I think you would be suprised at how easily it is to spot the differnece up close.
No, I really wouldn't. My point wasn't that there are or aren't differences, even readily recognized differences. My point was that 99% of the people in the US don't know what those differences are. The only people who know what those differences are those who own "real" wool kilts. That's where the snobbery comes in. There is a certain segment of the kilt wearing crowd (including a certain number here at XMarks) who's attitude seems to be "SWK are perfectly fine to wear to the pub, but it's not a 'real' kilt, and if you ever owned a 'real' kilt, you'd know it".

No offense meant, but it appears I'm not the only one who has noticed it.