Why be ...

[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.

[Nick]

I've heard of them referred to as "man-capri's", but they look like hobbit pants. I saw a lot of them while I was in Belgium, but not here. Must be a European fashion that hasn't yet transferred over the pond.

[Iolaus]

I've heard of them referred to as "man-capri's", but they look like hobbit pants. I saw a lot of them while I was in Belgium, but not here. Must be a European fashion that hasn't yet transferred over the pond.

Are you guys talking about "clam-diggers?"

[morrison]

I AM my own tradition. I am not a go along, I get along. Sometimes I go along, but, not to get along. It's to economise for getting there as I get along. Still, I've found myself getting along without having to try too hard to get along. I just happen to be going in the same direction. It's true, particularly when I find myself amongst those whom are apt to get going rather than get along. Ya kno wuttameen? Ya gotta be wearin' a kilt to pick up on this one!

[Derek]

We went to the show yesterday which was brill, but just like I said, I was the only Cilted person there as far as I could make out. The rest were in shorts and yet again, most were wearing the 'castaway look' pants. Guess there must have been around 8000 people there. There were no questions or looks/stares (again as far as I could tell), everybody was enjoying themselves to much to take notice of the guy in the Cilt. When we came out of the show, we headed to a little pub for a beer before we got the bus home. We had to pass a building site on route and there were about 15 construction workers all waiting for a mini bus I guess to collect them all at the end of their shift. I thought I might get some ribbing but continued on towards them regardless. Not one of them said or did anything, they just carried doing what they were doing. Elaine kept an eye on it just in case they were waiting for me to pass .. but as I said, they did'nt. I know Cilts in Wales are becoming more of an excepted garment to be seen in but it beats me where all the other Cilt wearers are .. the welsh tartan centre does a roaring trade .. whats everyone doing with their Cilts?
Iechyd Da
Derek