Quote Originally Posted by philibeg
Dear Kilt by Death,

Forgive my presumption, but I am assuming that when you open yer moo a lovely Scottish burrrrrr comes out. Non-Scots in kilts, in any country, often are treated well until their accent reveals them to be FAKES, IMPOSTERS, CULTURAL HIJACKERS, SASSENACHS SUFFERING FROM SEVERE BRIGADOONERY, etc etc etc. This has happened to me repeatedly, and let me say that one can go, quite suddenly, from being a happy-go-lucky kilt-wearer minding his own business, to a man on the defensive, fighting tooth and nail to not appear a complete git in front of unsympathetic lookers-on (which never works, people like this don't want to change their minds...).

I can imagine that someone visiting Scotland for the first time would like to avoing such tedious self-explainations and useless self-justifications which can totally ruin one's day and mood (happens to me often, last night included, when I ran into Scots on the street who were furious and offended that "A wasnna a Jock efter aw").

So don't go too hard on us non-Scots who love your country and its costume at our own peril!!
You make a very good point.

I hereby offer one and all of the members of X Marks an 'associate' status at my shop (unpaid, non-voting, and full-price-paying! ). From now on, if anyone gives you grief about wearing a kilt, just tell them you're an associate of a Scottish imports business in the US and wear a kilt most of the time. That will probably make sense even to the sort of idiot (pronounced ee-jit or otherwise) who makes those rude remarks!

If they want to know what you do in the business, tell them you're involved in consumer research. Whether you've realised it or not, you ARE! I value all the comments here for what they teach me about the needs and experiences of my customers!