Sunday Comments

[JimB]

Hi there!
This isn’t a big story, but I thought I would tell you folks of my experiences yesterday.

I only have one kilt and I’m still kind of nervous of what I might hear while I’m out in it. Well yesterday (Sunday) I decided to wear it to church. I have an off the rack Black Watch kilt with matching tie and flashes and with crème hose. I have a plain black sporran too, so this isn’t a very flashy outfit, but I think it looks good. This is the third time in about three months that I’ve worn it there and I’m surprised that I’m still getting comments. Most are what you would expect…I had one guys ask me where my bagpipes were, but we’re good friends and it was just a joking way of saying hi. I had several ask me what the occasion was, and I just said that I liked the look and that it was comfortable. I had one older guy ask me very directly what the deal with the “Scottish clothes” was and I told him that as far as I was concerned it was just an article of clothing and that it was comfortable.

None of these comments really bothered me, but I do get a little tired of the same thing all the time. I try to be pleasant because I know they aren’t trying to be rude, and in many cases they are just looking for something to say, but it gets tiresome. At the end of the day I think I’ll just stick with “I like the look and it’s comfortable”. That seems to satisfy most without really getting too deep in a conversation that I really don’t want.

One comment came from a young lady that recently immigrated from Wales. She said that she like the kilt and that it reminded her of home.

Oh, I did get one that really made my day. As I walked through a crowd of young women I heard one say “Now that’s cool!” They were way too young for me, but hey…cool is cool

I spent the rest of the afternoon working on my solid color kilt. I thought it was going to be a light kilt but with 5 inch deep pleats this is going to be a heavyweight! That's ok though...ya gotta have that swing!
Jim

[Panache]

Sounds like you are doing well. Glad to hear you are enjoying your first kilt.
Positive attention from lovely young ladies is never a bad thing.

Cheers

[Robin]

Thanks...always love to read the adventures of a kiltie

[McClef]

One comment came from a young lady that recently immigrated from Wales. She said that she like the kilt and that it reminded her of home.

I wonder which part of Wales she came from!

Short of Derek and myself flying the kilted flag they are not items you commonly see in the streets here!

[sorcererdale]

I have worn a Utilikilt every Sunday to church for about a year now. The first month or so, I got the questions and looks, but now no one says anything or hardly notices. There is still one guy who just can't accept the kilt and when we pass the peace and shake hands, he won't shake my hand, but if he does, it is very limpily grasped. Ha ha

DALE.

[JimB]

I wonder which part of Wales she came from!

Short of Derek and myself flying the kilted flag they are not items you commonly see in the streets here!

I think she comes from Cardiff. I'm sure its not the kilt so much as it is that anything celtic makes her homesick. This is the high desert and it's quite a change for her I'm sure!

[davezero]

Glad to see you are not put off by the comments!! Comments by the ladies are almost always reasurring......

[jfellrath]

None of these comments really bothered me, but I do get a little tired of the same thing all the time. I try to be pleasant because I know they aren’t trying to be rude, and in many cases they are just looking for something to say, but it gets tiresome. At the end of the day I think I’ll just stick with “I like the look and it’s comfortable”. That seems to satisfy most without really getting too deep in a conversation that I really don’t want.

Good for you, Jim. I'm in total agreement. I get a bit annoyed at people who feel they have to comment on what I'm wearing. I know they mean it as a compliment for the most part, but I sort of feel like they think I need their approval. And much of the reason for my wearing kilts is just the opposite of that sentiment. I, like you, wear it because I like it.

[McClef]

Like it or not the wearing of a kilt will attract its fair share of comments both positive and negative.

We don't need approval (or indeed disapproval) but whereas the latter is a pain the former is usually a nice way of striking up a conversation and passing the time of day.

It would be discourteous to appear as if you found a friendly approach tiresome, remember that the person making the pleasant comments may not have encountered someone in a kilt for some time if ever.

If you don't want to be noticed and blend in with the crowd wear jeans or trousers

[JimB]

Like it or not the wearing of a kilt will attract its fair share of comments both positive and negative.

We don't need approval (or indeed disapproval) but whereas the latter is a pain the former is usually a nice way of striking up a conversation and passing the time of day.

It would be discourteous to appear as if you found a friendly approach tiresome, remember that the person making the pleasant comments may not have encountered someone in a kilt for some time if ever.

If you don't want to be noticed and blend in with the crowd wear jeans or trousers

I wasn't discourteous nor would I be. These folks are my friends. I'm just searching for the right thing to say that doesn't sound contrived. I think I found it.