Don't worry too much about it...the insults and snarky comments will always be there, but you just have to rise above it. Ultimately, you own kilts and you feel comfortable in them to an extent, so why not feel comfortable in them all the time? Who cares what people think? If everyone based their lives and their personalities on what everyone else thinks about them, nobody would ever leave the house. Just keep in mind that kilts have been men's garments for hundreds of years, longer than pants. If someone gives you a snide comment, just smile and nod and know that "you're right and they're wrong..." Most people that know anything about kilts generally don't make jokes or nasty comments. I suppose I had a leg up in a way, since I used to play in goth and industrial bands about ten years ago, and it wasn't uncommon for me to be seen some sort of skirt or dress...even then, I knew how comfortable clothing like that could be. I grew out of that stuff along time ago, but always knew that I'd end up owning kilts, partly because of my heritage and partly because I know how comfortable unbifurcated garments really are. As long as you know who you are and are comfortable with that, then (and pardon my language here), but screw what other people think! I've found that almost all of the compliments I get are mostly from older people, and the nasty remarks are from ill-educated teenagers. So either use the opportunity to educate someone, or just fight right back with a smart-a-- yet intelligent comeback. Either way, as was mentioned before, the best remedy is just have confidence in who you are! There are a lot of things I don't like about myself, but I always feel proud when I wear my kilt, despite my shortcomings. I am comfortable in it, it is part of my heritage, and most importantly, I like it...I couldn't give one whit as to what anyone else thinks. I've got tattoos and a nose ring too, but I guarantee that when someone actually talks to me, they're genuinely surprised that I'm not really who they thought I might be, that just because I look a certain way doesn't mean I'm subhuman or something like that. I tend to get along more with the senior citizens that ask me about it far more than the 16 year olds who really have no idea what a kilt is. I guess my best advice is this...The only problems that come with wearing a kilt are your own. Anybody else that has a problem with it, well, that's their problem, not yours! Anyone who judges you based on what you wear and not who you are as a person is, quit frankly, an idiot. Those people don't deserve your time, so don't waste it on them.