Tartan MIS-identification?

[Archangel]

I politely disagree. If more people would be willing to say "oops, I'm sorry" rather than INSIST they're right or get defensive (which she had no reason to do since Arlen wasn't OFFENSIVE), the world would be a much nicer place. Even if they still think they're correct, what gives them the right to walk up to a COMPLETE STRANGER and tell them their opinion or berate them for not wearing the proper tartan or for being mis-informed (which Alren was not)? Was Arlen being rude or hurting anyone? No. He seems like a very nice, polite, civilized man. What gives this crazy lady the right to talk to him like that when he said nothing to her to even warrant her approaching him in the first place?

The POLITE thing for ANYONE to do in that instance would be to apologize for being so presumptuous and either admit fault or to agree to disagree or to at least admit they look similar. To insist you're right and to pick a fight (verbal argument) with a complete stranger is crazy and rude.

Wait, but that's what you'd be doing!

So, somebody harmless is being an idiot, big deal. Why spoil the whole trip over it.

I get the accent thing all the time, go figure.

If you wear the Maple Leaf then you get to explain the "clan" of Canada unless, whoa, you get somebody upset that you were never in the army, huh??

If everything went smooth, these threads would be empty.

Personally, I'd be happy to go through an airport without waste of time security than worry about somebody asking silly questions about my kilt.

[RockyR]

Wait, but that's what you'd be doing!

I don't see it that way... you'd be REACTING to someone picking a fight with YOU. She approached him, not the other way around.

Either way, he handled it very well. I guess I'm just bitter in my old age of 30. ;)

[James MacMillan]

I guess I'm just bitter in my old age of 30. ;)

You're only 30 ??? You sound so much older on the phone!