Food for thought

[kiltedwolfman]

We are also lucky to have a few people who have deep family traditions of kilt-wearing, whether they live in Scotland or abroad, so they bring not only their own opinions, but also the experience of previous generations. We are lucky to have people who have been wearing the kilt their whole lives despite not having a family kilt tradition and even people who wear the kilt so often -- despite starting to wear the kilt later in life, that they have developed a lot of experience in a short amount of time.

I would agree only slightly to this as having deep or long running traditions would IMO make one an expert only in their tradition and not the subject as a whole. My Great Grandfather came from a long line of Blacksmiths and was considered and expert smith by just about anyone around the province at the time. However his was only one style of smithing in many, so while he may have been an expert in his method he may very well have known only enough of anothers method to be considered a novice. Being top dog in your tradition only makes you an expert in your tradition and arguably not the entire subject.