Made a kilted convert at a picnic!

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even in England not everyone recognises a kilt for what it is.)

Well, 'even in England' the prevailing unquestioned assumption is that if you wear a kilt you must be Scottish - or, failing that (eg with a plain-colour, non-tartan fabric) Irish. I wear kilts because I like them, but if I have any Celtic ancestry it must be Roman-British Celts enslaved first by the AngloSaxon invaders and then by the Norsemen, and that's quite a while back. - A couple of days ago I was trimming our front hedge when a dad, young girl and dog passed on their evening walk. When they came back, the dad said: "I had quite a job explaining that the reason you wear a kilt is that you're Scottish." Poor guy, he looked quite nonplussed when I said: "Actually, I come from Yorkshire..."