[quote="kilt by death"]
Quote Originally Posted by bubba

OK, flame away.....
Nah, no flames, but just a thought, here.

If you live in the USA where there's a lot of Scots heritage, many people know what a kilt is. Sure there will be people who dish dirt anyway, and sure some recent immigrants have never seen one but the majority know what it IS, at least. When you step out in a kilt, especially a tartan one, people at least are aware of the existance of the things. You'll get "bagpipes" comments and "sheep" comments and stuff like that, but the truth is that the people who say those things are showing that they know what a kilt IS.

In Mexico they may or they may not have any idea what a kilt is. There's not a lot of Scottish history in Mexico, eh? However, they know full well what a skirt is. Could Robert wear a kilt in Mexico? Sure. Could he just say "deal with it, arseholes." to his wife and his wife's family? Sure he could.

But he chose not to. He chose to make the compromise of wearing pants for a while, and spare his wife's feelings.

Here on XMarks where we all really like kilts, we think they're great. And...well, they ARE great. But you know, they're just a piece of clothing. They're no better nor worse than any other piece of clothing and that includes pants. I happen to like kilts. You happen to like kilts, but you know what? A whole, whole, whole lot of the world likes pants better. They DO have some advantages, you know?

Robert showed a little bit of sensitivity and awareness for his wifes' heritage and his wife's feelings by making the supreme sacrifice of ** OH MY GOD** wearing pants for a few weeks. You know, somehow I think he'll survive, manhood intact.

Good on ya Robert, and welcome back.