I'm amazed at you people

[Richard]

on how you treat your kilts, I think some of you act as if is some sort of God, like -
fishing in a kilt
had dinner in a kilt
hill walking in a kilt
have any of you had sex in a kilt, No don't answer that
To me I like my kilt it is part on my heritage and clan (Anderson) but that it, it's an article of clothing and nothing more, yes it sends out a statement “Hi look at me I'm not dressed like you” but that is all, I don't look at it any difference that a smart suit ect.
Or is it that most of you live in the US of A and you feel left out and away from Scotland and you put on an act more so than people that actual live in Scotland.

[English Bloke]

Easy tiger! I know you aren't really trying to start a major bust-up but the tone of your post does have that ring to it.

The "did this, did that" threads are just conversation. There is always the option of skipping over the posts you don't have an interest in.

No need to be disparaging to non-Scottish Kilt wearers, it only gets people's dander up and it's only an article of clothing after all...

[Skiballa]

Easy tiger! I know you aren't really trying to start a major bust-up but the tone of your post does have that ring to it.

The "did this, did that" threads are just conversation. There is always the option of skipping over the posts you don't have an interest in.

No need to be disparaging to non-Scottish Kilt wearers, it only gets people's dander up and it's only an article of clothing after all...

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I will continue to eat dinner in my kilt as the mood strikes me, and you, sir....may continue to do whatever it is you find acceptable to do whilst kilted.

[cessna152towser]

As a Scot living in Scotland I would certainly have to disagree with you Richard that our American friends wear the kilt to put on an act. Just like myself I suspect our Trans-Atlantic cousins wear kilts out of pride for their Scottish heritage or simply because the kilt is a comfortable and practical garment for all men.

[creagdhubh]

As a Scot living in Scotland I would certainly have to disagree with you Richard that our American friends wear the kilt to put on an act. Just like myself I suspect our Trans-Atlantic cousins wear kilts out of pride for their Scottish heritage or simply because the kilt is a comfortable and practical garment for all men.

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[MacMillans son]

Ahhh, must be cocktail hour in the UK.

[rondo]

As a Scot living in Scotland I would certainly have to disagree with you Richard that our American friends wear the kilt to put on an act. Just like myself I suspect our Trans-Atlantic cousins wear kilts out of pride for their Scottish heritage or simply because the kilt is a comfortable and practical garment for all men.

^ This...
Rondo

[OC Richard]

As a Scot living in Scotland I would certainly have to disagree with you Richard that our American friends wear the kilt to put on an act. Just like myself I suspect our Trans-Atlantic cousins wear kilts out of pride for their Scottish heritage or simply because the kilt is a comfortable and practical garment for all men.

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[Singlemalt]

When I first discovered this forum a year and a half ago I got quite involved with a few threads like this one. I grew up in a very Scottish family in a rual and very Scottish part of Canada. I have owned a kilt since the first one my mother made for me when i was a small boy, including to my wedding over 30 years ago. When I found that there were those who questioned the appropriatness of my kilt wearing I got quite angry and defensive. I wrote several long posts ( no doubt boring to the rabble) about my Scottish family and upbringing (don't worry I am not going to do it again). Frankly at this point I no longer feel compelled to defend my choices. I also realise there is more to it than ancestry and culture. I have a younger brother who grew up in the same home and enviornment. He also had a kilt made by our mother when he was a small boy and then wore my first one when I grew out of it. I know he has not worn one since he was 10 years old. At a few family gatherings he has told me he has thought about getting one. I have provided him contact information for kilt makers but he has never bothered to order one. So we can go on and on about how Scottish we are, or which ancestor we are honouring but when it comes right down to it I wear a kilt because I like it, and I don't think I need any more justification than that.

[Sammac]

As a Scot living in Scotland I would certainly have to disagree with you Richard that our American friends wear the kilt to put on an act. Just like myself I suspect our Trans-Atlantic cousins wear kilts out of pride for their Scottish heritage or simply because the kilt is a comfortable and practical garment for all men.

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