Congratulations! And welcome from a fellow Valley Kiltie! Just keep wearing the kilt & it'll become 2nd nature to you after a while.

I've been wearing kilts in the Valley here for over 4 years - wear 'em all the time - to work, shopping, restaurants, church, when I'm DJing... I get plenty of compliments & about the only ones around here who seem to have an issue with it are some of the more recent Latino immigrants or some of the more narrow-minded Rednecks. Seems a guy in a "skirt" is too much of a challenge for their limited idea of what a "real" man wears, what with their machismo or Marlboro Man images they cling to. Since I have no reason to respect their opinions, I just ignore their ignorance.

Plus, a light-weight kilt makes a lot of sense in our desert environment. I mean, everything else out here is air-conditioned, why not our clothing?
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