No, the wearing of a tartan kilt is always a welcome sight in the eyes of the native Scot. Either worn as part of a formal outfit or worn casually. Glengarry or Balmoral Hats are OK if you are a piper, even a flat cap for a less formal situation. In some of the tougher housing estates you might attract some unwanted attention if you wear a full wedding or piper's outfit, while wearing a kilt casually in the same place would be very welcome and you would get much encouragement. The one situation where you will be perceived as a poser, people will assume you are an American tourist and may even laugh at you, is if you strut around town in your kilt and wearing feathers in your hat.
Interestingly enough, an American based writer in my most recent clan society communique made the observation that kilts were usually only worn by Americans while in Scotland and by Scots while in America!
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