Too many people nowadays demand respect, but fall short of earning it.
true Colin, but I am talking about what I choose to give, it's about my choices and my personal integrity more than about what the other person deserves or doesn't deserve.

You know, sometimes when people come over rude and you show a respectful attitude it can get the message home to them in a more powerful way.
The bible refers to it as "heaping burning coals on their heads" - quite an image!!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not perfect and I loose my cool and say things I shouldn't - often!!

Only last night I had a woman insulting my integrity (not kilt related), i can't say what I felt like saying, but I bit my tongue rather than stooping to her level.

Wearing a kilt teaches us a lot about life doesn't it