Oi(nk) lads 'n' lasses @ XMTS

[Johnny Selkie]

Welcome from Worcestershire England

Thanks Dougle

Welcome from San Francisco on the Left Coast of the U.S. of A.!

Thanks Dale Seago

[Johnny Selkie]

Greetings and welcome from mid Missouri

Thanks brewerpaul

from Oklahoma, USA!

Thanks Spartan Tartan

[Johnny Selkie]

Welcome to the forum.

Larry Dirr from
Fort Wayne Indiana

Thanks Larry

Welcome from Toronto!
My mum was born in Sweden, my dad's Canadian family were originally from Scotland, Ireland (both flavours), and other parts. My wife is from Scots-Quebec and Scots-Ontario stock, and I have friends all over the world, including Stavanger, Norge. Welcome.
Cheers,
John

Thanks John from another John

[Johnny Selkie]

Welcome to the kilted rabble, from Ohio, USA.

Thanks ohiopiper

Warm welcome to you Jonny, from a fellow Norwegian viking. This is a most friendly forum, and you will find lots of info on kilts, tartans and everyting Scottish. If there's anything you would like to talk about in Norwegian, just send me a PM.
Skål!

Takk Oddern

[Johnny Selkie]

Welcome, then, to the less expensive option, (!), from the highlands of Central Massachusetts, USA, North America. I believe my ancestors have roots in Scandinavia.

Thanks tulloch, by the way a slight variation of your name: Tollak, used to very common in southern Norway up until the 20 th century, so you might be on to something there.

from Chicago. I'm descended from the Viking Jarls of Orkney.

So am I, how are you related to them? Maybe we are somehow related as well.

[Peter Crowe]

Johnny from a Scots expatriate in Massachusetts USA

[Johnny Selkie]

from South Wales UK!

Great to know that kilts are cheaper than Bunads!

Thanks McClef, I've always prefered kilts over bunads but have never got myself into getting one as I've felt one have to at least have some sort of connection to the culture and history that surrounds it to wear the kilt (Which I now have thanks to the old folks in my familly who cared for their history and wrote lots of it down).

The bunads are way overpriced and seems to me to be less historical than many of the tartans available (I believe that the oldest designs dates back to the end of the 19th century).

The main difference between bunads and kilts (from my perspective and humble knowledge) is that while there are several categories of kilts (District, Clan, Corporate etc.), there are only one category of bunads, the district bunads. We don't even have a national bunad for the whole country that everyone can wear like your royal Stewart tartan, being so expensive they are no longer something that your average joe (or Johnny in this case) can afford and have gone from being an everyman item to something only the chosen few can afford.

[Johnny Selkie]

Johnny from a Scots expatriate in Massachusetts USA

Thanks Peter Crowe

[Donnie]

from North Carolina