Travelling to Ireland

[ehiker]

I realize that was a rhetorical question, ehiker, but it is one that deserves an answer. The Scots care. The kilt is an important symbol of their national identity and some (many?) of them don't take it too kindly when other people wear it as they "damn well please."

Don't get me wrong, I fully support Woodsman's desire to wear a kilt in Ireland or anywhere else. One cannot, however, ignore the origins of the kilt and the meanings it has for other people, even if one chooses to wear it without regard for those things.

I look forwarded to kilted photos from Ireland!

I'm sorry if you construed a lack of respect for the kilt in reading my statement. That wasn't my intent.

I do indeed revere and respect the kilt and its origins. I love and respect my wife's family and her heritage.

I'm simply saying that you can't go through life worrying about offending every person you might run into. So I don't.

I won't further de-rail Woodsman's thread with any other comments.

[Woodsman]

CMcG,
Ditto for me on that. I wear the kilt with respect and with pride. Although of Irish descent I'm proud too to be representing Scotland by wearing the kilt -I'm well aware of it's origins. The "Damn well please" was more directed to the non-believers. I suppose my fascination with the kilt comes from my pride in all celtic nations and helping perpetuate that culture. I like to think of myself as belonging to part of that history.