Howdy, new from Vancouver, BC, Canada.

[Macman]

Congratulations on all your new kilts, and welcome from Victoria!

[Colin]

Welcome from Port Moody. That's a heck of a start to a kilt collection..

[Big Mikey]

Well done, Mike. Welcome to the wild and wonderful world of kilts. If you get out to the valley at all, drop me a line and we can "pub it up".

[James MacMillan]

By all means I think you'll find friends here!

[Kid Cossack]

Mike:

Way to go, and welcome aboard from Space City (Houston, TX).

As far as "being able to pull it off" goes, especially when tied to ethnicity/nationality/DNA-heritage, I got a pretty easy pass, since I'm your basic East Texas Celtic mutt (Scots, Irish, Welsh and probably an Englishmen in the woodpile somewhere). It's my firm belief, though, that you don't have to be Scots, or even Celtic, or even gringo, to appreciate the kilt, and to carry it off with style and grace.

Oddly enough, I wore hakama to high school for about two weeks, before I finally capitulated and went back to "real p*nts."

I respect good ideas no matter where they come from, whether in terms of food (yay!) or dress, or indeed in terms of politics or literature. I've had several black guys express interest in the kilt, and that's here on the South Coast. In terms of comfort, in terms of style, in terms of durability, it's just hard to beat a kilt. (And if we weren't strictly a kilt board, I'd allow that the same is doubtless true of other MUGs as well!)

Once more, welcome aboard, and well done.

[TORSCOT7007]

First off the notion tht you must be of celtic origins to wear a kilt is so very wrong. I am of the opinion that with my old former unit ( TOR SCOT R) in the late 1960's to early 1980's we had a most diverse, unit.

I know of no other ethnic group who take's into account the vast pleasure's of being celtic in heart and soul, before their body has any sense of celtic culture.

I am so proud to associate witha great clan of celtic, men with a celtic or highland sense of honour , tradition and pride, at showing off their great heritage.

Carry ON

IF your on the Vancouver ILsand and I spot you, with a kilt, on your going to need to find a pub real fast.

Warning tends to drink when near fellow Scots.

RON

[acstoon]

Greetings,
from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania!


Holy Smoke! No "testing the waters"... you certainly dove right in!
Congrats on your purchases!

[thescot]

Well, Mike, I can see that you don't mess around when you get into something.

If you start getting into heavy wool tanks, you're lost. But then, getting into heavy wool tanks is probably a very good idea in Vacouver about November or there abouts.

Welcome aboard. I've heard rumors that the kilt fever passes with time, but I haven't yet found anyone for whom it was true.

[Casper]

Welcome from another 604 resident!

[Racer96]

Thank you very much to everyone for the warm welcome. And to the moderator that approved this thread, I apologize for attempting to post it some 4(?) times or more. I was having problems with my net connection last night, and thought it kept failing. Then, the last time I tried to post it, I got the message that the thread would be first approved by a moderator. Woops!

I have to say, that I've been wearing a kilt pretty much each evening, to many different activities, the movies, a CFL game, shopping, to restaurants, even to my weekend employer (a hockey shop) and have had pretty much universal positive reaction to them. The most negative comment that I've heard so far was , "What the heck are you wearing?!" but was later followed up that evening from the same person with, "I gotta get me one of those kilts."

Lee, I am very much looking forward to the Freedom Kilt. I went with a cargo model with all the options, in the maroon fabric. Steve had a few suggestions, and I'm anxiously awaiting the results. If it looks half as good as I picture it in my head, it'll be amazing.

Raphael, How often are the Kilts nights? And where are they held? Maybe by that time I'll have the kilts screened as well.

Big Mikey, Where in Langley are you? Although I live in Vancouver, I grew up in Aldergrove (where my parents still live) and I actually work in Langley.

Kid Cossack, I'd actually love to find out if anyone out there makes a modern/contemporary version of a hakama nowadays. I think that would look pretty good as well.

TORSCOT7007, I haven't been back over to the island in a few years, but would like to get back over there some day. Especially nice would now be a chance to stop by Steve's shop and have a look around.

thescot, The weather here in Vancouver is actually pretty moderate. We never really get too cold, nor do we ever get too hot. I think the workmans UK's in the duck cloth will work really well, as duck cloth seems to be a bit more water repellant, and we do get more than our fair share of rain. I don't know if I'll ever get into the tanks. In my mind, they seem like they would be a bit more uncomfortable (itchy, heavy, hot) than the modern mugs.

Casper, Can you give me some more info on your avatar? I'm wondering what all makes up the different pieces of it.

Thanks again everyone!

Mike