Today my wife and I took our daughters and a friend of theirs to the Mall of America to check out the re-branded indoor amusement park; Nickelodeon Universe. Nice thing for us is that it is only seven miles from our home, so it is no big deal to visit MOA, in fact it is the mall we chose to shop at while in need for mall like things.

Anyway, there was a young kilted man walking about the park as well. We saw him several times as we looped the same areas. I said hello, but he was not down for chatting. What was interesting was that it was almost like being on a hidden camera show. I was able to observe others reactions. People almost fell down double-taking after they passed. Many people grinned, shook their heads, pointed it out to family members and even talked with strangers after they realized the man was kilted. THough I think some were shocked, especially the rubes, some of their reactions were rude. I can only imagine how they treat a kid in a wheelchair or someone has a visible difference about them.

It was a MacKenzie tartan with basic sporran, combat boots and a t-shirt. I thought nothing of it since the Minnesota Irish Fair started yesterday in St. Paul which is about 15 miles away. Just my observation.

http://www.mallofamerica.com/