It finally happened

[NewKilt]

I've worn kilts full-time for 8 months, and until today I had never got a wisecrack remark. I went grocery shopping with my wife today at Wal-Mart wearing my Amerikilt brown corduroy. When I couldn't hack the walking anymore, I went outside, sat on a bench, and proped my hands up on my cane. Figured I would enjoy the outdoors while my wife finished the shopping.

I saw two young men walking my way from the parking lot. I would estimate they were either in their late teens or early 20's. They were talking to each other and laughing. When, they got up to the crosswalk, they turned to go to the other store entrance all the way down at the other end of the store. As they passed infront of me (about 30 feet in front of me), one of them said "nice skirt," and they both laughed. I simply replied "thank you." Two female Wal-Mart employees on break were sitting on a bench to my right, and one said to the other, "those two had poor upbringing."

So I got my first wisecrack. I was beginning to feel left out.

Darrell

[Kilted KT]

Eventually everyone will bump into a poorly educated soul who doesn't understand the kilt.

My first wisecrack was from the definition of a good 'ol boy. This gent was was proly one of those types who goes into the city once every six months to get a new set of boots...and hasn't seen the inside of a library or the discorvery channel in their entire lives. He said something to the effect of "what in < insert okie slang here > are you wearing, boy?" in the thickest okie drawl I have ever heard.
I explained what it was, and the benifits of wearing the kilt, and after a few minutes, he realized that it was not a skirt, but an all-powerful kilt. He even inquired as to where he could get one. I suggested the internet, but he didn't have a computer, so he has to wait until the scottish games.


there will be more to come, mostly from groups of teenagers trying to impress each other. You can have all kinds of fun letting them make fools of themselves.

[GMan]

Darrell,

Ignorance about Kilt wearing is rare, but it does happen.

Those ladies had it right, poor upbringing.

[toadinakilt]

I've had a few "nice skirt" comments from people within the last few weeks, but I just smile and say thanks...I think all 3 times they were genuinely being complimentary, but they just had no clue it was a kilt. I kinda' like it when people are just open to whatever I want to wear, even if they get the terms wrong.

[ckelly327]

I was working in an office that supplies affordable housing to seniors in our area. I was running some lines between offices and went into the food pantry room where two of the seniors were working. I just said Hi and went about my business. A few minutes later the manager came up to me and said that the one woman was just startled by me wearing a "skirt". She did correct her about the kilt but I just thought it was funny that a 70 year old woman could get startled by a man in a kilt. It wasn't like I was standing on a ladder next to her.

[Jerry]

Darrell,

Ignorance about Kilt wearing is rare, but it does happen.

Those ladies had it right, poor upbringing.

Stupidity is common though.

[Pour1Malt]

ai'v had 2 in Dumfries....

an auld drunkin sot in a pub ... after I went tae the loo he mumbl'd tae my wife...

sumthin aboot "foreingers wearin kilts"... mumble mumble "disgrace"...

ma sweety explain'd that the Levi's he wuz wearin' are from San Francisco... then she aisk'd him where his kilt was?


ahhh.... Scot's lassies.... ya gotta luv em.....



the saicant wan was a auld man on the street- after he walked past me he said.... "you're in the Lowlands noo son, tak aff the skirt"

I replied the 'merican 2 waird phrase that begins an ends wi 'F'...

[Robin]

I had my weekly pub night...MacLaren Muted, the black Freelander sporran and a black T-shirt with "I hate my job!" on it (got it from my wife :rolleyes: ).

I officialy resigned from my job that day....reason for a celebration

The "suit" guy I had a minor skirmish with a few weeks ago nodded his head in a polite manner.
A couple of "hey! a kilt!"s...a few young ladies with a wild glare in their eyes...some "sexy!" remarks...my wife telling them to find a guy in a kilt themselves ( )

The usual.

The cook...Duncan...a very nice guy from Yorkshire shouted "Nice skirt!" at me from the other end of the pub. I replied "Thank you darling!" ...lots of laughter and people raising their glass.

The kilt is accepted in "my" pub now.

[auld argonian]

Maintain your decorum...this too shall pass...I had to reroute myself the other day (Tartan Day, in point of fact!) to pick my daughter up at a PizzaHut instead of her school...she had been in an essay competition that was part of a larger academic competition and she and her classmates had swept the thing so their faculty moderator was rewarding them with the gift of pizza. As I was walking in a couple of young dudes and a young lady were walking out...one of the young gentlemen made a point of giving me a very forced and theatrical "horse laugh"...very obviously in honor of my SWK Hntng McLeod. In spite of the fact that they were sporting what I would categorize as "hip-hop" regalia and I could easily have made a dozen comments about what I thought about his "charming" attire, I just kept going. I'm just taking the attitude that this is what I wear and I'm not going to be an apologist for it...that's the way it is.

So you did good...bravo.


Best

AA

[mbhandy]

By taking it in stride you just proved "It takes a Man and half to wear a Cilt"
and you got positive feedback from the Wally*World employees

Right on,
MrBill