Interesting conversation

[brewerpaul]

It is always great to have the acceptance of others, especially when it is two generations such as parent and child, or in this case young lady. Myself Ive had this a couple of times, yesterday being the most recent. Saturday is farmers market day which finds me in my SWK Wool Black Watch, SWK leather three tassle sporran, burgundy kilt hose and raggwool sweater. I'm usually accepted at the markets and am the only kilted person. Well today I was meeting a gentleman who raises high quality, well fed and well raised pork. I was buying 15 pound of suet to render down to lard for soap making and this was our first meeting. Via email I had told him I was the only guy in a kilt so he was forewarned. He was a very nice young man and had with him his son of about age 6-7. Is son stood up and came over and pointed to my sporran and asked in a very nice manner what my pouch was. I explained not having pockets on a kilt I needed a pouch to carry things and told him it was called a sporran. This seemed to perk his interest as I asked if he ever saw anyone in a kilt or seen Brave or any other movie. He seemed to understand what a kilt was always interested and satisfied with my answers. He asked about my kilt pin, made from a stone, and I explained that. Well it was a good meeting all around, the young boy was fun to talk to and I gained a new person to buy local well raised products to use in my home...

Always a great experience when you meet friendly people and kids in a kilt......

[Chainsaw02]

In total agreement with Riverkilt. People ignore me completely when I am wearing a bifurcated garment but let me put on a kilt. . .

Larry Dirr

[Fireboykirk]

I was out working at a mountain bike race this weekend in my new UT Kilt (pride of Scotland) and recieved many wonderful comments. " What a beautiful tartan", " I knew I should have worn mine", etc... It was a great time. What made the day perfect was later meeting a family on holiday from Aberdeen, Scotland who loved my kilt and said that I wore it Smartly! It was a very exciting time for me.

[MacCathail]

It is always great to have the acceptance of others, especially when it is two generations such as parent and child, or in this case young lady. Myself Ive had this a couple of times, yesterday being the most recent. Saturday is farmers market day which finds me in my SWK Wool Black Watch, SWK leather three tassle sporran, burgundy kilt hose and raggwool sweater. I'm usually accepted at the markets and am the only kilted person. Well today I was meeting a gentleman who raises high quality, well fed and well raised pork. I was buying 15 pound of suet to render down to lard for soap making and this was our first meeting. Via email I had told him I was the only guy in a kilt so he was forewarned. He was a very nice young man and had with him his son of about age 6-7. Is son stood up and came over and pointed to my sporran and asked in a very nice manner what my pouch was. I explained not having pockets on a kilt I needed a pouch to carry things and told him it was called a sporran. This seemed to perk his interest as I asked if he ever saw anyone in a kilt or seen Brave or any other movie. He seemed to understand what a kilt was always interested and satisfied with my answers. He asked about my kilt pin, made from a stone, and I explained that. Well it was a good meeting all around, the young boy was fun to talk to and I gained a new person to buy local well raised products to use in my home...

Always a great experience when you meet friendly people and kids in a kilt......

Your story reminds me of a long-ago incident. I was going to play pipes for some dancers down in Laguna -- it was at the same venue they hold the Pageant of the Masters but it wasn't the PotM. It was a fair of some sort but I've forgotten what exactly. What I do remember was walking toward the meeting place in Highland dress and with my pipes under my arm when from behind me this very tiny voice -- I would guess a 5 year old voice -- says in tones full of awe, "Daddy. . .what is that man in a dress going to do with those guns?"

Hmm. Should I turn around and explain or will he or she run off in terror? In the event, I didn't have to turn around. Daddy explained Highland dress and that my "guns" were a musical instrument. He did a good job. Daddy knew what he was talking about.

But I'll never forget "what is that man in a dress going to do with those guns?"

Cheers,

-John-

[F:Clef]

"what is that man in a dress going to do with those guns?"

That has to go in your signature!
Great anecdote, too.

[KiltFitz]

When Tulloch was over here for the worlds, he wore his kilt the whole time. He was easily more popular in my local pub than I have ever been. One of the bar staff still asks after him....

[Llama]

I'm striding along and this old woman stops me and demands "WHERE are you FROM?" and I say "Los Angeles" and she harrumphs "I THOUGHT so!" and stalks away!

I wonder how she could tell. Did your pipes have an accent?