Going to Scotland and Barra

[S Mitchell]

THAT SAID, I do find myself quite SURPRISED by the flowing stream of stereotypes I seem to have waded into. I truly am blind-sided by some of the comments about tourists, American military, and Americans in general. WOW! I appreciate the honesty, but did not expect the sharp edges, though I admit they were said with SOME balance as well.

Hi Dan, yeah, it's one of the trickier aspects of this forum. There's strong feelings on both sides of the pond and sometimes folks on both sides feel under attack by the strongly held views of those on the other. The lack of nuance found in face to face conversation surely doesn't help.

But, then, I guess, we're on the same side of the pond and we don't necessarily agree on the use of uniform items with civilian attire, and that's okay. I don't take your views as a personal attack and I hope you don't view mine as such.

We all agree we enjoy wearing the kilt and we all want to wear it to best effect while staying true to ourselves.

[Derek]

From the kilt perspective only and in my own opinion ... just strap your kilt on (and one of your everyday shirts/pullovers n shoes etc) when you leave the house and enjoy your holiday. You will have a fab time and any worries that you have about the kilt will soon disappear.
Iechyd Da
Derek