Quote Originally Posted by davedove
That's a shame considering how much of the Smokies region was settled by Scots. I was in the Smokies last fall (granted the touristy areas) and the only comments I got were people asking me about the tartan and telling me about theirs. Although they weren't wearing a kilt, they liked mine. The waitress at the restaurant in Pigeon Forge commented that there was a gentleman from Scotland (he had moved to the area) in the other room who never wore a kilt. I didn't meet him, but he did wave to me through the window. I also met an elderly woman in the park who was from Scotland, and she told me how well I was wearing my kilt.
Shame indeed. My family tries to maintain traditions of the region. My mother plays the dulcimer.

I go to Gatlinburg every summer to this Celtic shop in a part called The Village to get my shirts and things, it's just beyond Pigeon Forge. I'm glad that the people you met were so positive about your kilt!