Interesting meeting

[Derek]

While we were taking the dogs for their walk yesterday evening heading our way was a group of nine teenagers obviously going off clubbing. 7 girls 2 boys. I was quite prepared for any remarks that might come my way about my kilt. I was expecting it. As they approached a few of the girls fell in love with the dogs and wanted to say hello to them etc. My wife asked them if they were all off partying .. indeed they were, in the city. They were on their way for a bus. In all this time no one mentioned or seemed interested or bothered about my kilt. Just as they were about to move on one girl did say .. 'my dads got a kilt that he wears to family weddings'. I asked what tartan and she said Maclean. I said 'you should get him to wear it more often' .. They all said tara and went on their way. Derek.

[Freelander Sporrano]

You'll have to watch for him now Derek...It'll end up the most kilted place in Wales.

[Riverkilt]

Hey, me too.

Last night I drove over to Kanab, Utah, about 75 miles away, to a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Drove over with my AA sponsor. It was cold and snowy so I wore my UK brown leather kilt. We went because a Navajo friend from Kaibeto with 5 years sober was the speaker, and because it was a pot luck and we are both batchelors craving some home cooking.

Kanab is a Mormon town (yes there are Morman alcoholics) and I expected some comments. There were about 30 people at the pot luck before the meeting and I only got two comments, both positive.

A lady said with a smile, "You must be Scottish." And the guy chairing the meeting said, "I wore a kilt once for a friends wedding."

Then, on the drive home, my sponsor started asking questions about where my kilts come from and (buying signal) how much they cost. He's never commented on my kilts before.

Point was, a great night kilted, good food and good company. No silly comments, no teasing.

And, a beautiful drive through light snow with lots of migrating deer grazing alongside the highway.

"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo

[mcnice]

now that u guys prepared me with all this good answers to give, i didn´t any comment for weeks.

in wintertime i just get the question about the cold.
have to wait for spring to reply all those funny questions. from this point of view we got season-related answers ;)

[GMan]

One thing that I notice is that if you have a dog or a child (young, as in baby) with you, kilts are not really an issue. They either pet the dog or look at the baby with oohs and ahhs. Since you have either a friendly dog or a cute baby (which baby isn't?), everyone finds out that you are an OK dude, and the kilt makes no differrence, they are both great ice breakers.

Thanks for sharing Derek.