I am nearly always asked such questions whenever I wear the kilt in a place I've not been before. Locally, most folks know me and have already asked all that stuff.

On St. Paddy's day, a young fello about 20 asked, "Are you wearing underwear?" (Of course, every idiot on earth just has to ask that.) So I asked if he was man enough to check.

He said, "No."

I answered, "I didn't think so."

I have become the local expert on all things Scottish, Irish, English, and/or Celtic in general. Good thing I am a history buff and inquisitive fellow. I acutally know some of the stuff, and I have come to resist the temptation to B.S. 'em just for the fun of it.