Why be ...

[Derek]

Part of David’s (Freelander’s) signature is .. ‘Why be part of the crowd’ … and that has really been foremost in my mind after the last couple of outings we’ve had. Elaine and myself have been to several events and on day trips lately, and where I thought I might have seen another Cilt/Kilt wearer (especially at The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, with over 60,000 people attending the day we went), I have seen none whatsoever. I think P1M said that even he was disappointed at the few Kilts he seen at the Wicker festival he and Emma went to recently in Scotland. However the one thing that has been obvious on all these occasions .. Most of the guys (I reckon well over 75% at the events we’ve been to) are wearing those Castaway/Shipwrecked casual pants .. the ones that stop just below the knee … I don’t know their official title. I’ve nothing against them at all, but I find it fascinating why everyone is so intent on copying one another and wearing them. I guess they just all want to blend in together .. making a fashion statement or maybe its insecurity .. I don’t know maybe someone here at X Marks can explain it better than me. All I can say is that it feels damn good not to be apart of the herd. Why be part of the crowd when you can wear a Cilt/Kilt. I guess its more or less the same for everyone else here on X Marks and not just confined to my part of the world. We are off to another local agricultural show tomorrow, and I’m not a betting man, but I’ll bet odds on that there will be one Cilt wearer and thousands of Castaway pants. Will take piccys. Again I can only thank all you guys here at X Marks for the encouragement over the years, to simply just get out there, and wear your Cilt/Kilt.
Iechyd Da
Derek

[Robin]

Cheers!

[Freelander Sporrano]

Good Points Derek,

Thats what you should do with pants ..Cast them Away

I've always wondered why teeagers go on about wanting to be individuals and all end up looking like clones of each other...Strange world.. ho hum :rolleyes:

[David Dalglish]

I agree Derek, Its good to stand out of the crowd

[cessna152towser]

Yes, Derek, why be one of the crowd. Not just the below knee castaway trousers, but also I really feel sorry for all the people who seem to have been glued into their skin tight jeans throughout the warm weather and apparently unable to escape into anything more comfortable.

[Kilted KT]

here is one simple answer: safety in numbers. It is hard to be made fun of when you are wearing the same thing as everyone else. Sounds like a mild case of insecurity.

[Riverkilt]

Methinks that by definition humans are tribal animals.

Bikers wave to each other as they pass, I think Corvette owners do the same thing, Marines greet each other, out here in the boonies of the west where we can drive a long time without seeing another car its instinctive to wave when we do pass someone going the other way.

Last week in Las Vegas when I ran across a kilted guy headed the other way, even though he was in a hurry, it seemed instinctive that we both stopped to shake hands before moving on.

Sadly, some of the "punk/goth look" kilted guys have been uninterested in sharing the bond of the kilt...guess maybe having this 61 year olde fossil also kilted steals some of their thunder.

Ron

[Streetcar]

The thread reminds me of a song from Reel Big Fish:

"It's not so bad, being trendy, everyone who looks like me is my friend..."

[jfellrath]

That's an interesting difference between men and women, I think. If most guys go to an occasion and they're dressed like everyone else, they feel relief. The girls get upset if someone is dressed like them.

[turpin]

The thread reminds me of a song from Reel Big Fish:

"It's not so bad, being trendy, everyone who looks like me is my friend..."

And always remember that you are unique...just like everyone else.