austria in progress

**mcnice** · 21st February 05, 08:26 AM

i believe the kilt is going its way in austria through the event of highland games, were many men meet in kilt publicaly and show their masculinity.

that s the page, click US Flag for english text, next summer i ve to go.

http://www.alpenhighlander.com/

**philibeg** · 21st February 05, 09:35 AM

nice! Thanks for posting that!

**dana** · 21st February 05, 09:54 AM

Those are some good looking folks in kilts

Thanks

dana

**Galant** · 21st February 05, 10:08 AM

Ja! Und one gentleman brought to mind Arnold in a kilt!

**dana** · 21st February 05, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Galant

Ja! Und one gentleman brought to mind Arnold in a kilt!

I hear ya. No comments about a skirt to that guy!

dana

**GMan** · 21st February 05, 10:19 AM

Daniel,

I loved those pictures! No wonder you want to be there!

**Freelander Sporrano** · 21st February 05, 11:45 AM

EEeeeK! this Guys got bigger biceps than I have thigh muscles and I've been cycling for years.....

Great site Mcnice. I thought I was alone in Austria last July. The "Messing around" picture was taken in Saltzberg.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 21st February 05, 12:37 PM

The only thing I don't like about this new Austrian kilt enthusiams is that some people are actually claiming that the kilt was invented in Austria as a part of their marketing, which is patently false.

I address this issue on our District Tartans site. Go to http://www.district-tartans.com and click on "News" and then the article on the Austrian kilts.

I applaud their enthusiasm, and am glad to see so many in the kilt. But let's get our facts straight.

Aye,
Matt

**mcnice** · 21st February 05, 12:54 PM

i ve posted much before about that topic matthew and i can nothing but agree completely with u.

those Carintians (carintia, district of autria) are claiming that the kilt as well as tartan has its origins in austria, from that celts which lived in austria. i ve just read again, that the oldest piece of tartan in europe had been found there.

even if that s true, that does not make the kilt austrish. for me a shameful way of exageration; not totally untypical for that country.

**Hamish** · 21st February 05, 03:34 PM

That is an interesting and somewhat amusing website. Thanks, McNice, for the link.

However, it is a pity that so many of the men in those photos are misguided enough to think they are wearing the kilt - most of those we see seem to have virtually no overlapping aprons ....... perhaps they were SportKilts or "Get Shirty" 'kilts'!!

Also, I found it 'painful' to see some rather good, traditional kilts being desecrated in all that mud and muck. That's no way to treat the kilt!

Nevertheless, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves which, I suppose, is what really matters.