The comment of another person "playing at being a Scot" when wearing the kilt in Scotland makes me wonder if the next time I encounter a Scot here in Canada, especially if they be from the Highlands, wearing trousers and common Canadian ( or North American) attire I should say to them " It looks like another Scot playing at being Canadian!"

When I have visited Scotland I have worn the Kilt and in doing so have gotten into many a conversation with the locals about why it isn't worn often in Scotalnd anymore. Strangely though the answers always seem to be unknown by them. It falls back to the old "This is just the way we do it" cliche. Now admittedly many have stated that they wished the Kilt would be worn more, but always with the disclaimer that they didn't want to be the ones to attempt to bring it back into vogue.

Perhaps it is we rebelious pioneers that are doing the greater service to the Kilt by bringing it back into the fold as regular everyday dress and not holding high on the pillar of special occasionalism and cultural captivity.