Are you Scottish?

Pittsburgh Kilts · 13th November 04, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)

... Your a kiltmaker with a business to promote. Next time, give 'em a sales pitch and a business card. )

He's got a good point, Bear, can't miss a chance to give a sales pitch! I usually respond with, "I am a wee bit Scottish, but it doesn't matter, because this is an AMERICAN style kilt! Anyone who wants to be more comfortable can wear one!" Then I go from there.

Not that there aren't days that I consider getting a tartan jockstrap, and respond by flipping up the kilt and saying, "Aye, right down to me bollocks!"

Pittsburgh Kilts · 13th November 04, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)

... Your a kiltmaker with a business to promote. Next time, give 'em a sales pitch and a business card. )

He's got a good point, Bear, can't miss a chance to give a sales pitch! I usually respond with, "I am a wee bit Scottish, but it doesn't matter, because this is an AMERICAN style kilt! Anyone who wants to be more comfortable can wear one!" Then I go from there.

Not that there aren't days that I consider getting a tartan jockstrap, and respond by flipping up the kilt and saying, "Aye, right down to me bollocks!"

**Mike n NC** · 14th November 04, 08:19 AM

I got this question just last night when the wife and I were out for dinner, me in my kilt, she in her kilted skirt. Looks sorta obvious don't ya think? While both of us have very strong scottish family ties my usual response is "No, I'm an American" which usually leads to the next stupid question of the day, "Then why are you wearing a kilt?"

Being new to wearing kilts does nothing to change the lifelong way of thinking, similar to Bear's, "I will tollerate ignorance and try to correct it but I have little or no time for stupidity. The difference? Ignorance is doing/saying something and not knowing better; stupidity is knowing better and doing it anyway." Following that, my reaction is usually judged and delivered accordingly.

In the incident last evening the question came from a young lady we had just shared a habachi table with during dinner and seem completely sincere. I did give a brief explination of our family ties then went on to explain that kilts are becoming more and more popular as a regular wardrobe item for men today. I followed this by giving her boyfriend/husband/date a card for one of our kiltmakers, shook hands and wished them a wonderful evening.

Mike

**Mike n NC** · 14th November 04, 08:19 AM

I got this question just last night when the wife and I were out for dinner, me in my kilt, she in her kilted skirt. Looks sorta obvious don't ya think? While both of us have very strong scottish family ties my usual response is "No, I'm an American" which usually leads to the next stupid question of the day, "Then why are you wearing a kilt?"

Being new to wearing kilts does nothing to change the lifelong way of thinking, similar to Bear's, "I will tollerate ignorance and try to correct it but I have little or no time for stupidity. The difference? Ignorance is doing/saying something and not knowing better; stupidity is knowing better and doing it anyway." Following that, my reaction is usually judged and delivered accordingly.

In the incident last evening the question came from a young lady we had just shared a habachi table with during dinner and seem completely sincere. I did give a brief explination of our family ties then went on to explain that kilts are becoming more and more popular as a regular wardrobe item for men today. I followed this by giving her boyfriend/husband/date a card for one of our kiltmakers, shook hands and wished them a wonderful evening.

Mike

**Mike n NC** · 14th November 04, 08:19 AM

I got this question just last night when the wife and I were out for dinner, me in my kilt, she in her kilted skirt. Looks sorta obvious don't ya think? While both of us have very strong scottish family ties my usual response is "No, I'm an American" which usually leads to the next stupid question of the day, "Then why are you wearing a kilt?"

Being new to wearing kilts does nothing to change the lifelong way of thinking, similar to Bear's, "I will tollerate ignorance and try to correct it but I have little or no time for stupidity. The difference? Ignorance is doing/saying something and not knowing better; stupidity is knowing better and doing it anyway." Following that, my reaction is usually judged and delivered accordingly.

In the incident last evening the question came from a young lady we had just shared a habachi table with during dinner and seem completely sincere. I did give a brief explination of our family ties then went on to explain that kilts are becoming more and more popular as a regular wardrobe item for men today. I followed this by giving her boyfriend/husband/date a card for one of our kiltmakers, shook hands and wished them a wonderful evening.

Mike