Overhearing People

[emolas]

I especially love it when children blurt out really loudly something to the effect of "MOMMY, WHY IS THAT GUY WEARING A DRESS?" much to the horror of their parents who then try to apologize.

Yesterday afternoon, while leaving the library, a mother walking right behind me said to (a bit loudly) "wow, look at that man in a kilt!" and then she began to explain to her daughter in brief how men in Scotland used to wear them and that they have different ones for each family. She seemed quite excited to see a kilt so I stopped so she could use me as a prop while she taught her daughter about the various parts (sporran, belt, pin, etc.) and their uses. It seems her daughter is home-schooled and this week just happened to be "Scotland Week" where they are learning about Scotland so it was very fortunate that they ran into me. I was more than happy I could provide a better example than a picture in a book. I was also glad I didn't just slap on a SWK thrifty with sandals on my way out the house . What a poor example of a well-dressed Scot I would have been then.

If you like to listen to what strangers say about you wearing a kilt, you should hear what they say that you CAN'T hear. Try this: My daughter likes to walk several meters behind me in the mall so she can hear all the whispers as I pass. She thinks it's hilarious listening to the people's comments and then she catches up and shares them with me. When you walk back the other way and thank the appreciative ladies for their (what they thought were) whispered compliments it really throws them for a loop .

[Southern Breeze]

I tend to ignore the negative comments. I really like the ones that come from kids. Here's an incident I had recently-
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/b...240/index.html

I'm also a member of the 'hard of hearing' club.