Who does and doesn't call it a skirt.

[Retro Red]

The girl who thought it was a skirt was the person who rang us out. She told me that I got her kicked.

Yeah, most people get a "kick" out of me wearing a kilt, too!

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[whiterav]

On Memorial Day, I was at the Artsfest in Harrisburg. It was very crowded. A little girl about six years old looked at me then turned and asked her mother "why is that man wearing a skirt?" Her mother quickly responded "that's not a skirt, it's a kilt. Men from Scotland wear them." I'm not from Scotland, but the mother did me, and all of us good!

[emolas]

I recently got complimented on my "skirt" by a man wearing a dress of all things. It took me aback for a second because my first thought was "hey, he's wearing a kilt too!". Then I realized it was a short summer dress. I thanked him for the compliment and told him it was a kilt and that his dress looked nice too. Nothing wrong with common courtesy and politeness.

Most skirt comments I get are unintentional except for my ex girlfriend who refuses to call it anything other than a dress or skirt (hence the ex part).

[Mipi]

Honestly speaking, I don't care how they call it.

As long as someone is not rude, I don't mind.

[Caddy One]

When a person tries to make a smart comment about my kilt.....I usually do not respond....I just keep walking or whatever I am doing.......and this is a very hard thing for me to do.....But I do find that these off the wall commnents usually occur when that person is trying to impress his/her friends......I very seldom have a person make a negative comment when we are on a one to one situation....Go Figure.....:beer::beer:

[12stones]

and I think the shirt worn by the US Marines at that time was called a "blouse."

It still is called a blouse. It's funny, because I remember snickering the first time I'd heard that in boot camp, but now it's second nature.

[Phil]

The only time was when a group of us were kilted at a wedding in England. The photographer called for "all the men in skirts" to be photographed beside the bride. Luckily he said "just a joke" before his tripod disappeared up where the sun don't shine!

[Streetcar]

The last time I got the “skirt” comment was in the grocery store. I overheard a 6-year-old girl ask her mother, “Why is he wearing a skirt?” I leaned down to her and said, “It sure does look like one, doesn’t it? But when a man wears something like this, we call it a kilt.” She nodded and smiled.

However, there’s a female friend of ours who still pointedly calls it a skirt. The interesting thing is that once she gets a couple drink in her, she gets downright flirty with me when I’m kilted.

[Andrewson]

Honestly speaking, I don't care how they call it.

As long as someone is not rude, I don't mind.

Agree.

A kilt is a skirt like a Ferrari F1 is a car.

[Kid Cossack]

I do the same - I say thank you. There has only been one time it was not sincere. Still remember the young girl (probably 6-7 year old) that said with all sincerity, "Cool looking man-skirt!" I said, "Why thank you young lady."

Don't worry about it. The top part of my US Navy uniform was called a "jumper," and I think the shirt worn by the US Marines at that time was called a "blouse." Just another example of clothing terms that get associated as being feminine, when they can actually be male clothing.

Darrell

Marines still wear blouses---and makeup, too! (Well, face paint, anyway.) And no matter how much we'd call them "shirt stays" deep down we all knew they were garters.