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    Congratulations on your first kilted outing. I'm glad it went well. As others have said, it's usually a nonevent. It took me 8 months of wearing the kilt full time to get a wisecrack recently from a teenage boy. If and when that happens to you, don't let it stop you, as Kilted KT said, when in groups they are trying to impress themselves.

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    I think I've had something like three, total even vaguely unpleasant experiences being kilted, compared to literally scores of positive ones.

    It's a non-issue, but of course we don't know that, the first time!

    good on ya for getting out and giving it a go.

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    Great job! It just goes to show all one needs to wear the kilt is to hold your head high and show good pride in yourself and in your heritage! (You slink and believe me they'll blink)

    BTW I'm the one Rusty came to see at work and not a word was said to me about a kilted Gent looking for me! I do believe my dear co-workers were completly unfazed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan H
    I think I've had something like three, total even vaguely unpleasant experiences being kilted, compared to literally scores of positive ones.

    It's a non-issue, but of course we don't know that, the first time!

    good on ya for getting out and giving it a go.
    My first time wearing a kilt in public was as part of a Halloween costume. I still wear that kilt, even though the thing "closes" the wrong way. I dunno what I was thinking when I put the Velcro on such that the "open" was on the right.
    Now that I know more...

    At this point, though, it is a total non-event. The peaople at the Navy Exchange Mini-mart don't even flinch anymore.

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    As many have commented Rusty, it's a non event. It is a bit daunting the first time, but once it's done there is no turning back. Good on you and happy Kilt wearing.

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    I went out kilted one day last week to do some errands before going to a prayer rally. Of all of the places I stopped the only one to ask a question was at the wine store and he knows me as a regular customer. He just asked if I was going someplace special and I told him about the prayer rally. We both just took it as normal conversation and nobody from the gas station to the drug store mentioned the kilt nor did I notice any special looks. The comments and questions seem to come a lot more often at social occassions.

    Congrats on a good day out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ckelly327
    The comments and questions seem to come a lot more often at social occassions.
    Speaking of comments... no one has ever asked me "The Question," given the exception of some playful ribs about whether or not I'd fail a kilt check at Faire by the ladies on the wench.org forum. No one has asked me at all, IRL.

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    Well then, consider yourself asked NOW! ha ha

    I know what the answer should be, let's just hope that is what it is.


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