Out in Public

[ncof300d]

I went to the Home Depot in Auburn, IN this afternoon. I fear that my kilt nearly killed an employee. I had a flat cart of shingles and I wanted to pick up a fan, but I had no idea where to look. I was going by a counter and stopped. I started towards the counter and the man at the counter turned towards me. He immediately froze and I do mean froze. It was comical. After a few moments I asked him about the location of their fans. This broke him from his frozen state. I wonder if I never would have said anything to him if he would still be standing there frozen.

Also while there I believe that a number of eyeballs hit the floor.

It is sooooo much fun being comfortable in a kilt.

I hate pants.......they are evil.

[MysticMead]

I've had my fair share (and then some) of strange looks... odd comments..and just plain fun reactions.. At a local Walmart, a kid with 10mm spacers in his ear lobes looked at me like I was a freak... hated to break the news to him, I can change clothes, his ears are going to be like that for life... then there was the kid that stopped dead in his tracks, in the middle of a parking lot as I walked into a grocery store. He was still standing there with his jaw dropped long after I was inside...
The there was a time when walking with my wife into the local target, we had almost made it to the door and I hear from a car passing by "Woo baby, nice legs" that came from the 3 girls in the back seat.. the driver was male and extremely red faced.

My favorite was the look on the lady that kilted checked me... she claimed to be looking at how the front of the kilt was assembled... she got more than she bargained for

[emolas]

The best comments always come from kids. Adults are (usually) a bit more polite and reserved. Kids, on the other hand, have no problem blurting out things like "Mommy! That guy is wearing a skirt!" much to their parents embarrassment.

[Freedomlover]

I was at the local Public Market wearing my SK in US Navy tartan and an induhvidual came up to me and asked me if I made it out of a tablecloth....

Now that is just plain boorish and is the sort of comment that is likely to get your snout whacked.

[Ozman1944]

All the Kilted should each carry a nice stout Shillela with which to smite the irreverent heathen, the pimpled youth, and the bifurcated (and bitter) men.

[Perldog007]

Now that is just plain boorish and is the sort of comment that is likely to get your snout whacked.

Nae, Here's what I do - I tell them if my kilt offends them I will promptly remove it. Tends to snap them out of it, and that right soon.

Wal Mart kilting rules. a whole range of reactions and those poor bifurcated
souls smashing into things while staring @ U!

Pretty new to kilting myself, but already spending most of my time kilted. Even broke my Father in Law in on Sunday. No time like the first time lads.

[Archangel]

My bad experience was at a local Tim Horton's (Dundas and Egerton, for those who know the significance, check the webcam). I had been playing guitar and just wanted a quick coffee. I didn't really dress up, just kilt, flip-flops, sporran and tshirt. I wasn't intending to get out of the car. The drive through was being repaired so I had to walk in. While standing in line I noticed several bikers leering, snickering, whatever, discussing me. I wasn't in a good mood and, I don't know why I did this, but I extended my middle finger down while my hand was closed at my side. Before I realized fully what I had done, they started and were real quiet. Then they sort of grinned and went back to their own conversation.
I live that way, I've been lucky too long. One of these days that's going to catch up with me.

I guess I'm saying the line to abrupt responses stops just before giving the finger to bikers.

[beowulf67]

I wore one of mine for the first time really out and about (I'd run to the store a few times in it) when we went to Tennessee for vacation. I spent our day in Gatlinburg kilted (Irisher from sportkilt). I could feel the eyes on me, but did a good job ignoring it. I got only 2 comments. One wasn't really a comment, it was kids laughing as me and Dan ran past in the ran to get to the car. The other was at dinner when the lady seated behind us asked what clan the tartan belonged to. So I explained to her where I got it and such.
I can say that I was completely exhausted at the end of the day, both because we spent all day walking and having all the eyes on you does make a difference. But it was fun, I just need to find some more occasions to wear it (besides just laying around the house).

When you were in Gatlinburg did you get any comments while walking past the Hogs&Honeys bar? They have a 2nd floor balconey and I kept getting whistles and "What's under the kilt?" yelled at me from drunk women. I offered to show them once and that quieted them a little.

[BruceK]

Now that is just plain boorish and is the sort of comment that is likely to get your snout whacked.

I gave that some serious thought. But then I figured that with my luck I'd just get arrested for assault and battery... <sigh>

[Juggalotus]

beowulf, nope no comments. I do recall that bar though. The most interesting was walking through Ripley's aquarium. It was almost like we were in an orb of silence the entire time. We could hear each other, but I don't remember the people around me saying much.