In the supermarket.

[mbhandy]

Truckin came from american beauty



what logo are you talking about?

MrBill

Mr. MacDougall,
one cool thing about that trip was, no wait, two, yes two cool things about that,,,,no wait, three, yess, three...well, you get the Python, i mean picture...

was that even the 12 year old girls know it's a kilt;
that at least one other guy in Phoenix has a kilt;
that they have seen and remember Braveheart or another kiltflick and, lastly, that you are still hanging around bookstores...

Keep on Kiltin' (insert kilted Grateful Dead "truckin'" smilie here, when someone, not I, figures out how to make one) (Broad Hint!)

Frumiously smilin'

[pakiltedff]

I usually wear a kilt for weekly grocery shopping since I can't wear them at work, I have get all the kilting I can in during off work times. Other than a few comments from youg kids, I have only had positive comments from people in the supermarket. One time I met an older couple from Scottland in the check out line and they llike my Black UK and were suprised & happy to see an American in a Kilt.
I've been on vacation in Vermont this week and I have had several positive comments from people in stores in Vermont.

[emolas]

I usually wear a kilt for weekly grocery shopping since I can't wear them at work, I have get all the kilting I can in during off work times. Other than a few comments from youg kids, I have only had positive comments from people in the supermarket. One time I met an older couple from Scottland in the check out line and they llike my Black UK and were suprised & happy to see an American in a Kilt.
I've been on vacation in Vermont this week and I have had several positive comments from people in stores in Vermont.

I've been kilted in Vermont and never had a bad experience. I have noticed that for a "rural" (redneck) state they are very accepting. I also heard the highland games in Queechee are good.

[Kilted_John]

It's funny, whenever I go to the store for something, people know me on a first-name basis. I think if I hadn't been kilted, they probably wouldn't have taken an interest. Heck, for that matter, a couple of the checkers get into fights over who's going to ring me up. It's kinda amusing, really...

-J

[sporranlegionaire]

A note for anyone unsure and still considering the wearing of a kilt for the first time...if you really want to get noticed in a crowd, and there's no going back once you're there in the midst of it, the results are guaranteed. It's a little unnerving to begin with, but the attention it generates can very soon become something of an addictive 'fix'. Folk you've never seen before start talking to you. You will become a known local character very quickly, highly distinguishable from all the uniformly dressed 'gray' folk.

[JRB]

Very, very well put, sporranlegionaire. I've just started wearing my kilt out in public to more than just highland games and fancy restaurants and the experience is exactly as you've described.

[JamesA]

Well, I've had my kilt for about 4 days and worn it out 3 times. Sor far the question I get asked the most is, "Is this some special day?" To which my reply has been, "Yep, it's *insert day here*."

Of course last night after going to a movie with a friend (1408, very creepy) we went to a local restraunt for coffee and I didd get a note from a very cute, and at least 10 years my junior lady with her phone number and the question.

I am really digging this whole kilt thing.

[beowulf67]

Well, I've had my kilt for about 4 days and worn it out 3 times. Sor far the question I get asked the most is, "Is this some special day?" To which my reply has been, "Yep, it's *insert day here*."

Of course last night after going to a movie with a friend (1408, very creepy) we went to a local restraunt for coffee and I didd get a note from a very cute, and at least 10 years my junior lady with her phone number and the question.

I am really digging this whole kilt thing.

Let us know what happens with the nice young lady.

I've had young women, who normally wouldn't give me the time of day, say all kinds of things when I'm out and about kilted. Not that I'm complaining!

[McMurdo]

Mr. MacDougall,
one cool thing about that trip was, no wait, two, yes two cool things about that,,,,no wait, three, yess, three...well, you get the Python, i mean picture...

was that even the 12 year old girls know it's a kilt;
that at least one other guy in Phoenix has a kilt;
that they have seen and remember Braveheart or another kiltflick and, lastly, that you are still hanging around bookstores...

Keep on Kiltin' (insert kilted Grateful Dead "truckin'" smilie here, when someone, not I, figures out how to make one) (Broad Hint!)

Frumiously smilin'

So you mean like this one?

[macwilkin]

While I know that this is a topic that keeps repeating, I still feel obligated to point out that the Black Watch tartan is not exclusively a "uniform" it also the tartan of Clan Campbell, the district tartan for the Sutherland district, and designated as Hunting Munro and Hunting Grant.

Best regards,

Jake

Jake,

You are correct of course, but I think Archangel's point is that the history, traditions and most importantly, the sacrifices of the regiments that have worn the Government Sett and other military tartans should be respected. Surely you can support honouring & respecting those brave lads who wore the Black Watch tartan from Flanders fields to Burma's jungles?

He's not saying not to wear them, but to honour and respect the history behind it. Woodsheal just posted a very impressive picture of the Black Watch cairn at Ft. Ticonderoga which is a very tanigble reminder of the storied history of the regiment.

Todd