Wearing the kilt in Scotland

[Calgacus]

Calgacus (and Hector, Peter, and Alex, too), thank you for the sentiment expressed but you are not to be held accountable for the rudeness of others. You are a gentleman and I very much enjoy your posts.

Why, thank you for the kind words.

Whilst I may not be directly accountable, all Scots are my fellow countrymen, my kith and kin. If their words or actions are shameful then they bring shame on me too, and vice versa. I must therefore accept some accountability, hence my apology.

From one gentleman to another.

[JohntheBiker]

Kilted in Edinburgh:



The only person that said anything on that trip was a young fellow in a shop and he was kilted too. As long as you have room in your luggage, take a kilt and wear it. Enjoy your trip.

[kilttrip]

Could you post some of these, or links to some of these? Then we would probably know when and where they were taken.

I thank everyone for their posts, but this is one of the reasons I'm confused...LOL. There are so many different viewpoints that I wonder what kind of response I would get if I wore my kilt there. Anyway... once again, thank you to everyone that replied.

[kilttrip]

I'm very sorry, I went to hit the 'aye' button and hit the flag instead... not my intent AT ALL. How do I take that off? I feel terrible, meant to say 'atta boy' and came down harshly instead

[Father Bill]

Don't worry about it; we'll figure it out and no harm done.

Father Bill for the Forum Moderators.

[Texas4wheeler]

I say if your man enough to wear it here , you could do it there, try being from Texas and wearing a kilt ... Lol

[Chaps]

As I am planning a trip to Scotland next summer, I thank you for this informative thread with a variety of opinions. I was planning to take at least one kilt and while some of the posts made me reconsider for a moment, I think that I will definitely take it. How could I leave Scotland without having one picture of me in a kilt? As a matter of fact, now it seems kind of silly that I am more than willing to wear a kilt out in downtown Coronado where most are dressed in shorts and flip-flops, yet feel some trepidation to wear a kilt while visiting the highlands.

[Jock Scot]

Thank you, Jock, I stand corrected.

No worries my dear chap. I was just thinking about all those at "pub Quiz Nights" that you were leading astray!

[Jock Scot]

Kilted in Edinburgh:



The only person that said anything on that trip was a young fellow in a shop and he was kilted too. As long as you have room in your luggage, take a kilt and wear it. Enjoy your trip.

Well done that man!

If ever there was a perfect example of how to wear the kilt in Scotland(a tad more knee on show, perhaps) for almost all non formal events, this is it. THIS is the sort of style that you, as a visitor, need to think about when wearing the kilt in Scotland. Not over dressed(cringe), not sloppy(grrrrr), just casually smart(smile). Dressed up a tad(add a tie), or, down a tad(take off pullover, roll up the shirt sleeves) depending on circumstance, will get you by and will get a quiet and un-noticed nod of thanks from most locals.

[Calgacus]

I thank everyone for their posts, but this is one of the reasons I'm confused...LOL. There are so many different viewpoints that I wonder what kind of response I would get if I wore my kilt there. Anyway... once again, thank you to everyone that replied.

Just for your information, this image


appears to be a promotion shot for Howie R. Nicholsby 21st Century kilts. Their shop is in Thistle Street, Edinburgh, and the photo was taken just along the road from the shop.

Show some knee, though, boys!