A lot of Scots did settle in NC but the kilt-wearing highlanders were concentrated in the southeastern part of the state. Because they chose the side of the King during the American Revolution I think many see them as "Tories." A lot of the Scots moved to Canada or elsewhere after the disaster at Moore's Creek Bridge. Even Flora MacDonald moved back to Scotland. The Scots-Irish on the other hand settled in several different parts of the state, notably the Charlotte area, the Triangle area and the western Piedmont/Iredell Co. area. They were generally on the Patriot side and didn't wear kilts. It's really strange to be at the games sometimes and see how all of Scotland's diverse history has sort of blended into one. Kilts are still for special events here. I'm going to wear mine again for St. Patrick's Day at work and from there I think I'm going to wear it every so often, maybe once a week eventually. I don't think I've ever seen a kilt in public here in Winston-Salem other than at some kind of event. Of course we're a German town and I don't see people in lieterhosen either! (Thank goodness for that. ) Chapel Hill is.......well, it's Chapel Hill. That's about all I can say. :rolleyes: