What's the best reaction you've gotten to your wearing a kilt?

[Mr. Kilt]

April 2007 at a restaurant in the Orlean's Casino in Vegas. Our waitress was a nice, middle-aged Korean lady who would glance at me with a puzzled look on her face while seating us and taking our orders. She finally got up the nerve to ask..."Ummmm? Cheerleader??"

[Geoff Withnell]

My answer to questions about my ethnicity tend to be about as mixed and varied as my ethnicity (I'm Welsh, Scottish and Irish in unknown proportions). A lady looked at my kilt and asked "Are you Scottish?" I was feeling full of song that day, so I said, "No, Welsh." She snapped "The Welsh don't wear kilts!" I looked down, and with sudden shock and surprise said "You're right! I'm naked!", and walked away.

[Really a McQueen]

At last evening's fund raising dinner, a young (40ish) lady came up to me, and said: "I'm a Sinclair, and I can't get my husband to even consider wearing a kilt. Maybe this will help change his mind."

Also received several compliments about being the sharpest dressed man present.

[Santa Wally]

In Gatlinburg, Tennessee today, four comments on Father's Day. First, our waiter said, "nice kilt". I said thank you, he replied, "I've worn a kilt before", but he didn't say when or where and continued about doing his job with several tables and couldn't continue our conversation. As I walked back to the rest room before leaving, I spoke to our waiter as he was at the soft drink station. He had worn a kilt while in the Boy Scouts. I suggested he start with a casual kilt.

Second, after riding the cable car up the mountain to Ober Gatlinburg, I heard, "nice kilt" coming from below. I looked down from the upper level as I was walking along the ice skating rink. A young girl, smiled and waved.

Third, after the cable car ride back down to Gatlinburg, we stopped to listen to a 5-piece string Bluegrass band. After one of the songs, the leader looked in my direction and announced to the crowd, "We've got a guy in a kilt over here, where are you from, are you Irish or Scottish?" I said, "A wee bit Scottish."

Fourth, as we were getting on the free Parkway Trolley for a ride back up toward where our car was parked, the driver said he had seen me earlier walking on the Parkway and wanted to know about my kilt. I said, it's a special weave (Batleys) of Maple Leaf. He said he's a (I didn't catch the clan) so his kilt has a lot of green in it.

This was the most direct comments I've had on one day.

[Mikilt]

On a recent kilted outing to an outdoor craft fair, I got a few looks and nods. There was a large food tent with tables and chairs and a chap playing guitar and singing. He finished his song just after I walked in and he announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, we have our first kilt sighting of the day!" I looked around to make sure he was talking about me. Then he took a detour from his set list and played Almost Like Being In Love from Brigadoon (In honor of my kilt.)

[dh20318]

after church and my first appearance in church in a kilt, I was asked why i was so dressed up? I simply said that I normally always wear a tie to church. I wore a sport coat that matched my new self made olive green box pleated kilt with hose, flashes a white shirt and complimentary tie. Our church is somewhat relaxed and to my surprise, I was the Only person in service that day with a tie on...let alone a kilt!

[LANCER1562]

After Sunday service, the substitute pastor came up to me and complimented me on my kilt (SWK Black Stewart). I can't remember her name but she said her Clan was a sept of MacAlpin. I thanked her and told her that I wear a kilt to service every Sunday.

[GMan]

While walking to the store yesterday, a lady was getting out of her car and just said you look so, so, so.........natural.

[Ian.MacAllan]

I missed that typo in the title
Now if someone could fix it so that it reads "reaction" I would be so happy.

Spoil sport!

I prefer originals in general.

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[Joe I]

I've been waiting to post here. O.K. The first day I wore my home made woodland camaflage kilt I had a cute blonde girl in her twenties ask to take a picture with me, and a guy at Starbucks say "Cool kilt". The day I got my Pride of Scotland a girl cashier said "Oh, Cool!" and told me that the singer in a group called Korn wears a kilt.
Now the reason I waited to post: I was cooling off from a bad experiance! I was sitting on the bench at Walmart waiting for my wife when some woman in shorts told her daughter to move quickly past me like she thought I was a pervert because of the kilt. I was speechless!!! I let her get away. But she didn't ask me any questions, just made her mind up and kept walking. I'm going to tell you I was very angery and hurt. What a "B"!!!