Kilt-friendly places?

[Randy]

Dunedin, FL there for the games and they knew what a kilt was and one could wear it anytime.

Asheville, NC there for XMark meet up. The average joe/jane on the street was okay. The visitors center was very friendly and the bar folk even nicer. The folks on the street asked intelligent questions, where to but, cost etc.

Greenwood, SC not really a kilt town. The women are okay the menfolk just confused but hey I am outta here in 2hours.

[bangkok kilt]

Not sure what the situation is like in the States or elsewhere since I just got my kilt, but I just wore mine out for the first time here in Turkey. I wore mine out walking with a couple of friends and got a second look or two, but no real stares even. I was a little concerned with how it might go over in a Muslim country, but I found no problems and am sure that I will wear it around more often now.

[Master Boid]

I know we were trying to exclude Scotland but come to the United Kingdom and you'll not (as far as I know) get hardly any negative comments!

Scotland (certain areas) are of course the hot spots but there is also northern England and Ireland...oh, and I dinnae think the Welsh mind guys in kilts either.

[Kilted KT]

Down here in the buckle of the bible belt, I've heard rumors of other kilties here, but have yet to see one.

I'd say it is fairly kilt friendly. Lots of stares, but very few less than positive comments (almost all from teenagers trying to outdo each other!)

[Robinhood]

In the counties around Baltimore, Maryland, people
pretty much don't even notice a kilt. As you get away
from the city, into redneck country, people take notice,
but don't care enough to say anything.

As you get into southern Pennsylvania, people start to
act like you have a disease, and may even ask why you
are wearing a kilt.

As you get into Virginia, people don't care why you wear
a kilt. They think you are crazy (or perverted).

[Colin]

How are we describing "Kilt Friendly". There are a lot of comments about how you can wear a kilt and no one will notice or comment. Is that kilt friendly or just tolerant? I consider Kilt friendly to be where people are excitied to see a man in a kilt, and a place where you have a good chance of passing another guy in a kilt on the street.

If we are basing it on lack of comments, that could be anywhere, as people may just be ignoring you for being different. Some moron will make a dumb comment in every locale, and somebody will always ask about the pipes, but what cities really celebrate guys in a kilt and take notice?

[Robinhood]

If people (I don't know) expressed their pleasure at
my wearing of pants, I'd be rather suspicious. I
don't consider such encroachments to be friendly
while wearing a kilt or otherwise. I do consider it
friendly to receive the same reaction from people
that I'd get while wearing pants.

[Pour1Malt]

I know we were trying to exclude Scotland but come to the United Kingdom and you'll not (as far as I know) get hardly any negative comments!

Scotland (certain areas) are of course the hot spots but there is also northern England and Ireland...oh, and I dinnae think the Welsh mind guys in kilts either.

at least in Scotland nay wan will no ken thot it is a kilt an no a skirt...

yu'll never hear "nice skirt" here....


weel- then again-

if ya wear a non-tartan kilt -ya may get a wisearse callin it a skirt....

but rarely...

[Master Boid]

Aye, I remember seeing that once when I was younger, a man got laughed at because he was wearing a non-tartan kilt...I don think Utilikilts were invented back then and anywho ah'm sure Scotlands a much nicer place now.

If you wannae go to the kilt capital of the world, I recommend ye visit Scotland.

[efer]

I would have to say Seattle is quite kilt friendly...

However I can't re-call seeing anyone in a traditional-styled kilt not assocaited with a local Highland Games.

maybe I biased :rolleyes: because I don't think seeing the kilted person as "unusual".

Cheers,
Eric