across the pond should come and see the place and then judge it. Wear your kilt if you want to and spend a few dollars around the place.

John

John, I couldn't agree more. Thanks for the post.