I worked for four year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and fancied a kilt but the cost was prohibitive. I also have Scotish and Irish roots, Welsh connections and admiration for the Cornish kilt wearers. Now... It has to be comfort, but it also really is a pain in the a@@ that so many Brits are woefully ignorant of their heritage given our history compared with other countries that they don't seem able to comprehend kilts as acceptable. I love going kilted, and I enjoy the stories of others going kilted successfully, but so many blokes here are hung up on the 'skirt' issue, they wouldn't even consider trying it to find out how comfortable they are because they follow others like sheep. I was even told in Scotland that I was in the 'wrong place' because I was kilted as casual wear.
Okay, It really is no-one else's business what I choose to wear, and polite people know regardless of their opinion to keep their trap shut. I have no particular political or sexual drum to beat, so how come it is such a big deal in the country next to the one that 'invented' kilts? (No offence intended, given inverted commas!)
Phil