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9th February 07, 01:47 PM
#1
UK mentioned in Stars & Stripes
This first person travel article about a weekend vacation trip to Scotland by a U.S. soldier serving in Germany (he slept in his rental car 2 out of 3 nights ) ends with these observations:
One last note on Scotland: I broke in my kilt while there, as it only seemed fitting, and from my interactions with the locals, I have learned a few things regarding this e’er-comfy garment. One: A tartan is a kilt with clan or county colors (the latter is more common with the Irish). What I wore is simply a kilt (and an American version to boot, from www.utilikilts.com). Two: While this attire is far more comfortable than the bifurcated alternative (i.e. pants), Scots generally wear tartans only at formal and/or familial events these days. However, point three: Kilts are still cool as casual wear if ya got the legs to pull it off.
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?s...&article=42806
While we might quibble with the details, it's still a positive showing, and apparently the print version of the article had a picture of the author wearing his UK.
Best regards,
Jake
(|):=' Less talk, more monkey! ,=:(|)
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9th February 07, 03:35 PM
#2
Neato. 
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you're looking down, you can't see something that's above you.” -C.S. Lewis
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9th February 07, 03:39 PM
#3
Very cool!
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9th February 07, 03:40 PM
#4
Cool, thanks for posting that.
"If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say this or that even, it never happened—that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death."
- George Orwell, 1984, Book 1, Chapter 3
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9th February 07, 03:54 PM
#5
(|):=' Less talk, more monkey! ,=:(|)
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9th February 07, 09:22 PM
#6
Yeah, well, for the lucky few - legs can pull it off - or, bask in the knowledge you've a garment few men, legs or no, have the courage to wear... and you look really great wearing it!
Frog
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