Interesting email from an Irish fellow about Irish kilts.

[rickmac15]

I've been thinking since I read this post ,Idon't think Scottish nationals think the same way asthe Irish

[Ayin McFye]

I've read all 4 pages of this thread in detail. This topic has come up multiple times in the past. I used to get unnerved when someone questioned me about my heritage, but I had to stop getting all fired up, because if you're different than most people then you get questioned a lot. I am an American when it comes down to it. I was born here, plus this is the only country for which i am a legal citizen. I have family members from Scotland, Ireland, Cherokee and German. My Grandfather on one side was from Ireland and married a Cherokee woman. My Grandmother on the other side was from Scotland and married a German. I primarily embrace my celtic heritage but oh well.

One of my best friends moved here about 3 years ago from Japan. She is a citizen of the US. I treat her with the same respect that I treat every other US citizen. She doesn't run around bashing on Japanese-American's that are trying to embrace parts of her homeland. She doesn't work at a Japanese Resturant and then huff and puff at the people who come in and eat there and try to enjoy an authentic experience if they're not full blooded japanese.

I think that if someone chooses to embrace a culture they were not born into, then they are honoring that culture, and should be thanked for doing so.

Not everyone gets the details exactly right when they try to "fit in" to a culture or sub-culture, but who cares in my opinion. At least they cared enough to try.