Kilted at School

[seamus]

so i went kilted to school for the first time this schoolyear (my kilt's been getting repaired...time for a new one, but thats a different story). anyway, it was an interesting day. of course, i got some of the natural snickering from some of the more ignorant folk...though its funny: ive never really realized that *so many people dont know what a kilt is*. i figured people were just being a-holes, but i suppose one has to take into consideration that if someone doesnt know what a kilt is (given that it is kind of sad that we are such an egocentric nation that we are ignorant of many other cultures, they're going to naturally assume that one is cross-dressing. ridiculous notions, of course. wouldnt be caught dead in ladies' clothing! but i mean, i was randomly walking next to this girl in the hallway, and she said "are you wearin' a skirt?", and it hit me. so instead of my usual, "uhhh, its a kilt, thanks", i said "do you know what a kilt is?" "no" and then i went into a little spiel about bagpipers and such. so who knows? maybe that's one more educated person. good for society. but beside that, i dont think i've ever gotten so many positive compliments in my life, not to mention people trying to look up my kilt...but again, different story altogether . but the creme du le creme (french? haha) was when i was walking toward a group of fairly attractive underclassmen girls and they just all kind of stopped and gaped and were like "oh my God! that's incredible!" and one of them went on to say, "its funny, it looks almost like our old school uniform...nonetheless, it looks sexy on you". hey, if that's a back-handed compliment, i'll take it!

so sorry for the length, but ya know, i had a good day!

and i dont mean to sound like i'm bragging, but i'm sayin, when one of us gets a compliment, it's a compliment to all us kilted men!

[MDR-V300]

And when you post stories like that, it makes us all feel good, too.

How can you not walk with pride after a day like that?
Fills you right up to the top, it does. 8)

Enjoy the hell out of it for all of us!

[phil h]

fantastic post bro, good for you.
what kilt did you wear? style/tartan? or was it a UK?

[GMan]

Seamus,

Great adventure you had their. Glad that you are at least attempting to educate the masses, it for sure is a tough job. But the response you got from the underclassman was wonderful. One small step is all it takes.

[Rigged]

Seamus,

Sounds like a great kilting day! I don't find it so shocking that there are people who've never seen a kilt and don't know what it is. I really don't understand how someone can grow to adulthood and not know the difference between a skirt and a dress, yet I do occassionally have people call my kilt a dress.

How do such people get through the day?

[bubba]

How do such people get through the day?

Ignorance is bliss.....until the roof falls on their heads.

[Freelander Sporrano]

Seamus,
A great account of your day. Your're out there educating the ignorant masses about the kilt.

Get 'um young Yeah Baby!

[David Woodington]

Great to hear of your great day. May some of us live vicariously through your adventures ? I hope it continues to allways be that great.


Dave

[seamus]

Rigged, i've certainly had that too...and i say to them "child, if you dont know the difference between a skirt an a dress, well, you've got bigger problems..." Oh, and it was my stewart black USAK. funny, too, when someone recognized the tartan, telling me that theyre stewart as well. good times. and i suppose it's all of our duties to educate the ignorant masses, eh?

[Rob Wright]

I love to read these stories because they show how wearing an ordinary garment for us(the kilt) can turn every outing into a grand adventure.
What is sad is how many adults do not recognize that a man wearing a garment that may somewhat look like a skirt despite all the non-feminine accessories automatically assume a kilt wearer is some kind of crossdresser. People just assume instead of using their brains which seems today to be used for little more than keeping the space between their ears from collapsing.

Rob Wright