Regimental Ties

[Jock Scot]

Indeed there are ties representing this, that, or the other(and fashion ties too) with similar and perhaps the same colours from different parts of the world AND the same part of the world, so we need to be careful before letting fly with a broadside. I well remember in my youth "letting fly" over someone wearing a tie that I thought he was not entitled to. When the cold light of realism broke through we both discovered that "our" respective ties were perfectly legitimately being worn by both of us! Yes I was very wrong and a wee dram smoothed the ruffled feathers and WE BOTH learned that not all that we see is necessarily always correct!

In this shrinking world I suppose the colours and combinations of colours, are bound to be more widely used and known, so baring in mind what I said in my previous post about "sympathetic" understanding about ties then all will be well. What I think will cause trouble, particularly in the UK, is the claims that might go with those colours. So if the "Gin and Tonics" Regimental tie happens to be of the same pattern, colour and style as the University of Southern Wherever and their respective owners are honest about it, then no harm will be done--------I hope!