kinda funny incident

**keepoffgrass** · 26th May 07, 12:16 AM

I was at Safeway the other night with my fiancees little sister, kilted as usual on a saturday night. We were walking through the store, and some guy i didnt know, looks at me and says, "Man! all right!" and puts his fist out there for me to punch it. I dont miss a beat, and just punch his fist and go on my way. My soon to be, "little sister inlaw" looks over at me, shaking her head and says, "wow youre pretty popular around here! And its like that ever day isnt it?" ( she didnt so much like the kilts when I first started wearing them, she pretty much thought I was crazy for wearing them out in public) So I told hear, "yep, people respect a man in a kilt" Shes pretty much changed her mind about the whole kilt thing.

**cessna152towser** · 26th May 07, 01:18 AM

Great little story. Kilt wearing brings so many positive experiences.

**GMan** · 26th May 07, 04:59 AM

Those little things make it all worth while!

**Mumbles** · 26th May 07, 05:44 AM

That story totally made me smile.

**turpin** · 26th May 07, 06:38 AM

Originally Posted by GMan

Those little things make it all worth while!

That is so true, Glen. As much as I enjoy being stopped and having a good conversation, the casual positive recognition really brings it home how most folks respect a man in a kilt as someone who goes his own way in today's world.

**Tattoo Bradley** · 26th May 07, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by Mumbles

That story totally made me smile.

Yep, me too. Sound's like a scene from a movie. I picture it as perpetual in my mind.

**JayFilomena** · 26th May 07, 07:56 AM

That is awesome. My son has asked to wear his kilt for the last day of school. I want to let him, but with the lack of understanding in American children, I am worried. I am glad you are making a positive change.

**Riverkilt** · 26th May 07, 09:04 AM

Good story. Made me realize that outside of highland games, whenever I've run into another man in a kilt we invariably shake hands.

Ron

**GMan** · 27th May 07, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Good story. Made me realize that outside of highland games, whenever I've run into another man in a kilt we invariably shake hands.

Ron

That is so true, a bond is their that no one else can understand!

**Harold** · 28th May 07, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by JayFilomena

That is awesome. My son has asked to wear his kilt for the last day of school. I want to let him, but with the lack of understanding in American children, I am worried. I am glad you are making a positive change.

I don't know how old your son is but if he's of younger age, it will be considered only correct parenting if you still let him go kilted after you had a talk about how "people can be close minded and negative towards things that are strange to them at first".

It's something they'll learn anyway, if not now then later on with whatever they do that their environment disapproves about. So might as well have them be loud, proud and prepared! :-)

You can tell him that he can always take off his kilt whenever he wants to, but that it'll take those people a lot more time before they'll have a nice and open mind like he has, let alone his courage and the bravery to stand up for yourself.

(it does depend on your kid though, if you think he's too shy then it may not be a good approach, you're the best one to judge!)

Either way kudos to him for wanting to do what causes even grown men to pause (unnecessarily yet it does), at least for the first outing.