Busybodies

[Archangel]

She's a sweetheart, probably thought you were English. Anyway, if you're going to having future conversations with her, pm me and we'll set her up with my daughter facebook to facebook. And then we'll sit back and watch the fireworks. Ha.

btw, if you want a Scot's blessings to wear a kilt, you can have mine as long as you promise not to impose American kilt rules on others. That applies to all of you, anybody from back home want to chime in?

[Graywolf]

OKay,

Everyone get a grip. We are discussing one person's opinion of another's dress. Every has an opinion, they have a right to it, and we have a right to ignore that opinion. The frustration is understandable, BUT if we followed the crowd to begin with we would be on this website. Take a deep breath and be thankful you were noticed by a young lady.

[Archangel]

OKay,

Everyone get a grip. We are discussing one person's opinion of another's dress. Every has an opinion, they have a right to it, and we have a right to ignore that opinion. The frustration is understandable, BUT if we followed the crowd to begin with we would be on this website. Take a deep breath and be thankful you were noticed by a young lady.

Actually, I thought we were discussing one person's opinion of another person's opinion of another's dress. I think most are suggesting that he is giving her opinion too much weight.


But she probably didn't deserve some of the nasty names...

[emolas]

Every minute you let the words of someone else affect your life is a minute of your life they have stolen from you.

[Rigged]

I eat at McDonald's. I eat Campbell's soup. I use Scotch tape. I drink Scotch whiskey. I wear kilts.

I think the point our friend was making is about the arrogance some people have in attempting to impose their point of view on others -- using clothing as an example.

[David Dalglish]

As a Scot, I welcome anyone who wants to wear the kilt, It is a garment that is both beauiful & a joy to wear. Don't worry about the so called "Kilt Police" as everyone is entitled to there own opinion. Wear your kilt with pride.

[Phil]

Teenage girls are the same the world over. Wait till they grow up a bit before you expect them to say anything sensible. I should know I had 2 of them.

[highlander_Daz]

actually your doing well getting more than the occasional grunt from a teenage girl.

[sporranlegionaire]

I wonder if she ever wears jeans - invented, I believe, in the States. Perhaps she could waste more people's time telling whoever wears jeans that they have to have cowhand ancestry.

[Perldog007]

Whenever someone tells me I can't wear a kilt, or a particular tartan, I look at them and slowly say, "but they'll arrest me if I take it off."

Again, great minds think alike!

I have a similar line. Since I am a big whopping I tell the fashion police that if my attire offends or in any way fails to please them I will remove it promptly. Tends to snap them out of it. Quickly.

Seriously, I do not know what makes people do what they do. When I was a student taking programming classes at CLC I took the metro back to D.C. late @ nite.

Most of these times any woman on the mostly empty cars would regard me with some sort of contempt or such, clutching their little can of mace. I am a big lad and not easily mistaken for Brad Pitt. (long before I was aware of the power of the kilt...)

Sometimes the ladies would just walk right up to me and start chatting. Finally I figured it out. Apparently ONE TIE in my collection, purchased from a Chinatown street cart, made me look approachable. I renamed the polyester thing the "chick tie" and soldiered on.

It never ceases to amaze me how what I wear seems to have some strange power over complete strangers. Especially within the dark side of the force.

I have to believe at some level there is some projection going on and the wardrobe excuse for the contact - good or bad - is just a "cover story". My best guess circa 0822 hours. Subject to further review of course.

Best,

Doug