Should you feel insulted?

**sharpdressedscot** · 18th April 08, 01:54 PM

Was your grandfather a wise man? He sounds like someone I know.

**Nick the DSM** · 18th April 08, 02:48 PM

dont they all sound the same?

**Ayin McFye** · 18th April 08, 02:53 PM

I'd just like to say one more thing. The title of this thread is "Should you feel insulted" and simply put the answer is NO.

**Nick the DSM** · 18th April 08, 02:54 PM

yep

no is always the answer...sometimes always.

**Jack Daw** · 18th April 08, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by tamblackwood@yahoo.co.uk

here in Scotland in 50 years of kilt wearing I have never heard anyone call my kilt a skirt

When I was in Scotland, it was nice not to have to spell or pronounce my own friggin' last name for others, which I have to on occasion in my own country.

Steve McIntyre

**Clockwork John** · 18th April 08, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by Jack Daw

When I was in Scotland, it was nice not to have to spell or pronounce my own friggin' last name for others, which I have to on occasion in my own country.

Steve McIntyre

I loved that about being in the british isles. It was really nice to not be asked "so, that Sean with an e or Shawn with an sh?" or "Campbell... is is that p-b-e-l-l?"

**Tommie** · 18th April 08, 05:32 PM

Just this afternoon I was telling my daughter-in-law that Mary and I are thinking about going down to the Gatlinburg Scottish Festival & Games.
She said 'are you going to wear one of your little skirts',and I said of course,what fun would it be in pants.

She really did'nt mean anything by her comment.She just likes teasing me by calling them skirts.
By the way I gave her this web addy and if she sees this, Well...:butt:

**sharpdressedscot** · 18th April 08, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Crusty

It was really nice to not be asked "so, that Sean with an e or Shawn with an sh?"

Man, I know how that feels, it gets really annoying, but you had to deal with it. And then they mispronounce it saying "Seen"...

**Nick the DSM** · 18th April 08, 08:54 PM

haha, mine's easy to pronounce!

**gilleoin** · 19th April 08, 02:31 PM

I like some of the answers you guys have shared...I'll have to share them with my dh later

Our last excursion with anyone was saying anything was at Micheal's (I was getting art supplies) and both my dh and our youngest were kilted. A little girl did asked her mom very loudly why they were wearing skirts. Boy, did the mom look embarrassed. She told her daughter that people from other places dress differently and this was the case. (I don't know if she didn't know to call it a kilt, but we were headed opposite by the time she started answering.)