First time on public transport

[Troy]

Well, I've decided to take the plunge tomorrow...

My team will be 'clocking off' at lunchtime tomorrow, and will spend the rest of the afternoon enjoying a Festive get-together at a local restaurant.

The dress code is 'neat casual', and the ladies (there are twelve of them in our team of fifteen - you may have seen photos of some of them in the photos I posted last month), and Mrs Troy have been asking if I'll be kilted. Looks like I'll be opting for the Cornish National tank, teamed with Dr Martens, neat black tee, and my new plain black day sporran.

Only thing is, it will be my fist time kilted on public transport - 40 minutes each way, to and from the city and "Sydney's troubled South Western suburbs". Looks like being a character-building exercise!



Cheers,

Troy

[davedove]

Only thing is, it will be my fist time kilted on public transport - 40 minutes each way, to and from the city and "Sydney's troubled South Western suburbs". Looks like being a character-building exercise!

I've been on the Metro (public train/subway system) here in Washington DC a few times while kilted, and it wasn't really a big deal. I did get a few glances, but that was it.

[cessna152towser]

Not sure what its like in Australia, but certainly in Scotland and the North of England I've often worn a kilt on public transport and nobody's ever made any comment. Its just not been an issue. People will only notice you as you board and alight, or on a long distance train when you go along to the toilet or diner. I boarded a London bound train at Newcastle in the north of England last year wearing a black kilt, and having found a seat, the first guy who passed along the aisle on his way to the buffet car was also wearing a kilt. A couple of weeks ago, boarding a train in Glasgow kilted, a mini-rabble of three young guys in kilts also boarded the same train.

[wsk]

... People will only notice you as you board and alight, ...

He said alight. How cool is that? One of the great things about this forum is that so many here use words outside of what passes for conversational English.

So that I don't hijack the thread: can't imagine how riding public transport should be a problem except for that puff of breeze that accompanies an arriving train.

[mbhandy]

Last year I had to ride a bus full of Sundance film people and had to stand. some woman behind me who was seated keep trying to lift my kilt. :rolleyes: She let out a scream and started to laugh, I turned and looked stern at her and she said don't you know it's cold. She was from LA and bundled up like a robot and could hardly move because of all the clothes she had on. Told her if she had on 8yrds. of wool she might not need so many clothes:rolleyes: Same thing allmost happened when I took the bus back to my truck.

MrBill

[Erisianmonkey]

Not that Denver is any massively bad place, but it does have a few rough areas, and I've never had any trouble while kilted, and I used to live in an area where gunshots were a regular occurrence (way *too* regular-you could almost set your clock by the 2am gunshots). There's actually a psychological effect on characters of that type. They seem to think "He's got the guts to wear that *here*? He must be one *bad* dude" That and they notice that the ladies look at you like a starving man looks at a prime steak...

Or at least that's been my experience.

[Mr. Kilt]

I was kilted when my wife and I took a bus to and from the Seattle Space Needle back in October. Got a few looks, but no comments from anyone, not even the drivers. I sat up front on one trip and talked "transit stuff" with him during the trip.

[David Dalglish]

I very rarely take my car into town, I always use public transport, I have never had any adverse comments, but had many a smile & a nod from fellow passengers

[Hamish]

I, who am always kilted, take public transport every time I travel to London (1¼ hourse each way on the mainline train), and on buses and The Underground once in the capital. Never have I received any unkind or abusive comments whilst doing so. Actually, I see no difference in travelling kilted on public transport, to walking kilted along the street!

[cgrinder]

I, who am always kilted, take public transport every time I travel to London (1¼ hourse each way on the mainline train), and on buses and The Underground once in the capital. Never have I received any unkind or abusive comments whilst doing so. Actually, I see no difference in travelling kilted on public transport, to walking kilted along the street!

But honestly Hamish, as much as I respect your being and know of you from this site. You being judged "kilted" on a train and me being judged "kilted" on a train would be two different things. Just because of age difference. I know when I see an older gentleman somewhere, I don't question what he wears or how he acts because I know simply, he was raised in a different era or period in time. We as humans were brought up differently and have been by each generation. With that comes change, so to say that we'd be judged the same I, respectfully, disagree with you.