Kilted in another classroom...

[pdcorlis]

As many of you know, I wear a kilt in the classroom almost every day - but today, a friend who teaches interpersonal communication asked me to step into his classroom - since they had just discussed clothing as a form of non-verbal communication - my wearing a kilt might drive the lesson home. So-at the appointed time I walked in and he introduced me.

We had a great conversation about the effect of clothes on perception. One student told me "I've seen you on campus and I thought that you must be important because your kilt makes you look that way." then she added "I wonder if someone much younger could wear a kilt without getting ribbed by their buddies." A very perceptive young woman - ok the "much younger" part stung a bit - but I got over that.

Of course the conversation quickly turned to kilts in general, surprisingly no one asked "the question." The first fact I shared with the class was the BIG secret... women LOVE men in kilts. The guys looked surprised, the girls just smiled... With that fact in hand, I shared the worlds shortest history of the kilt - from the highlands and the belted plaid to the Battle of Culloden, the Act of Proscription, Wilson's pattern book, and finally - kilts in the 21st century... not bad for my 15 minues of fame :rolleyes:

So I want to send out a BIG thank you to all the members of this board. I put on my first kilt shortly before New Years day. Because to the amazing collective knowledge, wisdom, and support here I could share a bit of kilted goodness with others.