Being a competing piper and playing with a pipe band here in Michigan, I am used to wearing either my family kilt (solo) or band kilt when and where I like. I am 6' 4" and 280 lbs, so I don't much get problems from folks.

It is a habit for my wife and I to go out on New Years Eve with me wearing the kilt of choice at that time. I get comments like "What plaid is that? (they of course mean tartan)" or "Congratulations on not being ashamed to wear your scottish heritage in public."

Living close to Canada (it's just East and/or South of us here in the Detroit area) means that people are quite used to kilts.

Now bagpipes on the other hand..... :rolleyes: