Another Pleasent Experience

[Raphael]

When I was waiting at the check out line in my postal blue Utilikilt with my Vancouver Cancuks Polo shirt, an older gentleman told me that he likes my kilt. At first he thought I was in Uniform because my wide black belt.

Then he asked me if I was Korean. I told him that I am Chinese. Next thing you know, he started to talk me in our native language. He explained to me that he was in a Scottish Regitment back in the day and kilt was part of his uniform. He told me that he really likes the cargo pockets and wished he had those.

It was too bad that I didn't have more time to chat with him. I would have liked to learn more about his life.

[Archangel]

very cool, like that would happen in jeans and a t-shirt

[GMan]

Oh the wonderful conversations one encounters while kilted. Great story Raphael!

[Alan H]

A man who serves in kilted regiment, found in Vancouver, who speaks chinese.

yup, DEFINITELY someone to have a conversation with. He's got to have a story worth listening to.

[NewKilt]

Isn't it wonderful the great conversations you can have with complete strangers because you are wearing a kilt? I'm only into my second month of kilt wearing, and have experienced the same thing, but never knew this would happen.

Not only are kilts comfortable and a joy to wear, they are a walking coversation piece when you wear them.

Darrell Kennedy Lawrence

[Riverkilt]

What a great story. Hope you see him again and get to listen to his tales.

You brought back memories of my boyhood in Portland Oregon, meeting a neighbor who served in the Imperial Russian Cavalry. He must have been 95, but he took joy in telling stories of the good old days to they young men of the neighborhood.

Ron

[Andrew Breecher]

The kilt definitely opens conversational doors.

I once ran into an older gentleman in the grocery store. He started by asking about my kilt, because he is from Brittany, and the traditional clothing there resembles the kilt, coming from a similar Celtic background. Then he told me about fighting with the Resistance during WWII. A fascinating man, and we would never have spoken without the kilt.

Andrew.

[macgreggor]

COOL!

Thanks for sharing all.

macG

[Brasilikilt]

I LOVE talking to these kind of folks!
I had a similar experience while I was working at a military surplus store.
I asked one of my customers about his accent, it turns out that he serves in a Scottish unit in the Canadian armed forces in which he wears a kilt that was made in the 1930's. We talked for quite a while about how his unit fought kilted in WW1, and how box pleats differ from knife pleats :-)

I love those encounters :-) Thanks for sharing yours with us!