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    I was paid quite a compliment in Vegas...

    This weekend my family and I went to see Spamalot in Las Vegas. While I as in line at the concessions stand, one of the ushers, who had already chatted me up about my kilt, approached me and said that there were some gentlemen who would like to meet me. She proceeded to introduce me to three guys from Scotland on holiday. They were very polite and friendly. They told me that they had gone out in their kilts the previous night, and they said that they were very pleased to see a man wearing a kilt, and very impressed to see a man wearing a kilt right.

    That really made my weekend.

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    Excellent!

    Would have been great to have arranged an impromptu kilt night the following day or so!
    [B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.

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    Living in a tourist town it seems my kilts are a magnet for touring Scots...especially Utilikilts...they want to know what it is and where to get one. I think UK has a great untapped market in Scotland.

    But, I've yet to get such a high compliment as you have. That's certainly good for a "Get out of jail free" card to use with the kilt police.

    When a kilt cop zooms in you can stop him immediately, stand a bit taller and tell him to forget it, you've been cleared by Scotsmen.

    Ron
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    Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
    "I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."

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    And they did not have them on at the time? O' well. Maybe you inspired them to be kilted even more often

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crusty View Post
    This weekend my family and I went to see Spamalot in Las Vegas. While I as in line at the concessions stand, one of the ushers, who had already chatted me up about my kilt, approached me and said that there were some gentlemen who would like to meet me. She proceeded to introduce me to three guys from Scotland on holiday. They were very polite and friendly. They told me that they had gone out in their kilts the previous night, and they said that they were very pleased to see a man wearing a kilt, and very impressed to see a man wearing a kilt right.

    That really made my weekend.

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    That's awesome! It's nice to see the respect and admiration we put into kilts be affirmed by the very people who's national dress we're aspiring to wear.

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    Always good to hear about a positive experience!
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    I cannot explain to anyone,I just don't have the skill with words I suppose.The sense of pride I get from seeing a well worn kilt, as I have done in many parts of the world,it is for me simply priceless.Well done laddie.
    Last edited by Jock Scot; 25th February 08 at 12:07 PM.

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    congrats

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crusty View Post
    This weekend my family and I went to see Spamalot in Las Vegas. While I as in line at the concessions stand, one of the ushers, who had already chatted me up about my kilt, approached me and said that there were some gentlemen who would like to meet me. She proceeded to introduce me to three guys from Scotland on holiday. They were very polite and friendly. They told me that they had gone out in their kilts the previous night, and they said that they were very pleased to see a man wearing a kilt, and very impressed to see a man wearing a kilt right.

    That really made my weekend.

    Nice.

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