Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
----so wearing your kilt wherever in the world you may be, with respect, would be a super compliment to Scotland.

AA and others, wear your kilt in Scotland! You are a free man to choose what you wear and Scotland is fortunate enough to have the freedom to allow people to choose. You and others on this website have the cumption to be sensitive to local opinion and I have no doubts that local opinion has the sense(they have for the last umpteen decades anyway)to indulge other people's views. Hospitality does after all run very deep in Scots culture.

The kilt is probably the most single positive advertisement for Scotland. People worldwide instantly think of Scotland when they see a kilt, more so than Scotch, tartan, tweed, shortbread, haggis, basket-hilted broadswords, Nessie, and even the bagpipes.

For the most part many non-Scots (born or raised) who wear a kilt are showing their respect, admiration, heritage, and pride in Scotland. What greater compliment can there be? Perhaps the native Scots should be encouraged to wear their kilt more often, both in and outwith Scotland, which can only reinforce that positive perspective of Scotland.

I will certainly continue to wear a kilt when I visit Scotland. My experience has generally, been very positive. Yes, I'm immediately identified as a tourist, but I've also received compliments (but never an insult) from many Scots which tells me they are proud of the kilt and like seeing it worn (and that I'm probably wearing it properly and respectfully).