Stepping out in the kilt for the first time.

[Nighthawk]

I don't remember my first time out in a kilt... But I was recently asked The Question by a lady in a movie theater. First thing out of my mouth was "Fur." Got a good laugh...

[Truitt]

The worst reaction to my kilt has been a couple of high school girls giggling. I'm certainly not going to worry about that. The truth is, my kilt gets more flirting from young ladies than does my sports car (and it gets a lot).

I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the positive responses to the kilt.

[TheOfficialBren]

Overwhelmingly the response I get is positive...the usual litany of inquiries...the question has only been asked a few times. I usually use a few stock answers depending on the situation, but always in positive way.

My first outing was to run a few errands and while out and about a pretty girl did a double-take and cocked her head to the side and stared for a moment and then gave a nod of approval.

I remember another time, too. I was doing an on-air interview on the radio in LA. The jock spun some of my latest tunes from my last record. Cool deal nanyhoo, I was having a SERIOUS bout of sciatic nerve pain. I literally couldn't put on my usual rocker jeans due to the pain...so...a-kilted I went! I was walking around the corner to go into the station and an older Asian couple (certainly tourists) gave me the thumbs up and said, "Scotland!" it made for some good banter with the DJ. Ended upndoing some acoustic performances in addition to the spins and interview.

Keep your chin up. Own yourself, own your kilt. I heard a person (I don't remember whom) say that there are two types of kilties: those who wear the kilt and those who are worn by the kilt.

[Shedlock2000]

Thought I would duplicate a post that may provide you with some suggestions:

Well, I have had a myriad of different comments depending mostly on where I was in the world. I have had some girls ask in a line up for a club once "if they could look as to what was under a 'true Scot's man's's kilt". Luckily, there was a female police officer next to the door, and I replied: "certainly you can, but first, you ask her [pointing to the officer]. To the officers credit, she replied "If its ok with him, its ok with me". I fell to attention, the deed was done, the cooing commenced, and all was well.

However, what I don't like is the stolen look - the flick or the lift of the hem without permission. I get vexed at that as I often go regimental, and I have no desire to get into any legal drama.

To the questions:
"Are you Scottish or something"? - 'about a 1000 years of us are, and if you fancy quibbling with 800 generations of the dead, have at her'.

"What do you wear then"? - "as little as possible, for as long as possible."

"why are you wearing a kilt"? - "have you seen how fantastic my knees are?; best knees on the planet these! - I gotta get them out for humanities sake"

"What is worn under a kilt" - "There's nought worrn unner th' kil; its' all in perf'ct workin orrder", or " boots and a knife"

or - if the same question is confrontational - "are you inquiring about the dirk, or the dick?"

The real answer is, it depends upon the questioner! but mostly, I like to be funny - its what we ought to do I think as representatives of our heritage. I often comment - "We Scottish invented drinking, fighting, and partying - but not necessarily in that order; so don't you want to find out what sort of a mood I am in before you ask that question?"

[llyd]

Aww get on with it....it is just butterflies...I originally wanted a utilikilt or such as I was doing landscape work, and lawn maintenance, and the kilt actually brought me some business..."hey! Didn't I see you mowing in a kilt? My mom needs her lawn done!" (Shut it you! Yes..you..) Always have fun on halloween too...a pirate or such in a kilt is even more different...and then year before last was the dead scot descision..<snicker> Or the cop directi.g traffic in front of the airport in Rhode Island in January...he glanced at me, double take, flinched...lol.