Another newbie joins the ranks.

[Pour1Malt]

walcome tae the rabble-

if ya wear tartan- just bae sure ya ken whit tartan it is and the history o' the clan/family...

nay need tae bae Scots...

guid oan ya fur fin'in us!


dinnae miss this threid--
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=17155

slainte mhath!

[David Dalglish]

Welcome from Carlisle England

[MacTavishOfJapan]

Welcome from a Scot in Japan.

"Foreigners" wearing kilts is great in my book! Anyone gives you grief tell them "Big Andy frae Bonnyrigg telt me it wus OK!"

[Hugh]

Welcome and dittoes on all of the previous answers to your question. Comfort and respect require no justification.

[starbkjrus]

Welcome from Suburban Washington DC. (Close enough to smell the politicians and all their er...........stuff.)

You've come to the right place.

[O'Neille]

Welcom....other than that I can add no more to the already abundant advice you can find here. O'Neille

[Rygar]

Wow! Thanks for the incredibly warm reception!
would have said that earlier..but my browser was having some sort of fit with logging on to the site.

Have already logged a couple of hours of reading, and must say, have learned quite a bit! I plan on doing some research soon, just to make sure of the path of my family tree didn't branch out somewhere near Scottland.

Thanks again for the replies. I feel right at home already!

[auld argonian]

Have already logged a couple of hours of reading, and must say, have learned quite a bit! I plan on doing some research soon, just to make sure of the path of my family tree didn't branch out somewhere near Scottland.

Do look...it seems that somehow everybody has SOME connection to Scotland somewhere...you just have to look far enough and any good connection is certainly basis enough to wear the kilt in honor of that connection.

Best

AA

[Riverkilt]

Welcome Rygar,

There's a very common two word response for the self-appointed kilt police who tell you you shouldn't/can't wear a kilt.

Chances are, lack of identifiable Scottish heritage may be due to simple lack of information on your ancestors. Scotsmen got around the world a LOT.

Imagine St. Patty's day if the Irish were checking ancestral credentials before the festivities. Everyone's Irish on St. Patty's day. Everyone's Scottish in a kilt.

By their very rude intrusion you know there's no need to engage such fools. Just use the standard two word all purpose response you've probably always used and be on your way. Works wonders.

Ron

[davezero]

Welcome aboard!! You'll not find a nicer rabble of Killties on the net!