90% of people know it's a kilt, but they say "skirt" because they're a bit nonplussed and trying to pass it off with humour. That's fine the first time. In fct with me it's rine the second or third time.

When it gets to be,s ay fifteen or twenty times, my patience wears thin. I ripped one guy in my sailing society a new anatomical opening when, after seeing me in a kilt well over 20 times and after gettng warning looks and warning comments from his wife, he just would NOT stop using the word "skirt". I like the guy and I've known him for years, but there are limits to the length which you can push a stale joke.

Now he doesn't speak of my kilts at ALL..... too bad.