So I was at the mall...

[Colin MacBean]

Would it be fair to say that if one is wearing a PV casual kilt you would get more questions or insults about your 'skirt'? I'm starting to think that most people if they see you in full get up that the questions will be more about the occasion rather than the outfit. Ie. most people have seen pipebands whereas few people know about the more casual kilts that are not in tartans.

[Inchessi]

"Special occasion? I'm being knighted later today".

"Pipes? I'm not a plumber".

Do you mind if I steal these? I love them!

[jForrester]

Similar stuff happened to me last Sunday at Wal*Mart. We saw a co-worker who asked if I was 'coming back from something ethnic'. Stock answer, "no I just like to wear a kilt." I'm just waiting until word gets around work -- 'Oh my, Mildred, he was wearing a skirt! Said it was a kilt, but he's not Scottish!"

Then another guy stopped me and wanted to know what clan I was.

Finally, the cashier asked the obvious, prefaced with, "I hope you don't mind if I ask ...."



I've been wanting to do this and say and say, "Ay, me clan is frum a wee bit o' Scotland called Slovakia. Jus' go' back frum a wee bit o' haggis huntin'"

Cheers

Tony

Very good. Well, there are so many Scots here that I sometimes call my state "South Caledonia".

[jeremy j starche]

What about kilts make people want to ask, sometimes questions that are verging on sexual harassment if I asked a woman the same question, are ok.

I've been known to simply stare at the asker of said question until they start to squirm, then speak slowly.

"I can't believe I was just asked such a rude and private question..."

Some days I'm more tolerant of that than others.

[Mike_Oettle]

DownUnder and Tiny have good answers to those silly questions.
I haven’t had any of them in 32 years, as I have been kiltless for that stretch of time, but I am hopeful of owning one next year.
And Matt, those T-shirts are hilarious. I ought to get one . . . but then I don’t wear T-shirts all that often . . .
Regards,
Mike

[Zardoz]

Would it be fair to say that if one is wearing a PV casual kilt you would get more questions or insults about your 'skirt'? I'm starting to think that most people if they see you in full get up that the questions will be more about the occasion rather than the outfit. Ie. most people have seen pipebands whereas few people know about the more casual kilts that are not in tartans.

Well, if the PV casual kilt in question was tartan and worn with a sporran, like a USAK casual etc. the answer is likely No.
While I meet folks from time to time who claim to be completely unaware of the concept of kilts in any fashion, most citizens have a idea of what you are doing, as long as the kilt is fairly traditional, and you sport some of the traditional trappings, like a big belt and sporran. The rest of the kit does not seem to matter that much.

[2176agp]

I personally don't mind the questions or the attention. Fortunately nothing has been abusive or mean.

The cheeky little old ladies who snicker when they ask about going commando bring a smile to my face, because I feel like I brighten their day.

The curious people all seem to have expressed great interest, and really do know that its not a 'skirt'.

And we do overhear parents explaining the same to kids, and that's super too, because it teaches tolerance and acceptance of others and maybe, just maybe, lets a kid know that it's okay to be different.

And the snarky teenage girls who are giggling -- in a few years they'll be drooling over a DVD of Braveheart and seeing it all in a different light

That's my thoughts

Tony

[Lyle1]

At the recent Greenville, SC games, a young fellow was staring with a puzzled look at a display of sporrans at the Tartan Museum tent. He could not imagine what people would carry in a sporran, so I showed him what I had in mine. Then I explained that I did not have any pockets in my kilt. I think he bought my explanation, but I can never read four year olds! Maybe in a few years, he'll want one of his own.

[kiltedfarmer]

On the other hand, if I had a £ for every question (I have never been asked THE question) and picture I would be a very wealthy man. Hummm now there is a thought.

Whenever I am asked THE question, I just reply "lipstick".

[jeremy j starche]

Whenever I am asked THE question, I just reply "lipstick".

"And on a good day, two different shades."