First Kilted Adventure

[Yaish]

Its a "high" for sure. And you've found the secret. Stand tall, walk proud, look them in the eye, and smile.
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Ron

You found the secret Ron, whether its kilted, blue jeans, dress slacks, or skyclad, just stand proud, walk tall, and they'll never take your dignity.

[GlassMan]

From one Phil to another, it's great that you started the year off kilted. It really is a high.

[Kiltman]

Congratulations on your first outing. Next one in Spokane!:grin:

[mbhandy]

I think as long as you stand tall all of your kilted outings will be good. 8-)

MrBill

[pdcorlis]

Kiltman - why not? BTW - I sent you an email.

To all - thanks so much for all your encouragement!

[macwilkin]

Stand tall, walk proud, look them in the eye, and smile.

Ron, have you been listening to the "great Celtic hero" Val Doonican? ;)

Walk tall, walk straight and look the world right in the eye
That's what my mama told me when I was about knee high
She said son, be a proud man and hold your head up high
Walk tall, walk straight and look the world right in the eye

Those of us who are "Boglies" on the board will recognise this as Golly's advice to Duncan on one of the early episodes of "Monarch of the Glen"! ;)

And here's more about Val Doonican:

http://www.valdoonican.co.uk/

Cheers,

Todd

[JayFilomena]

I did get a few comments - from moms and grandmoms with kids in tow. They were mostly - "hey look honey he's wearing a kilt!"

My wife and i were at a ski lodge two years ago, and attended an evening show featuring a magician. There was a young boy, 11 or so, pointing at me trying to get his grand mothers attention. The woman began to scold the boy for noticing me! I smiled at the woman, and told her in my soft voice, let him stare, let him ask questions, that is how he will learn. She smiled at me, and realized I was not offended by the boys excitment of seeing a grown man "in a skirt" and allowed the boy to talk to me about being kilted.

[Blu (Ontario)]

Looking strangers in the eye is something I have always had big problems with (although I am better at it nowadays), and to SMILE at them as well...! If I did that, especially to another guy, I'd expect him to think I was hitting on him and would be afraid of going home with a black eye for my troubles....

It's important to appear comfortable, confident, and natural in a kilt just as one does in trousers. If making eye contact and smiling at passersby is what you do in trousers, do the same while wearing a kilt. But a kilt does not suddenly require an individual to display exagerated or unatural mannerisms in order to appear confident. Prolonged or unatural eye contact can be taken by some individuals as aggresive or challenging. Smiling and looking people in the eye when it is natural to do so is, I think, the better approach and likely to be more acceptable to Jane or Joe Public. There is a subtle difference.

cheers,

blu

[mddock58]

Today was rather funny, I was with my son at WalMart for a while, and I ignored the double takes and such, then we went over to the grocery store and on the way out there was a guy with heavy-lensed glasses staring at me, well almost glaring, and I just gave it right back to him......I tried not to bust out laughing.


It is a blast sometimes wearing kilts. :grin:

[Steeplechase]

Great way to start the year Phil.