Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
I don't know if I should be pitching in here as I think it is aimed across the water, but why not?
Regimental, club etc. ties all denote membership of a fairly exclusive group, i.e. you either joined and served in them or simply joined and paid the annual fee. As a result, they are quite entitled to claim exclusivity for their particular pattern of tie and anyone infringing that exclusivity would be regarded as anything from simply impolite to downright fraudulent (yes - it has happened, people worming their way into jobs etc. wearing a regimental/university tie to which they are not entitled). I think we can all agree on this whereas claiming a similar exclusivity for tartans is a different matter altogether.
Why not chip in Phil? That is a very relevant point you have made and I am glad you made it.