or Catch 22 or something like that.

It seems to me that taking the step to do something that is outside of a society's norms - such as wearing a kilt in the US or elsewhere outside of Scotland - takes a good bit of courage. However, people develop more courage by being more comfortable with an idea. And being more comfortable with an idea usually comes from repetition.

I guess, as I've read on this board before:

More men would wear kilts if more men wore kilts.

This is why I look for more "occasions" to wear a kilt, where it would be more justified to the curious onlooker. Perhaps after I've experienced more of these "occasions", the reasons will become less significant. I'll wear a kilt because its Saturday... not St. Patrick's day.

I'm wearing my County Cavan tank to my family reunion in Harrisburg, PA tomorrow. I've also worn a kilt to my PhD dissertation defence, graduation, St. Patrick's day, and several Irish festivals in the area.