Wearing a tartan if not Celtic heritage

[soopamanluva206]

Well I love my kilts and I'm Asian. I wear them casually and I have a few that are standard Scottish and British regiments and some that are associated with clans that are very common. If I did have Celtic or Scottish roots i would probably get a really nice one made from Scotland but some people have very rare tartans associated with there family. I like buying online for the best price that is why I own about 9 kilts. I don't find it disrespectful at all and if someone is that hardcore about it shows more of a bigotry rather than family pride. Its kinda like if I stick my nose up at non Asians who wear native things in my culture, some folks front and some people just enjoy and respect other cultures.

[CDNSushi]

Its kinda like if I stick my nose up at non Asians who wear native things in my culture, some folks front and some people just enjoy and respect other cultures.

Sometimes I wonder what people in general think of me... Here in Japan, I often wear traditional Japanese garb -- from the traditional "fundoshi" underwear, to kimono, samue, jimbe, tabi, etc... I know I raise eyebrows and people have told me that they were surprised to see a non-Japanese wearing these items but no one has ever expressed any disdain or upset for me doing so.

(Although there is one kook Japanese with a Blog who froths at the mouth when non-Japanese want to wear "fundoshi" underwear. He explicitly says that they are for Japanese people ONLY...