Wolf whistled while in a kilt

[RichardtheLarge]

I wore my kilt this weekend, and heard a wolf whistle directed my way while walking by a restaurant! This was a first for me, and I’m not sure if the whistler was male or female. Has this happened to anyone else?

[Steve Ashton]

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[OC Richard]

heard a wolf whistle directed my way...This was a first for me... Has this happened to anyone else?

It happens all the time. You'll get used to it. Just smile and keep walking...

[GMan]

Years ago I was downtown standing on the corner waiting for the light to change when a couple of young ladies were in a car driving by. They yelled hoorays out the window while turning the corner. The next sound I heard was the sound of metal against metal. With thei excitement of joy they were expressing at seeing my kilt they were not watching what they were doing.

[RichardtheLarge]

Years ago I was downtown standing on the corner waiting for the light to change when a couple of young ladies were in a car driving by. They yelled hoorays out the window while turning the corner. The next sound I heard was the sound of metal against metal. With thei excitement of joy they were expressing at seeing my kilt they were not watching what they were doing.

A peculiar boost of ego, I imagine!

[Woodsman]

It does make you understand what women have to put up with.

[kingandrew]

I get compliments, questions, thumbs up, and picture taking whenever I wear the kilt. Depending on the event and place, I often get questions about my underclothes from women I don't know. None of this bothers me, as it is all presented in a friendly, smiling way. Walking anywhere in a kilt in Beijing can take time, since many passersby will ask you to pose for a picture with them. I always try to make the time, since it clearly brings them such pleasure and I see it as an opportunity to give them a good impression of foreigners. Most people in China have never met anyone from outside the country, although folks in Beijing do see plenty of tourists, businesspeople, and diplomats.

We did have a thread a while ago about some members of the Rabble being harassed by self-appointed "kilt inspectors" who "take matters into their own hands" by lifting the kilt to reveal what's underneath to the public at large. Such behavior is certainly unacceptable, but I have not personally encountered this sort of rudeness.

Enjoy the attention with a smile, as long as it doesn't involve unwanted physical harassment.

Andrew

[John_Carrick]

This is an occupational hazard. Women are generally being complimentary, men (usually young) sarcastic

[Jock Scot]

Its never happened to me in the Highlands. I do well remember my brother and I visiting Glasgow clad in our kilts in about 1944/5 and our kilts being given a really hostile reception by the locals, adults and children alike. I suppose its inevitable on occasion, sadly, if the kilt is worn in places where the kilt is not recognised or understood.

[neloon]

Its never happened to me in the Highlands. I do well remember my brother and I visiting Glasgow clad in our kilts in about 1944/5 and our kilts being given a really hostile reception by the locals, adults and children alike. I suppose its inevitable on occasion, sadly, if the kilt is worn in places where the kilt is not recognised or understood.

Maybe this experience has scarred you for life, Jock. You certainly seem to be against the kilt being worn outside the Highlands. I've never found any problems in Edinburgh where I lived for 4 years or even in England. If the kilt were so unknown in the Lowlands, why were/are there so many Highland dress shops throughout the Central Belt?

Alan