Quote Originally Posted by James
.................................................. ................To end on a light note-many years ago a very highland piper was trying to teach us a reel-and to get the men and women into position said 'The ones in the long skirts to the left and in short skirts to the right'. That was on a serious clan occasion, with both our chief to be and his sister in the party-and everyone thought it funny.

James
Many years ago, I attended a specialised Scottish Country Dance/Highland Dance weekend and I clearly remember one of the course instructors using very similar, if not identical, words. I'd quite forgotten that until I read your tale.

Thank you, James, for a well-worded and pertinent posting.

I am a Gay man who, incidentally, cannot cope with men-in-drag acts, but I have no problems with anyone referring to my kilts as skirts as long as it is done in good humour. Touch wood, it has been years since the word has been directed at me in a derogatory tone!