hey need some advice.

[Andrew Green]

Welsome Andrew, from another Andrew! Hey, it's a great name to have.

"Don't tell me. This was probably some guy with his pants halfway down his butt and he had to keep ahold of them or they would fall off.
If that was the case, remember his fashion choice is influenced by prison wear."

Bam! There ya go... how many people who run around dressed like that are actually AWARE of the fact that this style of dress did indeed form out of ill-fitting prison clothes? IF the person is aware of that, what on earth is there to be proud of in dressing in such a fashion? There ya go, show the world you are proud of being an indereducated and ignorant thug. Not that I would really phrase it to someone like that in an academic environment, I wouldn't hesitate to point it out on the street... unless I were outnumbered. What can I say, I am brash at times, and live in a pretty ghetto neighborhood. Most people leave me alone, and almost everyone who has ever said anything to me, has done so in humour.

I would also make sure to point out the fact that the kilt IS a man's garment, has always been a man's garment. If the people giving you a hard time are African-American, point out that there are African tribes that wear unbifurcated garments... there isn't much that one can say back to that... although they might not understand what unbifurcated means. If said people insist that they don't, then merely state that it is sad that you know more about their cultural background than they do. Granted, I am sure not ALL tribes wore MUGs, but if the group you are talking to doesn't know that there are tribes who do, chances are that they probably know little or nothing of their heritage anyway, and can't prove you wrong.

Also, you might want to be aware of potential kilt lifters... apparently some of the guys have had issues with ladies trying to sneak a peek... then again, if you are single, this could easily work in your favour.

In theory there should be a fair amount of Scottish descended people in the southern states...
My dad's side of the family are partly Scottish/Scot's descendants, and the bulk of them are from Arkansas.