1st Kilted outing in Japan

[GMan]

That sounds great! Glad that you had some fun with the Kilt wearing, it is such fun.

[Yaish]

Saltwater?

[Magnus Sporrano]

I've gotten some of my more unusual looks from Chinese and Japanese nationals, who honestly in many cases have never heard of or seen the kilt before. Most are very respectful, very curious, and in the case of the Japanese often overly polite (to the point of curbing their curiosity a bit too much).

Given that the kilt might be completely alien to many from the far east, I try to keep that in mind when dealing with people from that region of the world.

[Magnus Sporrano]

Saltwater?

Yeah it's an inexpensive knock-off of Pakistani kilts made by poor laborers in Sudan.

[kilted Kiwi2]

Sorry Yaish

I ment to say that I was wearing my "Stillwater kilt" not Saltwater and I'm very happy with it as it fits very well and is a great deal, I'll be buying more kilts from them in the future as they provide a great service , good quality priced kilts for a resonable price

Kilted Kiwi

[Moosehead]

Saltwater?

Never heard of them? You have to wear your genuine Bolex watch with 'em.

Sorry KK, just playin' with ya. Well done. It can be strange enough wearing a kilt in a predominantly Celtic society like here on PEI. Can't even imagine doing it in the Far East.

[James Martin]

I'll soon be finding out what the Japanese think of kilts.
Going there for a holiday quite soon, and having nothing else to wear ...
One excuse, if needed, will be Scottish country dancing, which, believe it or not, has quite a following among the Japanese, and I shall be treaching dancing in a few places while I am there.
Should be fun -- if they understand what I'm talking about! I'm sorry to say, I certainly shan't understand much of what they are saying; my attempts to learn a few phrases from a book were quite without success! :confused:

Martin,
in Grenoble, France.

[flairball]

I plan to bring my kilt along on my next trip to Japan. I would imagine Japan to be one of the easier places to be kilted. I doubt a kilt would hardly be noticed in a city like Tokyo. My biggest problem with wearing a kilt will be my fiance. She is Japanese, and appearances are important to the Japanese. By apprearances I mean not appearing crazy, or too individual. Anyway, she conceeded that my kilt looked nice, and has offered a bit of kilt accessory fashion advice so,...
KK- If you get to Matsumoto there is a great biker bar there called Little Feat. Lots of fun, but I'd expect the regulars there would require a bit of kilt lifting. Lots of fun, but a lot more crazyness. There's an Irish joint there too called Old Rock, or something like that.