Wannabe Scot

[michael steinrok]

I'm Irish american, I was born that way. Most people should try worrying about themselves a little more and not worry about what other people wear or do.

[GMan]

I like being who I am, I don't wannabe anything else!

[Graham]

Pardon my torpid neurons here... but... are you suggesting that because the scots don't wear the kilt with the same zeal as yourself, your desire to embrace that culture is somehow diminished? Have I got that right?
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Blu it probably sounded like that, but no, I understand that Scotland is like anywhere else, it has nice people and not so nice.
When I wrote that I'd heard from a friend in Scotland who had experienced very bad attitudes from local scots because he was English.
It dissappointed me and that may have come through the post a bit.

I think that we would all agree that Scots that look down on wearing the kilt except in situations they consider appropriate are denying their heritage to some extent.
So if others decide to pick up the baton (even if they are called 'wannabe scots'), so be it.

[highlander_Daz]

Anti English attitudes do exist Graham but its very isolated, and more likely duing world cup/euro cup etc.

[Andrew Breecher]

I remember the Irish having a saying "there are two kinds of people in the world - Irish and those who want to be Irish"

There's a simliar saying: The Irish are like the Jewish: anyone can convert and be immediately embraced as one of us.

Andrew.

[philbo]

If the Scots get upset at us wearing kilts, should the French get mad at us for wearing pants?

[highlander_Daz]

Ive never known a Scot that was offended by anyone wearing the kilt, in fact most non-scots rock bands know that when they play a gig in Scotland, appering onstage in the kilt is guaranteed to bring the house down. Axl Rose, Mick Hucknell, Westlife, all have worn the Kilt at gigs in Scotland and have recieved a rapturous welcome.

[Ranald]

Ive never known a Scot that was offended by anyone wearing the kilt, in fact most non-scots rock bands know that when they play a gig in Scotland, appering onstage in the kilt is guaranteed to bring the house down. Axl Rose, Mick Hucknell, Westlife, all have worn the Kilt at gigs in Scotland and have recieved a rapturous welcome.

I got to say I wish I was a rock star that way I'd have more money for lots of kilts !
Unfortunately though not all scots feel the same way about the wearing of the kilt like we do.
One comment I over heard as the guy told his daughter "A wee bit girly for your brother I think" I know he was refering to the kilt and it was said just loud enough so I could hear.I wouldn't mind though but on his sweatshirt it said 'dare to be different'.And yes he was a scot.
Don't know about wannabe but I wish I had their accent.

[Ranald]

Right then, every now and then a thread on this forum get me thinking and bugs me this is just one and there are issues here that need to be addressed, weather of not I'm qualified to address those or not I couldn't care less.
But, the person that Graham has refered to is me and and I rather dislike being controversial but I'm here and I'm living it, yes here is Scotland.
Now Graham has been over and I'm here as I said and we both have experienced certain attitudes while wearing the kilt, this is a fact, may not be your experience but never the less we are telling you ours.If on the other hand you have something nice a positive to contibute please do so.
Scots do not embrace their culture as we do (kilt ) only on special occasions , It's been said.

I have not once seen a kilt wearer on a normal day wearing said kilt, no sir.Why?

Wearing a kilt in Aberdeen screams 'tourist' it's been said, so is it that the scots simple don't like foreigners?
Why should we have to know anything about Scotlands history to be able to walk done the road/street/mall and not have people sneer at us, kilted of course, why are we treated different because of the kilt , accent ?
Yes there are people that will embrass kilt wearers but unfortunately they in my experience so far are few and far between.

In all my years of being brought up around Scottish folk down in London there's not one I would not give my last penny to if they had needed it.Not one was what I call a horible person.So with that in mind for many years ,We/I moved to Scotland to be with 'my people', people that were like me.!!If only.

[Mike1]

Now, why should I have to learn about Scotland because I wear a kilt?

No reason you should. And, if you read back through what I have said in this thread, you'll see that I admitted that up front.

Even if I were wearing it as a symbol of heritage, I don't see that I must have any knowledge about the history of Scotland to wear it.

There's no contract for you to sign. And it's quite easy to handle the 'educational' posts. Ignore them. As a moderator, I have an obligation to make sure this playing field remains level and the rules are observed. When I get to the posts where a new pair of flashes has been ordered and the individual is wondering what tie matches them the best, my level of interest drops to zero. I scan the post for offensive language and move on. Frankly, I don't care what color flashes anyone owns or what tie they choose to wear with them. <shrug>

But, if you are reading this forum diligently, you will often see people posting from a perceived position of authority on one issue or another. And those posts, often as not contain information that is not necessarily correct.

As Raphael has suggested, how about some informative and educational posts about Wales? There is an area that I know next to nothing about, so what can you share with us?

Or, we can sit around here and talk about nothing more than creases in our pleats. Once we all learn how to steam out the creases, then we can go back to matching our ties to our flashes.

I don't mind the history I pick up while reading this forum, but I do have an issue with it being an "expectation" of me.

The only 'expectation' I have of you is that you behave like a gentleman on this forum. (Which you seem to do well, BTW. ) As I mentioned above, if you should happen to run into a post you don't care for, click right on through it and move on, the same way I do with the "I just ordered a pair of new kilt hose" posts. Easy-peasy, eh? ;)