Klted Faux Pas at the parade

**auld argonian** · 12th March 06, 01:09 PM

My 14 year old daughter just got back from the Chicago "South Side Irish Parade" and gave me the full report on all of the kilted faux pas that she observed...she wouldn't know all of this stuff if it weren't for this forum, so I thought you'd get a kick ouof her observations.

First off I got to hear about "some guy who just must have gone to Joanne fabrics and bought a blue and green plaid - it wasn't even a tartan, dad! - piece of fabric and just wrapped it around his waist...what wa his story?"

And "...and these people don't know anything because there were so many tacky balmorals and they had DICING on them, dad....don't they now that they aren't supposed to have dicing if they aren't British subjects?"

So I had to mention that the Chicago Police uses a black and white checkerboard band on their hats so if they had that on their glengarries or their balmorals it was okay...but "...Nooooo! They had the RED dicing."

Oh, that's different...okay then...

I should just tell her that she should have written the URL for Xmarks on a slip of paper and given it to the guy in the blue and green sarong and tell him that he should check us out for kilt tips...

Best

AA

**Bob C** · 12th March 06, 01:13 PM

You've taught the lass well, AA. Be proud.

**macwilkin** · 12th March 06, 01:22 PM

And "...and these people don't know anything because there were so many tacky balmorals and they had DICING on them, dad....don't they now that they aren't supposed to have dicing if they aren't British subjects?"

So I had to mention that the Chicago Police uses a black and white checkerboard band on their hats so if they had that on their glengarries or their balmorals it was okay...but "...Nooooo! They had the RED dicing."

This seems to be a very persistent myth which has no documentation to it at all. Whilst some of the Scottish regiments do wear either glengarries or balmorals with dicing, others do not. Dicing is simply left-over from the ribbons on the bottom of the bonnet, and I have never seen anything that states that it is a sign of nationality.

Now cockade colours are a different story...

Cheers,

Todd

**Mike1** · 12th March 06, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Now cockade colours are a different story...

You mean there is an option other than white?!?

**Alan H** · 12th March 06, 01:43 PM

Heck, sound slike she knows as much or more than most of US do!!!

**Southern Breeze** · 12th March 06, 01:47 PM

Great story. You've taught your daughter well.

**646guy** · 12th March 06, 05:51 PM

Ah....the sounds of a proud father talking about his child....

You've definitely raised her right...

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 12th March 06, 06:18 PM

Congrats AA! Sounds like she has fully accepted and embraced your kilt wearing. Since I started wearing my kilt when my girls were younger, it will likely never be an issue for them.

We had the birthday for my oldest today and I actually wore shorts (sorry, should have warned you it was coming)! We were at an indoor play ground/jungle gym thing and I wanted to be able to climb around with no worries. The great thing was, nobody said anything either way. No "Where's the kilt" comments, and my family did not care one way or the other.