drawbacks of kilting

**MysticMead** · 15th August 07, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by ardchoille

That's true. I should try to look at the positive side of things more often. You're a good influence

crap... now you had to go and sully my name by saying I was a good influence..

**Ozman1944** · 15th August 07, 09:58 AM

On the plus side;
In the Supermarket today and elderly lady came up all smiles, touched my Stillwater Thrifty Black Stewart -with belt & sporran- and said how lovely it was to see a kilt! Aparrently her very first date when a young girl was at a Scottish dance, and her boyfriend went kilted. She thanked me for reminding her of the wonderful time she had on her first date. She went through the checkout all smiles. Made my day too.

**Portland Kilt Ninja** · 15th August 07, 09:48 PM

Once when I was on a train wearing my kilt a woman asked me if I was part of the highland games.

**Hamish** · 16th August 07, 03:05 AM

On a kilted coast-to-coast tour of the USA in 2005 (NYC, Washington DC, Portland OH, Seattle and NYC again), I was constantly being asked, "What band are you with?" This surprised me somewhat as I have never been asked this here in the United Kingdom. I actually put this down to the fact that Pipe Bands are such a rarity here, especially when compared with the USA. I know of very few friends and neighbours who have ever heard a pipe band playing live - they may see them at the Edinburgh Tattoo on TV, but that's it! For the average Brit, on seeing the kilt, the last thing he thinks of is a pipe band.

**McMurdo** · 16th August 07, 04:15 AM

When I was at Scotland the Brave with my mom (see thread here if you are interested)
I was in my Prince Charlie, and Isle of Skye as we were going to the theater I thought that it was appropriate. After the show I had several people come up to me to thank me for wonderful evening. There were other gentlemen dressed in the Prince Charlie, I wonder if they had the same experience. I suppose you could call that kind of attention a drawback, but I think it depends on your outlook on any particular day.

**the kilted dutchman** · 16th August 07, 06:27 AM

talking about what kind of match?
Football (soccer), rugby, tennis or something else?!
Why don't you wear a "Le Blue" jersey and a kilt at the same time....it's a little U.N like but don't we want peace in the whole world?
what if peace in the world starts with a kilt?

**elitekiltedcommando** · 16th August 07, 08:13 AM

... There are drawbacks to wearing kilts?

And Hamish, you may have been asked about a band because there are several bands here (sans bagpipe) that have kilted members.

**Howard Clark** · 16th August 07, 10:23 AM

I find all the incorrect assumptions about me to be very entertaining, personally. One of my missions in life, to disturb peoples pre-conceived notions about things.