Kilted Life - Day One

[Sherry]

... Next stop - Walmart.. on a Sunday afternoon. Plenty of folks on hand there. It seemed that the older folks and the younger kids were the ones who had any noticeable reaction. Some of the seniors looked disgusted and horrified, while the young folks had that deer-caught-in-the-headlights look of befuddled shock. What a hoot! Messed with their paradigms, to be sure.
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Just before heading out to the Texas Scottish Festival on the 3rd day, my family made a stop at Sam's. My son was sent on a separate mission to purchase some supplies, & he received a positive & knowledgeable reaction from the lady at the checkout, who admired his kilt & wanted to know about the tartan. As he was leaving, he heard the older man who had been behind him in line remark, "What was that?" The checkout lady informed him about the kilt. The older man's attitude was a long the lines of "what's becoming of today's young people?" It was nice that the lady was able to inform the man that it was a celebration of heritage, not some freak fad.

It's a good thing that you're never too old to learn!

Sherry

[Owl of Oban]

Right on Kevin, and congratulations on Day One!

I found that my ease in a kilt grew considerably after an afternoon in the Glasgow business district seeing gents of all shapes, sizes and ages wearing the kilt as proper business attire. Now when I wear the kilt 'out', I'm simply doing what the Glaswegians do every single day, and honestly couldn't care less what 'WalMartians' think of me. :-D

[Freelander Sporrano]

Kevin, Thanks for sharing .
Your story is so typical of many here at X and just goes to show that being kilted isn't so bad. It's more of a prblem for other non-kilted to grapple with

[bubba]

WalMart ain't so bad. My wife gets her decongestans there all the time. One of the regular greeters knows me by name and so do some of the checkers and customer service people. A kilt wearer is memorable. ;)

[Lee]

Thanks Kevin. I enjoyed reading about your first-day observations.
Sure can be fun watching the reactions, eh?

Lee

[jfellrath]

Great observations, Kevin.

I know the feeling of not wanting to feel like you're wearing the kilt as a sociological experiment, but sometimes (I freely admit it) I get a bit of a kick out of wearing it in places where people do not expect nor understand it, just to get their reactions.

I suppose it's a bit immature, but then, that's just me. I like pushing buttons a bit. And if there's a way to do it while being extraordinarily comfortable and celebrating my roots as well, then I'm-a gonna do it.

[KiltedManxman]

Thanks all for your kind words of affirmation, and for letting me share here. I realize this is old hat for you all. It is nice to be in the company of the more enlightened, and expereinced in kilting, as I explore new territory - very comforting. I'm looking forward ot many more days in the kilt

And Graham, our mutual Friend says you're one if His favorites. ;-)