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[Riverkilt]

Just had my worst "tease" yet. Went to see a guy at his business, and old friend. I'm wearing my UK tan original. His girlfriend, who works with him, is also an old friend.

The girlfriend started in with this "Why are you wearing a dress" dig. I responded politely and in a dignified manner that it was a kilt, not a dress, my heritage, etc. She kept digging away calling it a dress.

Her boyfriend was irritated, as was I, and we went off to meet about the reason I'd visited.

Then later, she came in and apoligized, and called me a "Trend Setter."

Go figure...

Ron

[Rigged]

I've been finding that it's women who give me the most grief about wearing a kilt. I think it confuses them. I see that as a good thing.

[Blu (Ontario)]

I say BULLOCKS!!!!!!!!

It's "bollocks" by the way. Bullocks are castrated bulls. Bollocks are what differentiate bulls from bullocks.

Andrew.

I like Bullocks better!

[Colin]

I've been finding that it's women who give me the most grief about wearing a kilt. I think it confuses them. I see that as a good thing.

That's because some of them only wish they can look as good as a man in a kilt!!

[Blu (Ontario)]

... The girlfriend started in with this "Why are you wearing a dress" dig... Then later, she came in and apoligized, and called me a "Trend Setter."... Ron

Answer to the quip.... "Very funny, but I'm afraid that you have a singular wit, my dear."

I presume that she was wearing pants at the time!

[richardljohnson]

Anthony, While I am still 'panted' at work except for the rare occassion my weekends are a 'pant's free zone'. It will be 1 year Thanksgiving weekend. Yes, you do get to the point that you will not even think about it and will at one point becomse surprised because the thought "Damn, I forgot, I'm in a kilt!" Someone might say something or that cool air blowing around will remind you. One of the key things I realized is that if I consider it common and an everyday thing then it really is and any comments or thought of 'standing out' fade away. It really is to the point now that someone has to say something to me to 'shock' me back into remembering I'm in a kilt.

I was in a store and a woman walked up to me and just started talking like we were old friends. My wife looked at me funny then she realized I was as confused as she was. Later it turned out the woman and her husband had moved int our area 3 month earlier and he use to go kilted alot where they came from (NorthEast) but he had not down hear because he did not feel "comfortable" doing it here in Texas. I then explained to her all the celtic events in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and she was all excited because she wanted to tell her husband so she could get him out and kilted. When she found out I went kilted every weekend she hope that we would run into her and her husband again just to show him there were others in the area doing the same thing.

So the 'newness' will wear off and the 'negative' comments will FAR be outweighted by the good reactions in the end, believe me!

Richard-

[lrpddrummie]

Andrew,

Thank you for your atempt to correct my choice of words, however many find the term "Bollocks" to be offensive so I decided to use the less offesive "Bullocks" and still get my point across.

Paul

[macwilkin]

The girlfriend started in with this "Why are you wearing a dress" dig. I responded politely and in a dignified manner that it was a kilt, not a dress, my heritage, etc. She kept digging away calling it a dress.

I've had that happen before; I usually ask them if they would use a racial slur against someone in their native costume, and when they say "no", then I respond with "that's what you're doing right now!"

That shuts them up pretty quickly.

Cheers,

T.

[David in Maryland]

I have been wearing a tartan kilt, MacLeod of Harris, for a year now. I have never had a negative comment. Just recently I went into the local honky tonk type bar I have never been in to expecting to get thrown out. Not one word from anyone. I am also 6'4", 320lbs. and built like someone who throws logs end over end for sport. I did have a few patrons to tell me I have some balls to wear a kilt. I did pass out a few of my cards for the St. Andrew's Society. I am the vice president.

[Riverkilt]

Thanks for a great comeback idea T...

And Paul, what a sharp looking St. Andrews kilt...is that a custom kilt or something available that I've missed???

Would like to know more, particularly where to get one if its available.

Thanks,

Ron