Wearing a kilt but not being Scottish

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... But isn't it ridiculous for a non Scottish person to wear a tartan kilt?
I have not one Scottish drop in my blood (mainly viking and celtic) so I'm thinking of the comments; ''Why are you wearing a kilt? You'r not Scottish!''
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If you have that issue, just consider me - I'm Asian, not Caucasian. There's always that undercurrent of insecurity when I wear a kilt.

A really good friend who's very supportive of my kilt wearing finally said that he thinks is "surreal." (It's surreal to see an Asian wear something considered very western). To which I said - nothing he says or anyone, for that matter, will make me stop from wearing my kilts.

***Anybody who has pictures of Asian men in Kilts, please PM me or post here - so I can send it all to my friend so he can get used to it. *** [Maybe somebody could start a thread on "Kilted Asians" :-]


I was asked if I was Irish at HomeDepot, wearing my khaki xkilt -- he may have been yanking my chain. [A friend told me to just say "Yes" to that question. ]


[With recent threads of photo request stories; great stories, btw] nobody's ever asked to have their picture taken with me (for the kilt, at least), not that I care for that; most likely because I certainly don't look Scottish (or white). Why would a touristy stranger have a pic taken with an "incomplete" Scot. If that ever happens, you'll be the first to know...lol. [This is not self-pity, I'm just stating my observations and opinion].

I am proud to be in a kilt, especially because I've created them myself.

It does take courage (even more for me).



This is me in my DIY Stewart Gray kilt in PV.



Edit:
Hi all. I don't mean to shanghai the thread from Nordic/Viking to Asian. LOL. I posted my thoughts because the thread's title is "Wearing a kilt but being non-Scottish," which I think covers a concern and opinion that I have, which may be a very small minority in this esteemed forum. Apologies to Gunnar and XMTS.