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    Quote Originally Posted by KFCarter View Post
    I'd like to second that... we have lots of international visitors in Savannah and I've now had three instances of native Scots approaching me when I've been kilted; always pleasant encounters that start with something along the line of "how nice to see a kilt worn here".
    Bang on! I have had numerous conversations with Scots visitors to Texas, or first generation Scottish-Americans, who have expressed those very sentiments.

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    Alan, first, under no circumstances could you be considered a poser for wearing the kilt.

    Second, Mr HB3, with the last name of Bailey, is likely to actually have some scottish blood in his surname heritage as there are Bailey, MacKenzie/Bailey Ancient, and at least twelve more Baillie tartans, all or some likely related to him by name in some way. So even he is not a poser. Unless he is an eskimo who was adopted by a family of Baileys.

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    The real question is...what comes first the attitude or the costume (clothing)?

    And does it really matter?
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    In the Highlands of Central Oregon

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    In my mind a poser is an American who smokes Gitanes or Clove cigarettes, wears a beret, and talks about how America stinks compared to Europe. That's a poser.

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    Kilt Police et al

    Ignorance and arrogance seem to go hand-in-hand.
    Best not to pay them heed.


    CT

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kid Cossack View Post
    Isn't the determinative part of being a poser not so much what you do, but why you do it?...
    Exactly! Alan is not a poser, nor is cajunscot--but for different reasons.

    The term "poser" is all tied up with ethos. A true traditionalist is not a poser because he/she is inherently embracing the ethos of the tradition (cajunscot, I'm agreeing with you ). But, within any community there are those who ONLY dress/act in the manner of the group in order to fit in--aka poser.

    Posing, IMHO, requires a group identity within which to pose. It would be nearly impossible for the "casual," frequent kilt wearer to be a poser unless that person was only wearing the kilt to pretend to be a Scot.

    Good conversation BTW! (And please understand I'm not trying to ruffle anyone's feathers.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
    All right, Nighthawk, you are a "Kilt Weirdo."
    Kilty as charged. Er... Guilty as charged.
    "Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.

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    Again, I'm not looking for reassurrance, here. I'm quite comfortable in my own skin, when it comes to this part of my life. The point was to stimulate discussion, which is what's happened...it's all good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
    Kilty as charged. Er... Guilty as charged.


    It's ok, Nighthawk; I'm guilty too...
    I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose…
    Yes, I have squirrels in my brain…

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    Wear your kilt with pride it is only clothing after all!!

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