Quote Originally Posted by Ayrkiltie View Post
Hello
Im in Ayr too and agree with what you say. Its the same all over now though. Kilts for formal but not as the standard dress. I feel eccentric too as Ive often worn my kilt in Ayr and other towns in the area. Surprisingly though it always meets with remarks about how good it is to see the kilt being worn by men nowadays. I often also take a run up to Glasgow wearing my kilts. Always well received so I dont quite get why we dont see more of them. I keep hoping I'll start something going about kilt wearing so will keep fingers crossed. I also wore a kilt to church as a boy and also to school by choice and it was never really a talking point. Kilts were hard wearing and didnt go out of fashion and could be passed onto another family member when I grew out of them. My sister used to tell me when my kilt was too short and she'd also tell mum that I should have another one!
Whilst I don't wear a kilt for the whole trip - I do when I meet my groups. A couple of years ago, while waiting for my group at Edinburgh Airport, an older lady came over to me and comment that it was nice to see someone properly dressed. She went on to say that it was sad that her children and grandkids rarely if ever wore kilts these days and that that they had packed all the tweed and tartan into the loft - and the moths had propably got at it by now...