the kilt in Scotland

[wolfgang]

What is the status of Gaelic at this point?

I like it on my pizza,and on bread with cheese
I quite like it in curry too

You make me uncertain. Gaelic is not garlic, isnt't it? You can try to throw garlic at vampires. But vampires are known to live in Transsylvania not in Scotland. Therefore Mozartkugeln (mozartballs) may be a better choise to parry enraged scots. To present them a Mozartkugel may cool them down or leave them in aberration.

Gaelic is spoken in Scotland? Once I saw a Scotsman on television. I was amazed how good I could understand him. Better than the english Reporter in that interview. I don't think he spoke Gaelic. But he spoke english in way it sounded more like lower german.

[phil h]

mmmmm Gaelic on mozartball now that sounds good
I wonder jamie oliver knows about this?

[Kiltedmusiclover]

While in a pub at
Pitlochry, the bartender said to me
"Are you attending a celebration?" I told him
"No, I was just visiting the homeland of my
ancestors. Since I don't know if I will ever be back,
I want to make the most of it and wear my kilt as
much as possible.”
He then asked “What tartan are you wearing?”
“Wallace”
“Are you direct descendant of the William Wallace?”
He Asked .
I replied “Since he did not have any children I don’t
see how.”
He laughed at my response and said "Yank
your all right."

The rest of the evening when I ordered a dram of whisky
be would accidentally let the bottle keep pouring
over the measure so that I got a double and say
“OOPS”.

For the most part, they see the kilt as a very formal garment.
I’m sure they new I was a tourist but my feeling was so what,
I was a tourist!

I did see plenty of kilts being worn by the tour guides at Edinburgh Castle.
The only casual kilt I saw was by a
man passing out a booklet on Scottish beef in Inverness.
My kilted experiences while there were wonderful.

[GMan]

Great tale Nelson! Have to remember that

[Colin]

Cajunscot,- thankyou for sharing that article on the clans with us! To me it is much more than just interesting. Call it thrilling, emotional, inspiring, thought-provoking and I am still falling short. The article says very well that which many of us have felt intensely and yet were not quite able to put into words. I admire the good side of all peoples around the globe however I am very grateful that I am Scottish. There's just nothing else that I'd rather be. Thanks,- Alan

I couldn't agree more, I really enjoyed that article. Thanks Todd.

[mcnice]

mychael, the lederhosen coming just to knee are seen quite rarely, but the style of these traditional styles had been adopted for trousers so that they are normal long coupled with jackets which are seen also rare but more than the lederhosen.
those jackets look like this, although there are many variations, softer or more rustical than:

http://cgi.ebay.at/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...342629642&rd=1

those kind of style are worn rarely, more often by hunters or farmers for example, but when it appears on the street, nobody will turn its head.

this kilt from austria is actually worn with similar traditional style jacket...


but u are right, the kilt and i would say the bask hat (don t know how to say it in english, but coming from south of spain- from the bask püoeple, actually known i guess as a bask beret) are the only traditional styles having not only crossed their own borders, but got a worldwide spread.

[Hamish]

The main interest the Scots have in the kilt today is to sell them to people like me.

yes and not only in a good way, I think a few of them take advantage of the love of history and love for heritage, they jump on the band waggon to make money, just look at the extortionate prices they charge for things, for exaple, take the shirt I got from sears, oldfasioned laced front, cost me $40 cdn
the guy in the local tartan shop has the very same one for $100, tell me thats not taking advantge, not to mention the british food stuff that is way over priced AND out of date, there are 4 places close to me that sell out of date british food stuff.

Colin,

You will find sharp businessmen all over the world who will try to make as much as possible from unsuspecting tourists. I have seen it in Paris, Moscow, New York and, yes, even Toronto! It is not exclusive to the British, believe me.

As for British foodstuff: well, firstly, food is very expensive here in the UK - at least, anything remotely edible is! We Brits are always amazed at how inexpensive good food is in North America, especially in the USA, where the average family income is much higher than it is here. The same goes for everyday clothing.

I know of people who travel to the USA on holiday virtually empty-handed. On arrival, they buy cheap suitcases and literally fill them with clothing to bring home - saving hundreds of pounds.

If British foodstuffs are being sold when out of date, then that is down to the retailer not the manufacturer back in Britain! Sorry!

[Colin]

Hey, don't point the finger at me there Hamish, that was Phil that made that comment, and he's a Brit

I haven't found any out of date British food out in BC yet.

[Hamish]

Hey, don't point the finger at me there Hamish, that was Phil that made that comment, and he's a Brit

I haven't found any out of date British food out in BC yet.

Ooooooops! Oh, I AM sorry Colin. I wouldn't have done that intentionally for the World.

Trouble is, I was in such a hurry, not having been around for a couple of days and with so much catching up to be done. More haste, less speed, that's what I should be telling myself.

Actually, it would be much simpler if I just stopped posting. Yes, maybe that's what I'll do.......

[Colin]

Hey, don't point the finger at me there Hamish, that was Phil that made that comment, and he's a Brit

I haven't found any out of date British food out in BC yet.

Ooooooops! Oh, I AM sorry Colin. I wouldn't have done that intentionally for the World.

Trouble is, I was in such a hurry, not having been around for a couple of days and with so much catching up to be done. More haste, less speed, that's what I should be telling myself.

Actually, it would be much simpler if I just stopped posting. Yes, maybe that's what I'll do.......

I'm just taking the piss Hamish, I have a younger sister and I am married, so I am used to taking to blame for everything.