Kilted in the city

**Robin** · 24th January 06, 07:24 PM

Today I decided to face the crowd....kilted.

Caledonia modern "tank", lovat blue hoses, tartan flashes, black casual belt, black Freelander sporran, casual shoes and a dark blue windstopper sweater...it's freezing overhere....sort of.

I went to the city centre to do some shopping and just walk around a bit...lunch, coffee (espresso addict)...also to show off my kilt and new Freelander :mrgreen:

First I noticed was...how people can overreact to cold...really insane...it's freezing, but that's about it...people dress like they live on Antarctica...it really isn't that cold. Anyway...the crowd on the shopping streets looked pathetic...greyish and miserable...almost grim...and for no reason.

I felt sort of out of place...wearing my colorful Caladonian tartan kilt, no heavy coat, no gloves, no cap.

Most didn't notice me, those who did looked at me like I was an alien...and I looked at them more or less with the same thoughts...are these people alive?

I went to a lounge to get myself a good espresso..hey! how nice! cheerful people drinking their coffee and talking to each other. Thank God!

A waitress came to my table and took my order...when she came back to bring me my espresso she mumbled "I like your kilt" she started to blush...and dashed off. Another waitress brought me my lunch..."I also like your kilt" (also? ;-) )

Grey crowd...here I come!...my smile won't go away :grin:

**chasem** · 24th January 06, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Robin

A waitress came to my table and took my order...when she came back to bring me my espresso she mumbled "I like your kilt" she started to blush...and dashed off. Another waitress brought me my lunch..."I also like your kilt" (also? ;-) )

sounds like you had quite a few people talking about you

glad things went well overall, aside from all the gloomy folks

**Rob Wright** · 24th January 06, 07:39 PM

It is hard to beat blushing waitress' ;) sounds likr you had a great time.

Rob

**michael steinrok** · 24th January 06, 07:48 PM

Hey whaen you go back again for coffee see if she want's to go out.

**GMan** · 24th January 06, 07:48 PM

Kilts and coffee what a great life! Well done Robin.

**Southern Breeze** · 24th January 06, 08:09 PM

Great story. Well done!!

**NewKilt** · 24th January 06, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by Robin
Most didn't notice me, those who did looked at me like I was an alien...and I looked at them more or less with the same thoughts...are these people alive?

Robin,

Those who looked at you like an alien, may have wondered why you didn't have on a coat, hat, and gloves more so than the kilt. Great that the waitresses were talking about your kilt!

I had to go to a preop session at the hospital before my recent back surgery. I wore my Stillwater Nightstalker to that. I was in a treatment room with a nurse with the curtain drawn, when another nurse came bursting in and had to know if my kilt was the Black Watch and what clan I belonged to. They had been talking about it out at the nursing station.

Oh, the power of this garment. :grin:

**GlassMan** · 24th January 06, 09:32 PM

I had a similar experience with people's looks today. I had to go into downtown DC this afternoon for a board meeting (I'm on the board of directors for a nonprofit). Well, it was in the 40's (Fahrenheit) and I was wearing my kilt, a tweed jacket and my glengarry (other accessories of course guys). I was quite warm yet there were lots of people dressed up like they were about to embark on an expedition to the South Pole. And yet, these loonies are asking me if I'm cold. And I was actually sweating because I was too warm with all that wool on.