Would you ever wear a feather in your cap, particularly in the U.S.?

[artificer]

Am I to take this to mean that someone not a Scot, not an Armiger, not Scottish, has no right to wear a feather of any type anywhere in the world? It sounds that the Scots tradition overides any other tradition, esp. "no matter how attired". I personally have a problen with the constantly vague "feathers" (all inclusive) when it's ony certain feathers that actually apply to the tradition, apparently the long wing feathers, not the smaller bits of plumage. It kinda sounds like "I get a feather and you rabble cant have any because someone who doesn't know better might mistake you for someone important".

We're talking exclusively in relation to Highland attire and events here. Many countries of the world have a tradition of various feathers in their respective headwear. My grandfather had a Tirolean cap with a green mallard 'hackle' in it... I don't recall him ever being accosted as a 'pretend armiger'