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**Macman** · 5th April 12, 11:34 AM

Kyle, my wife's family is Russian-American; I don't know if they get it, but they are certainly very tolerant of me and my idiosyncrasies

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**creagdhubh** · 5th April 12, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Macman

Kyle, my wife's family is Russian-American; I don't know if they get it, but they are certainly very tolerant of me and my idiosyncrasies

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Wonderful!!!

**O'Searcaigh** · 5th April 12, 11:56 AM

Not really

**Singlemalt** · 5th April 12, 12:25 PM

My father and grandfather both had kilts as did my brother and my two son's, so no issues with my blood relatives. My wife's family is mostly of German heritage. I used to take some good natured teasing from some on her side, particularly my father-in-law. However, no one complained when I wore a kilt for our wedding. As I have been wearing one for special events for nearly 50 years that is pretty much expected. I have recently started to wear one more regularly and casually, under the influence of this forum. I don't think my wife quite gets that. She sometimes gives me a smirky grin and a small shake of the head, which I take as just a signal her continued forbearance with my many idiosyncrasies, kilt wearing is just one of the more minor ones.

**Frank McGrath** · 5th April 12, 01:13 PM

My sister-in-law is embarrased to be seen in public with me when I am kilted. She lives in a little town and knows a lot of people there. It was ok when we bumped into a friend of hers at an Irish festival inanother town, who happened to be kilted AND carrying his pipes. Turns out that his wife and sis were good friends and the woman had never told anyone that hubby plays in a pipe band. Oh, by the way, He's a cop. A ranking officer no less. So, I guess that's different.
On my last visit to my wife's brother's house, I attempted to wear the kilt and she said NO!!!!!!!NO. We went to an irish bar in town, and I was in pants. Well, I got snot slingin' drunk. I consumed mass quantities of Guinness and scotch on top of that. We then went to their favorite bar, where I proceded to get the bartender to ask her where my kilt was. Seems that he has one too. Copped an attitude against my sister in law and would not serve her the rest of the evening. I got a couple of free beers out of the adventure.
When we got back to their house, it took me several hours to calm down before I could go back in the house. My brother in law walked with me for a bit and then we sat in the garage for a couple hours. All he could say was "She's mean". Have not been back there since.

**islandkilt** · 5th April 12, 01:55 PM

On our last visit to the in-laws in Hawaii, they broke out in loud, derogatory, finger pointing, and - quite frankly, pretty stupidly juvenile laughter when I appeared in my Sportkilts Hawaiian tartan...

I, of course, responded by wearing it for most of the ten days we were there, especially if we all happened to be going out...

had a great time in spite of them, had no other negative experiences, and was even flagged down by a couple of very pretty young ladies as they were visiting with their quite Scottish grandfather and were desperate to find an appropriate place to take him on Robert Burns Day... ;)

**Rob, ClanMacMillan, NM** · 5th April 12, 01:58 PM

My brother (the first born), prefers to follow the direct male line back to the French side of the family. He thinks the fact that I like wearing kilts to be "ridiculous for a Frenchman". I prefer to start tracing the lineage back via my father's mother and then on the male line all the way back to Scotland in 1680 +/-. We can't trace the French side quite that far.

Rob.

**Father Bill** · 5th April 12, 02:01 PM

Odd you know - the relationship between France and Scotland was always powerful, united by a mutual hatred of England. Ask Robert about that one! (Ancient Alliance)

**Rob, ClanMacMillan, NM** · 5th April 12, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by Father Bill

Odd you know - the relationship between France and Scotland was always powerful, united by a mutual hatred of England. Ask Robert about that one! (Ancient Alliance)

I've been doing some historical research and gathering notes for our next family reunion. What I would really love -- he says with an evil grin--, is to find a Scottish alliance with one of my direct French ancestors.