About kilts in Scotland

**Andrew Green** · 11th September 06, 07:31 PM

WAIT A MINUTE!
Tartan-Army Tartan?!
Is this something that is informally used by those folks who wear their kilts just cause? I mean, what else could be called the tartan-army?
More info if someone could elaborate a little, please.

**MacTavishOfJapan** · 11th September 06, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by Andrew Green

WAIT A MINUTE!
Tartan-Army Tartan?!
Is this something that is informally used by those folks who wear their kilts just cause? I mean, what else could be called the tartan-army?
More info if someone could elaborate a little, please.

The Tartan Army is the name the travelling supporters of the Scottish football (soccer) team.

**Southern Breeze** · 11th September 06, 07:41 PM

Google is your friend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartan_Army

**Andrew Green** · 11th September 06, 07:46 PM

That's neat. And a fun way to support the sport.
How many made an appearance for the World Cup?

Not that I am necessarily a football fan, but I have watched the world cup from time to time... although I cannot travel due to budget and time constraints really. More time issues than anything though. I used to watch it more when I was younger, and living overseas though. Still one of the best examples of competition on a global scale, aside from the Olympics. One of the things I could never grasp was why in baseball, the championship was dubbed the "World Series", despite the fact that it is based solely within the U.S.

I tend to root for Germany though... my mother is German, and my uncle played for the local/regional team (Bayern if my memory serves, it's been a number of years).