Un-expected reaction

[Jake_S]

I've yet to get a whistle, except from my wife, might have something to do w/ the shaved head

[Finn]

Coemgen~ same here. Confuses me. Besides, I'm American of Dutch & German (maybe the tiniest Irish) extraction.

[sharpdressedscot]

Everyone's Irish on St. Paddy's day.

[McFarkus]

As I was entering Tommy Nevin's in Evanston last Saturday wearing my SWK Thrifty kilt in Irish National tartan, I was asked if I was playing (the bagpipes, I assume).

I guess many folks associate kilts with the pipe bands they see in the St. Patrick's parade.

[rollerboy_1979]

Just got back from going to the bank - on exiting, a woman glanced at me then passed by, and then said to her male companion - "Oh I forgot to wear green!"

Now what was unexpected about it was that I didn't have a touch of green on. Tan shirt, MaQueen kilt, tan hose, red flashes, black leather, black balmoral. But she looked at a man in a kilt and was reminded that it was St Patrick's Day..... go figure..

My new MacQueen kilt from the Celtic Craft Centre should be arriving the first week of April............can't wait! I'm expecting lots of positive reaction to that one, especially since I had it pleated to stripe.
Cheers! int:
RB

[Galician]

I wore a saffron kilt for the local meet on Saturday, and was also asked if I was playing in a band, My response usually was, "No, I just play a radio."

[northernsky]

I find it interesting that men of all ages either give me a look that says I'm really strange, or they smile and nod at me. Women over the age of about 25 almost always smile and often make a nice remark. The most negative reactions have been from women under 25. They either make out right rude and sometimes obscene comments or scowl at me. At school the only negative comments I have had (and only a couple) have been from the girls. Vancouver is a city of great diversity and tolerance, and there are a few young folks who wear kilts (usually they are 'street' people), but I haven't seen many men wearing kilts as a casual outfit. Mostly people just walk past me when I wear my kilt as though it was nothing out of the ordinary (which I hope would be the case)

Last night I wore my new Bright Skye to dragon boat practice and got lots of positive responses and a few curious stares--I liked the guy at Safeway who looked twice and then said Happy St. Patrick's Day to me. But two sets of young women were quite hostile toward me, for no other reason than the kilt.

[Xabaras]

but there was a busload of Italian tourists in the supermarket...

Ron

Wasn't me, I stayed in Rome for Paddy's Day (a really sad Paddy's Day )

[Coemgen]

Coemgen~ same here. Confuses me. Besides, I'm American of Dutch & German (maybe the tiniest Irish) extraction.

Yep. American by birth, German-Russian-English-Irish-Croat by blood, Scottish by the grace of God!

[Nick the DSM]

I'm a Chilean Scot Irish German/Austrian Scandinavian Spanish English American. Somehow I believe I might be Italian also since I use my hands to talk with.