Allowed tartans

[beloitpiper]

I soooo regret ever starting this thread.

People are free to call me a snob or whatever, but I still believe what I believe. I've heard the argument "tartans have only been associated with clans for the past 150 years or so". Well guess what? They are now associated with clans.

I'm not going to wear a tartan I am not associated with. At the same time I'm not going to attack somebody wearing whatever tartan they please. All I ask, and I want to do this as politely as possible, is that you know and respect what you wear.

[macwilkin]

I'm not going to wear a tartan I am not associated with. At the same time I'm not going to attack somebody wearing whatever tartan they please. All I ask, and I want to do this as politely as possible, is that you know and respect what you wear.

There were several of us who share this opinion with you, Greg.

I feel that should be pointed out that those of us who share this opinion aren't saying that it applies to anyone but ourselves, or that we are trying to make "non-Scots" ashamed of wearing a clan tartan, etc. For whatever personal reason, some folks are not comfortable wearing a tartan they have no connection with, just as others are not as worried about it. Different horses for courses, I always say...

I agree with many who say there are no "rules" for wearing tartan, but for many, tartan is a very personal thing. As long as there is mutual respect, then we are all right.

Regards,

Todd