We went to the Holiday Bazaar in Heidelberg yesterday. These bazaars bring in international vendors to a military community to provide a wide range of goods for sale. We had just walked in and two women asked my assistance. They wanted me to draw tickets for the raffle. They said they picked me because I was kilted and they liked the way it looked. One said her husband wore a kilt to their wedding rehearsal dinner and she still loves a man in a kilt. There was a booth with items from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. The three women there just carried on about the kilt and how good it looked. The oldest asked permission to feel the cloth. Then they saw the skean dhu tattoo on my calf and really liked that. They all really liked kilts in general and really liked the casual look and said it was good to see someone wearing it for more than special occasions. Another woman in a different booth also complimented the kilt. The woman running the credit card approval booth was very admiring of the kilt. We were there for about three hours and I had seven different ladies saying nice things about the kilt. Those were just the ones that said anything about the kilt. There were several that just smiled when they saw the kilt. On the drive home, my wife and I had a good time talking about the number of people that liked the kilt. All the nice comments made it worth the long drive.

YMOS,
Tony