Reconsidering...

[Jock Scot]

I wish you well for your coming trip to Scotland.It is pouring with rain and blowing a gale at the monent,with us,so you MIGHT see the sun by the time you arrive!!

[GMan]

Well Greg, of course the decision rests with you, all the best while you are over there, perhaps you will be able to go kilted elsewhere without provoking the ire of the locals, but then again you never know. Good luck with it.

Cannot say it any better.

[Archangel]

I wish you well for your coming trip to Scotland.It is pouring with rain and blowing a gale at the monent,with us,so you MIGHT see the sun by the time you arrive!!

with a gale and a kilt, they might see the moon when he arrives.

sorry, couldn't resist, actually I didn't even try.

[cessna152towser]

I can't speak for Ireland but certainly here in Scotland there's a lot of drunkenness in town centres on Friday and Saturday nights. There are a lot of quiet, normally well behaved people who turn into loudmouthed arrogant nuisances once they are under the influence. People who work hard all week play hard when they finish for the weekend. The only time I ever get any hassle is if I'm out alone in a town or city kilted late on a Friday or Saturday night, when drunks either ask the question or shout some comment about the kilt. Though here in Scotland, at least 95% of the shouted comments will be positive. The very occasional negative doesn't bother me - its just someone expressing their feelings of bitterness and jealousy because they've squandered all their money on booze and can't afford a kilt for themselves.

[Azevedo]

I think all of us can tell some bad experiences when wearing a kilt. Don't let it ruin your fun wearing a kilt! The good experiences are much more than the bad ones.

[slohairt]

I can't speak for Ireland but certainly here in Scotland there's a lot of drunkenness in town centres on Friday and Saturday nights. There are a lot of quiet, normally well behaved people who turn into loudmouthed arrogant nuisances once they are under the influence. People who work hard all week play hard when they finish for the weekend. The only time I ever get any hassle is if I'm out alone in a town or city kilted late on a Friday or Saturday night, when drunks either ask the question or shout some comment about the kilt. Though here in Scotland, at least 95% of the shouted comments will be positive. The very occasional negative doesn't bother me - its just someone expressing their feelings of bitterness and jealousy because they've squandered all their money on booze and can't afford a kilt for themselves.

It's safe to say Ireland is the same. People "go down the pub" with their 50 quid at the end of the week. It's not as if people here don't do that as well, but even the smallest Irish community has a greater concentration of drinking establishments. Their rules concerning drinking outside of pubs is different as well.

[gilmore]

How do you make an Irishman's tongue turn black?

[Arlen]

The very occasional negative doesn't bother me - its just someone expressing their feelings of bitterness and jealousy because they've squandered all their money on booze and can't afford a kilt for themselves.

I couldn't have said it better, Alex.

[ardchoille]

So after such an amazing night last Sunday wearing my kilt around Galway, I decided to impliment a new "Friday Kilt Night" rule, where I would wear my kilt out every Friday.

Ehh, not such a good idea.

I think it's a very good idea. I wear a kilt as my daily attire

[Jaggy thistle]

dont get too uptight about kilt lifting it can turn into good fun!!!!!