"Kilt tops traditional dress poll"

**NewEnglander** · 16th May 10, 10:58 AM

Our beloved unbifurcated, pleated garment beats out the sombrero!

http://dev.bigonglasgow.com/2010/kil...ss-poll-102845

**Jock Scot** · 16th May 10, 11:13 AM

Why is it I am not surprised? Actually I find it flattering.

**NewEnglander** · 16th May 10, 11:32 AM

I also learned that if you search for "kilt" on the BBC News site that a video starring our friend Hamish comes up early in the results.

**Tobus** · 16th May 10, 05:56 PM

It's a bit of a shame, though, that the accompanying picture shows white hose, ghillie brogues, and a kilt worn below the knee.

**Bugbear** · 16th May 10, 06:20 PM

That's what I need, a house sized sombrero and a khaki poncho.

**Kiltman** · 16th May 10, 06:29 PM

Thanks for the poll. Never had a doubt about the popularity of the kilt.

**Standard** · 16th May 10, 07:23 PM

Interesting little article. The power of the kilt shines through. "As many as 67% voted for the kilt, with many women reckoning it looked “very attractive” on a man..." Well, we knew that already

**Redshank** · 16th May 10, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Standard

Interesting little article. The power of the kilt shines through. "As many as 67% voted for the kilt, with many women reckoning it looked “very attractive” on a man..." Well, we knew that already

Not wishing to dampen the spirit of this survey, but just who is Sunshine UK who commissioned the survey, I have never heard of them, and it doesnt take much to get a survey like this, one only has to stand in a shopping mall and ask 100 people.
I wouldnt put to much faith in the results. Sorry.

**Bugbear** · 17th May 10, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by Redshank

Not wishing to dampen the spirit of this survey, but just who is Sunshine UK who commissioned the survey, I have never heard of them, and it doesnt take much to get a survey like this, one only has to stand in a shopping mall and ask 100 people.
I wouldnt put to much faith in the results. Sorry.

It said they asked two-thousand and something people.

I'm not sure why they were asking, though...

**NewEnglander** · 17th May 10, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by Redshank

Not wishing to dampen the spirit of this survey, but just who is Sunshine UK who commissioned the survey, I have never heard of them, and it doesnt take much to get a survey like this, one only has to stand in a shopping mall and ask 100 people.
I wouldnt put to much faith in the results. Sorry.

Yeah...I admit that I did notice that too...but it didn't make nearly as good of a post if you got bogged down by things like sources and biased...
But I suppose asking even a couple thousand people in Scotland for their favorite traditional garb might get you some slightly slanted results......