Colin, I see your point about Canada ... It's just my own opinion but it seems like Canada has a much more laid back attitude than the USA.

Still, one only has to look to the increasing scope of the language of kilts that we speak here at Xmarks to acknowledge that the kilt has become more than just Scottish. What percentage of these new words and acronyms hale from Scotland? It even seems from this thread that historians are beginning to believe that the kilt never was just Scottish.

Matts' article truly is great reading. It's a wonderful account of the distant past, a well thought out explanation of where the kilt came from. I just can't help but wonder where kilts are going! If kilts ever really do 'take off' and become a common choice of menswear around the world historians will want to know why all us men who are increasingly distant from the birthplace of kilts by both time and space decided to .....

Kilt On.

Chris Webb