kilts in Edinburgh

[Archangel]

I remember a visit back home to Edinburgh in the 70s and my grandfather, from Kirkaldy, commented that the only kilts you see on High street (meaning Main St., meaning Princes St) were Texans. Go Texas.

[Martin S]

All the pics I had seen make these kilts look really super.
Perhaps those I saw last week had been in shop windows too long?
They were dull. As one of the vendors remarked "the tartan reminds me of ther mists in the Highlands..."

No other kilts on the plane Newcastle-Stansted this week!

Martin

[ozone]

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[Phil]

I remember a visit back home to Edinburgh in the 70s and my grandfather, from Kirkaldy, commented that the only kilts you see on High street (meaning Main St., meaning Princes St) were Texans. Go Texas.

A quick correction - the High street in Edinburgh is the street known as the Royal Mile and is the street between the castle and Holyrood palace.

[Archangel]

A quick correction - the High street in Edinburgh is the street known as the Royal Mile and is the street between the castle and Holyrood palace.

I left there when I was nine and returned for a summer job when I was seventeen. My grandad took me around, I remember his comment but I also remember some reference to Princes.
I'm assuming he was being colloquial not specific, referring to the touristy areas in general.

Does that work?

[McClef]

It might work in many towns where the "High St" is a general reference, but Edinburgh has the old and new towns and I have never heard of Princes St, as the main thoroughfare of the new town called that.

The High St is the main thoroughfare of the old town.

[Nervous Jock]

But when I ask how many they see in an ordinary weekday situation they seem to think that seeing two or three (out of countless numbers of passers by) is somehow an acceptable situation.

Are you implying its unacceptable??

[McClef]

Are you implying its unacceptable??

That depends on how you view the word I suppose. It's certainly sad and regrettable.

The arguments I was referring to were with people who were of the opinion that seeing two or three kilts being worn on the streets of Edinburgh on a weekday was somehow a rating of success. Sure you can see loads of kilts - in shop windows, but that does not transcribe the way seeing jeans or suits in a shop window does as you will see loads of those on the streets.

As a percentage therefore it shows a that there is major room for improvement.

[Nervous Jock]

That depends on how you view the word I suppose. It's certainly sad and regrettable.

The arguments I was referring to were with people who were of the opinion that seeing two or three kilts being worn on the streets of Edinburgh on a weekday was somehow a rating of success. Sure you can see loads of kilts - in shop windows, but that does not transcribe the way seeing jeans or suits in a shop window does as you will see loads of those on the streets.

As a percentage therefore it shows a that there is major room for improvement.

I think people should just wear what they want to wear. I genuinely believe the vast majority of folk in Edinburgh see wearing the Kilt as something for a special occassion not everyday particularly as general acceptance of non tartan kilts is some way off. For example looking at the Utility kilts described on this forum I can't think of ever seeing one of these worn in Scotland. Certainly at Rugby internationals, when you would think this is the ideal opportunity to wear something like this.

While I wear a kilt regularly I would never consider wearing it to work unless it was a specific event where it had been requested.


As such I'm not sure the term "Room for improvement" applies here.

[Archangel]

My friend from Glasgow would never wear a kilt for no reason. But he made it sound typical to throw one on to go to a Friday night dance. He made them sound like full metal Caelidh stomps: reels, twist, mosh, whatever.