Wearing a kilt but not being Scottish

[ehiker]

The Norman invasion of England in 1066, and subsequent intermarriages and relations, pretty much ensured a complete muddling of national heritages.

I suspect there are many Scottish and English gentlemen who, if they could trace their lineage back far enough, would find a branch in the Danish/Norwegian direction.

So really, instead of thinking of it as "I'm not as Scottish as them," you should think of it as, "I'm more Norweigan than them!"

And proudly wear your kilt, regardless.

Cheers,

[Nick the DSM]

Wear it! don't matter about scottish or not!

[sjrapid]

So really, instead of thinking of it as "I'm not as Scottish as them," you should think of it as, "I'm more Norweigan than them!"

And proudly wear your kilt, regardless.

Well said, Sir!

Just wear it the kilt (or indeed the full formal rig) well and with pride, and stand out from the common herd a little.

best regards

[Monkey@Arms]

***Anybody who has pictures of Asian men in Kilts, please PM me or post here - so I can send it all to my friend so he can get used to it. *** [Maybe somebody could start a thread on "Kilted Asians" :-]

There are Asian kilt members on this forum. For some good pics check out this thread."

When people ask if I'm Scottish (I'm not), depending on my mood I sometimes reply: "only from the waist down," or explain that the only thing Scottish in my blood came from a bottle.

Best regards,

Jake

[kiltedsawyer]

Just lie.

[macwilkin]

There were----and are---quite a few south Asians who wore and wear kilts, those in the British army in the Indian Subcontinent, as well, I believe, some Indian and/or Pakistani regiments who still wear them on ocassion.

To my knowledege, none of the regiments of the Indian and Pakistani army wear kilts -- both maintain pipers, and have adopted tartan, such as the 3rd Battalion of the Sikh Regiment, which wears the Rattray tartan, and the Gurkhas, who have adopted the Douglas tartan.

And, again, to my knowledge, there were no "Highland" regiments in the Indian Army before Independence in 1947. There were Highland Regiments of the British Army stationed in India, of course.

Regards,

Todd

[KiltedBrewer]

The "Are you Scottish?" question always makes me laugh. I used to tend bar in an Irish pub and I had lots of customers come up and tell me they were Irish. I always said, "Wow, you don't have an accent at all! How long ago did you move to the states?" (Of course I knew they weren't from Ireland.) I wasn't trying to make fun of them, just point out that it's silly (in my opinion) to claim to be from a country you're generations removed from.

The point is, I have Scottish blood. Am I Scottish? No. I was born and raised in Wisconsin. I'm no more Scottish than I am any other nationality than American. But I do wear the kilt because it's the most comfortable thing I've ever worn.

My two cents. (Probably only worth 1 1/2 cents!)

[meinfs]

simply answer "with legs like mine its a crime not to!"

I like that answer! I'll use that one!

As an asian person Im sure youd be delighted if people respectfully wore symbols of you culture

Indeed, I'd be very happy to see that and I have seen it. I would encourage it even more.

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wear it with style my friend.

I try. Thank you!

[meinfs]

There are Asian kilt members on this forum. For some good pics check out this thread."

When people ask if I'm Scottish (I'm not), depending on my mood I sometimes reply: "only from the waist down," or explain that the only thing Scottish in my blood came from a bottle.

Best regards,

Jake

Excellent link. Thank you Jake!

I also remember a DIY kilt made by an XMTS member shinchan The name sounds asian but the pics don't have the face visible.

[Galician]

I want to welcome you to the forum, and point out that I have no Scottish blood, but wore a kilt to a good friend's wedding.

You can see the photo from that event in my personal album here.