Wearing the kilt in Scotland

**figheadair** · 30th June 14, 02:49 AM

Jock, it's too early in the morning for my sides to be hurting so........

**Jock Scot** · 30th June 14, 04:44 AM

I think that you all should know, that I emailed my "wee story" post to Jim and Doreen, for their imput BEFORE I posted it on this website. They were great fun and are being good sports for "enduring" my observations. I hope that they keep lurking and learning and who knows they may even become members here. Perhaps we may meet again? I hope so.

**Father Bill** · 30th June 14, 05:32 AM

Aye, but now you've "outed" them!

**Jock Scot** · 30th June 14, 05:47 AM

I have, as they say, taken precautions, Bill!

**OC Richard** · 30th June 14, 07:11 PM

Stuff like that is why I leave my Highland Dress at home, when on holiday. And the fact that it takes up a huge amount of precious space.

**OC Richard** · 30th June 14, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Leatherneck Donald

"the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, enjoy your summer vacation."

I think I've seen that on a t-shirt somewhere...

**OC Richard** · 30th June 14, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by TheOfficialBren

We in the US (specifically California) get a very one-sided education... very little information about pre-Revolution...

My Dad, a huge history buff with a particular interest in our Colonial period, was always dismayed that history is taught here as if everything began with the Revolution. He would point out (when I was a kid in the 1960s) that over half of our history occurred before our Independence.

(And that's just the original 13 states. Out here, never British but rather part of the Kingdom of Spain, our history goes back much further.)

**Kilted Cole** · 30th June 14, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by Texas4wheeler

I say if your man enough to wear it here , you could do it there, try being from Texas and wearing a kilt ... Lol

Yup, I know the feeling. Graduated high school with a class of only 86.....small farming comunittee in the South of MN where everyone knows everyone..... not a fun time in my life...... but I'm still here, and I'm still kilted. illegitimi non carborundum

**Kilted Cole** · 30th June 14, 08:23 PM

Well, after reading this post. Should I ever have the chance to visit Scotland ( I hope, I hope, I hope!) I'll feel better about doing so kilted. Granted, I'll probably only pack my Farquharson tartan kilts, (Just to keep it simple) and maybe my Chattan tartan kilt.....maybe.
Thanks to the OP for bringing up this discussion, and thanks to everyone else who have contributed their knowledge and experience to this thread. Cheers and Good Health to all!
K.C.

**Nathan** · 30th June 14, 08:31 PM

When I go to Scotland, I'm going to follow the same protocols as when I go home to Cape Breton. I'm bringing my kilt and my musical instruments. I'm not going to wear my kilt everywhere I go but I will be glad to have it for the Clan Donald events and Highland Games that I will seek out as part of my journey. I'll also bring a tape recorder and see if I can find an old Gaelic song in the Hebrides that nobody sings anymore!

I'm not going to be kilted 24-7 and regaling every Scot I meet with stories of the Lordship of the Isles. I'll likely spend most of my time in jeans. That said, I like to have the right tool for the right job.