new mannerisms required by kilt?

[davedove]

Aside from the sweeping and/or squat & scoot approaches to sitting, the big one for me was bending over. In pants I always bended over for things and because I am a man of wide proportions, the geometry involved basically means the back of the kilt goes WAAAY up when I bend over. I was at home picking up kids toys in the kilt, and I bent over and my wife gasped with her eyes bugged out. She saw the whole bait and tackle from the worst possible angle and suggested I squat instead. That works much better.

There are a lot of mannerisms we need to borrow from the ladies. Squatting to pick things up is one of them. I know culturally that these mannerisms are considered ladylike, but that's only because ladies were generally the only ones doing them. We have to remember the were not developed because they are females, but for practical considerations.

[pbpersson]

There are a lot of mannerisms we need to borrow from the ladies. Squatting to pick things up is one of them. I know culturally that these mannerisms are considered ladylike, but that's only because ladies were generally the only ones doing them. We have to remember the were not developed because they are females, but for practical considerations.

Yes.....this is the sort of stuff I need to hear. However.....I think I will practice in the mirror to see how bending over works for me. Squatting at my age isn't a good thing. I'm 50 now and the very first thing to go was my knees. It's a terrible thing, getting older....

[bubba]

Yes.....this is the sort of stuff I need to hear. However.....I think I will practice in the mirror to see how bending over works for me. Squatting at my age isn't a good thing. I'm 50 now and the very first thing to go was my knees. It's a terrible thing, getting older....

Glucosamine with Chondroitin is great for battered knees. It's available in the vitamin section at any drug store, WalMart, etc. Taking it for about a year put my knees back in good shape.

[way2fractious]

Glucosamine with Chondroitin is great for battered knees. It's available in the vitamin section at any drug store, WalMart, etc. Taking it for about a year put my knees back in good shape.

I'll second that! Five years ago, I thought my hiking and cycling careers were over. My doctor said there was not a whole lot of clinical evidence (controlled studies) that these items worked, but that an awful lot of anecdotal evidence (people telling him) indicates that they do, his own experience included. Bottom line: can't hurt, might help. It took a few months before the effects of the supplements took hold, but for the last five years my knees have been great.

There is squatting with knees together (to the front or to the side), with knees spread wide (sporran or one hand on apron until down), down on one knee with the other knee pointed in a discrete direction, or down on both knees. Start slow and do the ones you can.

[pbpersson]

Glucosamine with Chondroitin is great for battered knees. It's available in the vitamin section at any drug store, WalMart, etc. Taking it for about a year put my knees back in good shape.

Okay.....I bought a bottle and started taking it already. Thank goodness you can get some stuff in an instant and not have to wait LIKE FOR YOUR FIRST KILT!!

Sorry....that just came out....couldn't help myself...

[Tattoo Bradley]

Okay.....I bought a bottle and started taking it already. Thank goodness you can get some stuff in an instant and not have to wait LIKE FOR YOUR FIRST KILT!!

Sorry....that just came out....couldn't help myself...

We've all been there! It'll all be worth the wait when you get it in.

[pbpersson]

I wasn't quite sure where to put this and I didn't want to start a new thread so I will add this to a thread I already started.

This is regarding a move which I will call the "pleat control maneuver".

This is executed by a man when he is wearing a kilt, a strong wind appears, and the back of his kilt goes flying up in the air. Wanting to maintain modesty and be considerate of others, he reaches back and controls his pleats so they are covering his posterior as the pleats were intended to do.

Now, more than once someone on this forum has suggested that the "pleat control maneuver" is very feminine and that one should just let the pleats fly and not be concerned what you are showing to the world.

I tend to disagree on this point. REGARDLESS of what I am wearing under my kilt, I would like to think that the world does not want to be looking at my butt and I think the "pleat control maneuver" is no more feminine than the "butt sweep maneuver" and that it is just another required exercise that goes along with kilt wearing.

What do the rest of you think?

[Kilted KT]

I think anything associated with a kilt is not feminine in any way. Being a completely masculine garment, any actions or inactions related to said garmet are also masculine. That being said, do what you must to tame you kilt!

[Iolaus]

I wasn't quite sure where to put this and I didn't want to start a new thread so I will add this to a thread I already started.

This is regarding a move which I will call the "pleat control maneuver".

This is executed by a man when he is wearing a kilt, a strong wind appears, and the back of his kilt goes flying up in the air. Wanting to maintain modesty and be considerate of others, he reaches back and controls his pleats so they are covering his posterior as the pleats were intended to do.

Now, more than once someone on this forum has suggested that the "pleat control maneuver" is very feminine and that one should just let the pleats fly and not be concerned what you are showing to the world.

I tend to disagree on this point. REGARDLESS of what I am wearing under my kilt, I would like to think that the world does not want to be looking at my butt and I think the "pleat control maneuver" is no more feminine than the "butt sweep maneuver" and that it is just another required exercise that goes along with kilt wearing.

What do the rest of you think?

Form follows function. There's a reason women do certain things with their skirts - because they work! If you don't want to show your a$$, do the same thing they do. I don't worry too much when the front apron blows, because all that shows is an upper thigh, but I don't plan on showing the world my white cheeks either.

[davedove]

Yes.....this is the sort of stuff I need to hear. However.....I think I will practice in the mirror to see how bending over works for me. Squatting at my age isn't a good thing. I'm 50 now and the very first thing to go was my knees. It's a terrible thing, getting older....

To further the point, I'll bet you would find that the kilted regiments in Scotland have been practicing these mannerisms for a long time. Maybe they don't stand in the mirror, but I'll bet they all just do it as a matter of course, learning from the more senior members.