I fall somewhere in between Dixie and the majority. Much depends on how those words were spoken. When I first read what meinfs wrote, her words came off as harsh and condescending. On the other hand, if what she was thinking was that lots of the square dancers were "pretending" to be cowboys and cowgirls, then "pretending" to be a Scot by wearing a kilt is not an illogical conclusion to come to.

She might have been being a real jerk. Or, she might be guilty of no more than not expressing herself well, or picking an unfortunate set of words.

If in fact she was being a jerk, then we have choices. We could go Rons route, with a concise and clear two-word response. Or we could choose Panache's route, which would be do disarm her with a set rhymed couplets, flair, and cordial restraint along with presentation of a dandelion for her bonnet and a business card with directions to this web site.. More likely, most of our responses would be somewhere in between.

It s hard to tell exactly how the crucial words were delivered by this woman, and therein lies the bugbear.

As for apologising to her, though....I rather doubt she's reading this website and so no harm done.