I find it interesting that men of all ages either give me a look that says I'm really strange, or they smile and nod at me. Women over the age of about 25 almost always smile and often make a nice remark. The most negative reactions have been from women under 25. They either make out right rude and sometimes obscene comments or scowl at me. At school the only negative comments I have had (and only a couple) have been from the girls. Vancouver is a city of great diversity and tolerance, and there are a few young folks who wear kilts (usually they are 'street' people), but I haven't seen many men wearing kilts as a casual outfit. Mostly people just walk past me when I wear my kilt as though it was nothing out of the ordinary (which I hope would be the case)

Last night I wore my new Bright Skye to dragon boat practice and got lots of positive responses and a few curious stares--I liked the guy at Safeway who looked twice and then said Happy St. Patrick's Day to me. But two sets of young women were quite hostile toward me, for no other reason than the kilt.