Quote Originally Posted by ohiopiper View Post
I find that it's the people who know you best that make most of the comments. Familiarity and all that. Most strangers in a crowd either won't care or are genuinely inquisitive. My wife hate it when the "inquisitive" comes from attractive young ladies.
Exactly! I'm not worried about the general public. It's the buds that are going to torture me. :-) I know I'm going to get a few negitive comments. Kilts make me feel more confident so I know I'll handle myself well. But I am the joking type and usually have a comeback ready for my buds. We always rip on eachother. I even got picked on when I started wearing ivy caps and then when I started to learn bagpipes. I think I'm nervious because there are some homophobic lads amongst the group and those will ask Why I'm wearing my wifes dress (yes dress because they don't know the difference between a dress and a skirt) or did I just come from my boyfriends house. That kind of crap. I'm going to wear it and it will all be fine. I felt nervous my first time piping in a kilt too.