Promotion of the kilt & is it a skirt!

[James]

I was making my way to the shops when I was stopped by a very large chap who could best be described as menacing and of an ethnic origin.

My thoughts were of flight or death in defence of my wallet!

Then he spoke-'The skirt man'

I nodded, and he continued 'Cool skirt, I want one where do I get it'!

After a chat he trotted off to look up some suggested kilt sites on the www.

Call me a coward if you like-but there are times when I'm certainly not going into battle about my kilt being called a skirt.

Moving to another area: yesterday I had a meeting in London, so was roaming all over the place kilted-and apart from a couple of compliments might have been invisible: and that included sharing a homeward train with many football fans. I mention this for anyone who might be worried about wearing a kilt about town.

James

[Mike n NC]

Sometimes discretion really is the better part of valor. Not sure if I would have done any differently myself. It seems to have worked out alright for you though.

Mike

[Riverkilt]

It was you there, not me James...do you think it would have worked to say something like, "My ancestors called this a kilt."

But don't think it hurt to let him discover it himself on line.

Way to carry the message to the fringes

Ron

[GMan]

James,

I wish sometimes that I could have responded better to what others called my kilt, but with time and looking at the situation, it will become easier.

I usually do not have negative things happen to me kilted, but I know that I am very lucky, even with drunk sport fans (of course if the team wins it sure helps )

[Blu (Ontario)]

I have gotten to the point where I no longer let the skirt comment bother me. It is my belief that anyone bothering to make the comment already knows what the garment is so there is no point in correcting the error. The person is simply throwing a jibe best ignored.

[Tim Walker]

"...kilt being called a skirt..."

Do other languages have this confusion?

[Will]

I have gotten to the point where I no longer let the skirt comment bother me. It is my belief that anyone bothering to make the comment already knows what the garment is so there is no point in correcting the error. The person is simply throwing a jibe best ignored.

That's a good point. I will try to remember it when asked.

[phil h]

some people just don't know it's called a kilt.
or have forgotten the correct term for it.

I mentioned in another post the old woman who accosted me in the pub on friday.
"nice dress" she said. " I'm scotch too"
"what's your name"?
"bill"?...." that's not very scotch is it"?
old girl was well over 60 and didn't know the difference between a skirt and a dress.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Old woman probably didn't know she was in a pub either! ::hiccup::

[Hamish]

James,

My London experiences have always been pretty much like that - not meeting agressive-looking guys but rather, not being on the receiving end of any comments, complimentary or otherwise. People in our capital city just do not seem to bother. Yes, they might very occasionally glance back over their shoulders for a second look, but they say nothing. It is not that they see kilts all the time, because they don't. I put it down to British reserve - we don't normally make comments, or speak, to strangers!

It is the visitors/tourists from overseas who make the fuss, wanting to be photographed with the kilt wearer, etc.