Kilted in Carolina

**Avonlea22** · 17th June 05, 09:38 AM

Welcome to the forum. Add one more North Carolinian to the list. Cary to be exact. That's close to Raleigh and Durham, for those that don't know.

**jfellrath** · 17th June 05, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Kilt Wilter

Awful lot of homophobes around here though that think wearing a skirt means you must be gay. Some of them chose to learn the hard way to leave me the hell alone.

I don't know if this will help, KW, but one of my favorite responses to the implication that wearing a kilt makes you gay is "Well, most of the gay folks I know wear pants." That will deflate a lot of those folks quickly.

Of course, admitting you know gay folks in some places doesn't help, so use that one at your own risk. You know better than I how things are in Greenville.

**EastCoaster** · 17th June 05, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by jfellrath

...one of my favorite responses to the implication that wearing a kilt makes you gay is "Well, most of the gay folks I know wear pants." That will deflate a lot of those folks quickly.

Now that's one that I will have to use!

**Magnus Sporrano** · 17th June 05, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Kilt Wilter

Awful lot of homophobes around here though that think wearing a skirt means you must be gay. Some of them chose to learn the hard way to leave me the hell alone.

Honestly I'm a little apprehensive about what it's going to be like when I move out to a rural part of NC, outside of Durham, where even driving a VW Jetta might be enough to tip off the locals to the fact that you're not "from around here".

I'm a big feller which has helped me to avoid a lot of confrontations in less-tolerant parts of the Philadelphia metro area, but them good ol' boys can be pretty ornery when they want to be.

**Dreadbelly** · 17th June 05, 12:12 PM

Magnus, I am of gargantuan size my self... Look in the pic section around here. And yet, mayhap because they have a death wish, some of the local "Good ol Boys" still want to pick a fight with me.

I am usually forced to lay them low because they are to dumb to take a hint and go away.

Not all of the Carolinas are like that. Greenville in general is a very nice place to live. But on the weekends, when they have the street fests, free concerts, and such down town, all the hicks from the stix come into town and start serious trouble on occasion.

**macsim** · 17th June 05, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Kiltedmusiclover

Macsim, I will be sure to look you up at Grandfather.
Who do I need to ask for?? Mac??

Hmmm.....asking for "Mac" at a Highland Games is likely to get you an awful lot of responses! Try "Mark" instead. I'm usually there manning my post. I look forward to meeting you!