Casual wedding jacket color

[Jock Scot]

I've both lovat and dark grey jackets, and while the lovat was the first it gets passed over more often than the grey recently. To me a lesson that one might take some time to consider what might outlive that great thought at the time of purchase . Not that the lovat won't see more daylight, just seems the grey more appropriate to recent business attire occasions.

I really don't understand! You are wearing a Scottish item of clothing in an environment several thousand miles away from its historic home, where probably most don't understand what a kilt is------its some sort of tartan? skirt?-------------and you are worried about the colour of the jacket?

[Father Bill]

I really don't understand! You are wearing a Scottish item of clothing in an environment several thousand miles away from its historic home, where probably most don't understand what a kilt is------its some sort of tartan? skirt?-------------and you are worried about the colour of the jacket?

Jock, Canadians know what a kilt is. 99.9% of Canadians. Period. 17 Highland regiments in Canada. Pipes at every major government function and most minor ones. Pipes at probably 33% of our funerals and a lot of our weddings.

Are Canadians in total sync with Scottish opinions of how to wear a kilt? No. But they sure as anything know what it is and what it means. To suggest otherwise risks serious offense as an accusation of ignorance.

[Jock Scot]

Absolutely no offence was intended Bill, just voicing a certain amount of incredulity, curiosity and amazement at the thought processes voiced in the post. Nothing wrong with those thoughts voiced, but from where I am sitting, rather difficult to fathom in a friendly sort of way.

[Terry Searl]

Jock, Canadians know what a kilt is. 99.9% of Canadians. Period. 17 Highland regiments in Canada. Pipes at every major government function and most minor ones. Pipes at probably 33% of our funerals and a lot of our weddings.

Are Canadians in total sync with Scottish opinions of how to wear a kilt? No. But they sure as anything know what it is and what it means. To suggest otherwise risks serious offense as an accusation of ignorance.

A further thought is, being as a Kilt was/is traditionally a Highland garment and not lowland apparel, there are likely just as many or maybe even more kilts worn, formally as well as informally in Canada as in Scotland .... just my opinion though

[Jock Scot]

A further thought is, being as a Kilt was/is traditionally a Highland garment and not lowland apparel, there are likely just as many or maybe even more kilts worn, formally as well as informally in Canada as in Scotland .... just my opinion though

I have no idea Terry, but you might be right on the numbers. Out of interest, nothing more, what is the population of Canada?

[Terry Searl]

I have no idea Terry, but you might be right on the numbers. Out of interest, nothing more, what is the population of Canada?

according to what i looked up on Google it is about 37 million but in a country with a land mass the size of Canada, really not very many at all, and most are immigrants bringing with them a great diversity of cultures, clothing, foods, and religions........ from what I read there are more people living in Canada with Scottish ancestry than the total present population of Scotland ......for the most part we are all getting along with each other

[Catch22Kid]

I've been told there are more people of Scottish descent in the US than there are in Scotland. Not sure if that's true or not, but I could see that being the case. I definitely know a whole lot of folks with Scottish bloodlines, and it seems a whole lot of Scots fled to the colonies after the Jacobite risings. Kilts aren't a common sight here though. Highland games, weddings, and pipers. That's about it, although you'll occasionally see one out in the wild (usually the utility type variety).

[Liam]

I have no idea Terry, but you might be right on the numbers. Out of interest, nothing more, what is the population of Canada?

Jock.... at one of the more recent census, about 15% of Canadians self identified as having Scottish ancestry. Btw that means there are more Scottish descendants in Canada than there are Scottish citizens. I can only suspect that due to the Highland clearances the descendants of Highlanders in Canada would be even a much greater %.
Slainte my friend.

[Catch22Kid]

^ yep I was just looking at that. Seems the percentage of Americans reporting Scottish and Scots-Irish ancestry has gone down in recent years, but it's commonly thought that the decrease is mostly due to people not knowing about their ancestry. We're a bunch of mutts over here. Including myself, being Scottish, Scots-Irish, and English on my mother's side, and irish, Scots-Irish, English, German, and native American on my dad's.

[Jock Scot]

^ -------- We're a bunch of mutts over here. Including myself, being Scottish, Scots-Irish, and English on my mother's side, and irish, Scots-Irish, English, German, and native American on my dad's.

I wouldn't worry about it if I were you, the present day Scots have just as much mixed blood in their veins although the mixing goes back rather longer, I think. We are also still adding to the mix today with Chinese, Poles, Pakistanis, West Indians to name but a few and who are adding to our cultural landscape.