Multicultural Scottish mix

**Niblox** · 23rd November 07, 03:34 PM

Just back from a trip to my local supermarket here in Edinburgh for the week's shopping. While there I saw a Sikh family (father, mother and little girl) with the father in traditional turban, beard and plain black kilt (most likely from 21st Century Kilts here in the capital).

Well, this is Scotland after all...

**McMurdo** · 23rd November 07, 03:42 PM

That is very cool, I would think this shows that kilts are becoming more accepted.

**cessna152towser** · 23rd November 07, 04:41 PM

Excellent. Its nice to see our immigrants adopting the kilt.

**John in Texas** · 23rd November 07, 04:45 PM

That sounds very cool to me, but somehow I doubt that my Levi's jacket and Stetson hat would look good with my kilt.

But it is nice to see other cultures embracing the kilt as accepted daily wear.

**Nighthawk** · 23rd November 07, 05:42 PM

Well, as the saying goes- When in Rome... That's awesome.

**Macman** · 23rd November 07, 05:56 PM

That is very cool! I love the blend of cultures. When we were in Edinburgh, we went to a take-out called, IIRC, Popeye's. The man there had the most amazing blend of a Scottish/Indian accent (to my Canadian ears). We had a good yak!

**ccga3359** · 23rd November 07, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by John in Texas

That sounds very cool to me, but somehow I doubt that my Levi's jacket and Stetson hat would look good with my kilt.

But it is nice to see other cultures embracing the kilt as accepted daily wear.

oh I don't know a Levi's jacket is cut short. Might go with a denim kilt. BTW that's great Niblox. I wonder if he kept his kirpan in his hose.

**muirkirkca** · 23rd November 07, 06:05 PM

Apparently a large Scottish shop in Edinburgh is owned by Sihks.

**macwilkin** · 23rd November 07, 06:35 PM

There are two tartans designed by Lord Singh, a Scottish Sikh:

http://www.nls.uk/news/new_scots_exhibition.html

http://www.salidaa.org.uk/images/arc...90/st13-01.jpg

Lord Singh also commissioned a translation of Burns' poetry into Punjabi, and pressed for Prestwick Airport to be renamed Robert Burns International.

The Indian Army's Sikh Regiment, 3rd Battalion, is still known as "Rattray's Sikhs", named after the Scot who organized them, Captain Thomas Rattray, and their pipers wear the Rattray tartan in his honour.

Cheers,

Todd

**James MacMillan** · 23rd November 07, 06:52 PM

Dang Todd, you beat me to it. I was going to bring up the fact that some Sikh's have a very strong Scottish background, and several generations have grown up in Scotland. The history of their working together with the Scottish Regiments is long and glorious!

Some fighters!