Warm ot what?

[fluter]

In retrospect, ever wonder if people just ask that as a conversation starter? Maybe they want to know more, or just be near the awe of being kilted, and don't know what else to say?

No, in my experience they actually think that they will be warmer in their puir wimpy blue jeans! I have to be careful not to injure myself by falling down laughing:

Then I explain as tactfully as possible that I'm wearing about 4.5 kilograms of wool, and what's their excuse anyway?

[piperdbh]

I think a lot of people just assume that cold breezes travel in straight lines until they meet a kilt, then they magically swirl upwards to cool off the long suit (or shortcomings) of the kilt wearer.
Last week the Mrs. and I took a stroll around our neighborhood, about a mile all together. There was about 5 inches of snow on the ground, with temperatures in the upper 20s. I wore my 4-yard box-pleat MacDougall and a pair of Army-uniform store socks, with waterproof boots. From the kneecap down, my legs were cold. From the kneecaps up, I was perfectly toasty.