I've had a few "nice skirt" comments from people within the last few weeks, but I just smile and say thanks...I think all 3 times they were genuinely being complimentary, but they just had no clue it was a kilt. I kinda' like it when people are just open to whatever I want to wear, even if they get the terms wrong.
I was working in an office that supplies affordable housing to seniors in our area. I was running some lines between offices and went into the food pantry room where two of the seniors were working. I just said Hi and went about my business. A few minutes later the manager came up to me and said that the one woman was just startled by me wearing a "skirt". She did correct her about the kilt but I just thought it was funny that a 70 year old woman could get startled by a man in a kilt. It wasn't like I was standing on a ladder next to her.
I had my weekly pub night...MacLaren Muted, the black Freelander sporran and a black T-shirt with "I hate my job!" on it (got it from my wife :rolleyes: ).
I officialy resigned from my job that day....reason for a celebration
The "suit" guy I had a minor skirmish with a few weeks ago nodded his head in a polite manner.
A couple of "hey! a kilt!"s...a few young ladies with a wild glare in their eyes...some "sexy!" remarks...my wife telling them to find a guy in a kilt themselves ( )
The usual.
The cook...Duncan...a very nice guy from Yorkshire shouted "Nice skirt!" at me from the other end of the pub. I replied "Thank you darling!" ...lots of laughter and people raising their glass.
Maintain your decorum...this too shall pass...I had to reroute myself the other day (Tartan Day, in point of fact!) to pick my daughter up at a PizzaHut instead of her school...she had been in an essay competition that was part of a larger academic competition and she and her classmates had swept the thing so their faculty moderator was rewarding them with the gift of pizza. As I was walking in a couple of young dudes and a young lady were walking out...one of the young gentlemen made a point of giving me a very forced and theatrical "horse laugh"...very obviously in honor of my SWK Hntng McLeod. In spite of the fact that they were sporting what I would categorize as "hip-hop" regalia and I could easily have made a dozen comments about what I thought about his "charming" attire, I just kept going. I'm just taking the attitude that this is what I wear and I'm not going to be an apologist for it...that's the way it is.
I kinda' like it when people are just open to whatever I want to wear, even if they get the terms wrong.
Originally Posted by GMan
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