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    My wife is from Korea (South), and she hates it when I wear my kilt anywhere but to some shindig where everybody is kilted. I never make fun of her traditional dress, but she just hates the kilt.

    I even showed her the Korean in a kilt, and she just walked away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hutch863 View Post
    My wife is from Korea (South), and she hates it when I wear my kilt anywhere but to some shindig where everybody is kilted. I never make fun of her traditional dress, but she just hates the kilt.

    I even showed her the Korean in a kilt, and she just walked away.
    Does Korean culture not have a MUG (Masculine Unbifurcated Garment) in it's history? Perhaps that might soften some views...
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    No problems in our families that we're aware of, thankfully.

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    My wife has always hated my kilt. She feels that the only reason one wears a kilt is to get attention. She has a problem with being the center of attention and feels everyone should follow her opinion. LOL. My favorite thing to do is have her meet me after work for dinner and when she arrives I'm wearing my kilt. Let the seething begin. :-)
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    My sister in law is firmly convinced that men in kilts are all gay, or wannabe crossdressers. She made it a point to make fun of me every chance she got, which offended my dad a whole lot more than it did me. I just figure that all she's doing is making herself look stupid and closed minded. My dad has gotten on her for it several times. We recently took a family vacation to New Mexico and paid a visit to my godmother, whom I haven't seen in almost 20 years, so she hasn't seen me kilted. (My kilt was always reserved for special occasions when I was a kid.) As soon as she saw me, the first thing she said was how handsome I looked and how much she loved the tartan (I was wearing my Colorado state.) My sis in law made her usual stupid "skirt" comment, and my godmother, in her very honest and frank way, very gently and sweetly and said "Now don't be an idiot. Every educated person knows what a kilt is!" Sis in law hasn't said a word since... Thing I love about my godmother is that she can say something that puts you in your place like that, and do in the sweetest way possible. SO- support from everyone except my sis in law, whom I think has finally realized that she needs to just get over it.

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    Interesting, from the sounds of it, we need a first wives club!

    I second that! Although he is my second husband, I am his first wife. Wish I had chosen better the first time around! Maybe I should've just looked for someone wearing a kilt and proceeded from there!!!
    Well, we live and learn. I'm on my second marriage. My ex didn't mind my kilt wearing, but it was always reserved for special occasions, so I don't know how she would have reacted to casual kilt wearing. But she's been more fliratious with me lately... Ick.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fit2BKilted View Post
    Does Korean culture not have a MUG (Masculine Unbifurcated Garment) in it's history? Perhaps that might soften some views...
    maybe this has something to do with it
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3kpyJI2JBo

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    My wife does not like me in a kilt, mostly.

    Quote Originally Posted by Hutch863 View Post
    My wife is from Korea (South), and she hates it when I wear my kilt anywhere but to some shindig where everybody is kilted. I never make fun of her traditional dress, but she just hates the kilt.

    I even showed her the Korean in a kilt, and she just walked away.
    My wife lets me attend the annual Highland Games in Portland w my brother, kilted, but came up with her own "rule" of 'you cannot wear that (kilt) when you are with me, anywhere.'
    She is of German-American background; INSISTS kilts look like SKIRTS and won't budge on that. Sigh.
    Happy to be able to indulge my interests here on this forum,

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrlion View Post
    my wife lets me attend the annual highland games (sic) kilted
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    Quote Originally Posted by hospitaller View Post
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    On a Dutch golf forum it was my own wife who challenged me to wear a kilt. It was more a joke, but she knew I loved kilts and she wasn't surprised when I ordered a kilt instantly.
    I don't think she realised I started to wear kilts (more kilts followed pretty soon) quite often, but again...she wasn't amazed about it either.
    When we attended an official dinner from her work...I didn't want to push buttons and suggested to wear a "normal" suit, but my wife urged me to wear a kilt ("When they don't like it...tough luck")

    My mother loves it...I don't have to dare to show up wearing pants!

    My inlaws probably think I'm just weird, but they accept it. At first they were really uncomfortable with it I think, but positive comments from others made them feel less uneasy about it.

    I'm not full time kilted and I still choose to wear pants when I think a kilt might make feel others uncomfortable.

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