New home - positive reactions

[Barry]

I moved home during the summer and am now down on the South Coast of England, west of Southampton. I determined that my new neighbors could see me as I am, rather than be conventional and "come out" later. Thus I have been wearing my kilts out and about.

The reactions have all been sooo positive. Neighbors have said how much they like to see me and enquired about tartans etc. People in church also admired, enjoyed and complimented. Many of the men thought it was a good idea to wear a kilt in the warm weather. One older lady (wearing trousers) thought it was good for a man to have the courage to wear a skirt. She related her early experiences about wearing trousers, which in a way were encoraging too. She thought that fashion freedom is a two way street.

I guess that the area might have something to do with it as the blue collar area is far away. Any abuse I have received in the past has come from what one might call socially disadvantaged types. Having said that I have worn the kilt in the 'big city' and only received one comment - a guy in a white van leaned out when passing and shouted the inevitable "Och Aye the noo".


So all in all I just love it here

[Sherry]

Barry, so glad your move has gone well, & that you've been so nicely received. Do you go kilted all the time?

Sherry

[GMan]

That's great to hear Barry. I have the reverse of that in that when a new person moved in, they were just ecstatic that they got to live near a kilted gentleman that they kept hearing about.

[Freelander Sporrano]

Hey Barry ,
My sister lives in Hythe. So if a woman taps you on the shoulder it may be my sister

[flyv65]

Having said that I have worn the kilt in the 'big city' and only received one comment - a guy in a white van leaned out when passing and shouted the inevitable "Och Aye the noo".


So all in all I just love it here

OK, I give up..."Och Aye the noo"? What's mean in North American English?

Bryan...I don't think I have an accent...

[highlander_Daz]

Och Aye the nooo. "och" is an exclaimition like oh
"Aye" is yes -or in the Highlands is used as a greeting like "hi" somtimes good bye

"the nooo" it means now

so it means "oh hello now" or "oh yes now"

only thing is Scots never say it its a common saying used by English people mimicking our accent

The south cost is good for the weather, Barry your the official "ambassador of the Kilt" for that area it sounds like