Quote Originally Posted by Alaskan Celt
Is it 60% of the current population has "some" Celtic DNA...60% of the current populations majority DNA comes from Celtic origins...60% of the current populations DNA is 100% Celtic etc. Did they put it in context...as opposed to what?

I guess I should have been more specific in my original post...I was trying to suggest "attitudes", not suggesting we do a DNA analysis of the population of Scotland, England or anywhere else for that matter. A person could be 100% English and proudly wear kilts with no disrespect to Celts (and I gladly welcome them), just as easily as a 100% Celt could have the attitude of the "English" and disrespect his own heritage(and I just as gladly reject them). We don't have to look far into Scotish history to find examples of "Scots" who were more "English" than Celtic.

As far as I am concerned, people of any blood are welcome to wear kilts...it's a matter of attitude. In my estimation, those who do not have a respectfull attitude towards the attire are just wearing skirts. But those are just my feelings... to each his own.
Alaskan Celt,

I introduced the DNA survey because you mentioned ‘Saxon’ attitudes opposed to those of Ireland Scotland and Wales. This seemed to be endorsing the age-old fallacy that the Irish, Welsh and Scots are all Celts, whereas the English are all Saxons. This misconception has been proved to be incorrect by DNA surveys such as “A Y Chromosome Census of the British Isles” conducted by University College, London (UCL). The conclusion was that the Y-Chromosome gene pool found in English males is 60% Celtic and 40% Germanic overall (ranging from 30/70 to 75/25 depending on the region). There is no reason to suspect that the proportions in the female gene pool are significantly different.

I merely mentioned this, as many people tend to blame the Saxons for what they perceive as typically English intolerant attitudes. As you rightly say, intolerance is found to a limited extent throughout the UK, as well as in all other countries. I have personally not found the people from any region of the UK to be generally intolerant to kilt wearing, but there will always be the odd ‘redneck’ ignorant type wherever you happen to live.

Rob