Do they just want to talk to you?

[wildrover]

The sweetest hours that e'er I spend,
Are spent among the lasses, O.

I'll drink to that!

Being kilted invites a LOT of feminine attention.

Also generally respect from one's own gender.

When asked "why are you wearing a kilt," lately I've been saying "just wearing the family colors," because I am. Mostly to places where I'd have a bit of a reason to be dressed up anyway, generally...