Embarrassed...

**Mipi** · 4th May 10, 06:22 AM

... but not me.

Here's the story: As I'm unemployed for some months now, I'm home most of the time, which means I can be most of the time kilted. (I'm still carefully choosing the situations and placed where I can be seen kilted in public

). The postman came and brought me some photo accessories from Hong Kong. He's delivering mail only for a month in our neighborhood and is also very young.

So, the doorbell rang and I opened the door. He noticed my kilt almost immediately, but said nothing and tried to hide that he's surprised. He was so embarrassed, that he was turning his head to the ground, most of the time.

It was not the first time seen kilted for me, but I'm sure it was first time for him to see kilted man!

Hopefully, kilt will become less unusual garment in our country in the future.

Regards!

Mipi

**Nighthawk** · 4th May 10, 06:33 AM

First of all, as I too am unemployed, I wish you luck with your job search. Second... I say it's time more people saw you kilted.

**Riverkilt** · 4th May 10, 06:44 AM

That's how it happens...one guy at a time. "Hey, I could wear one of those too!"

I remember how difficult it was to kilt up and sally forth for the first time in my little rural town. Gotta be tough where you are too. But I think you've already found any fear passes quickly once you're out and about regularly and getting compliments.

**auld argonian** · 4th May 10, 06:51 AM

I'm gonna say this one more time: how, in this multi-cultural country, can anyone not know what a kilt is? Certainly someone might think that a kilt-ee might be a bit eccentric but, IMHO, they would have to have had their head firmly ensconced in their backside for a long, long time to not recognise it as a male garment.

Best

AA

**CameronCat** · 4th May 10, 06:57 AM

Distant memory here, but isn't a solid blue kilt an approved uniform alternate for male postal carriers?

I think I remember a big spitting contest over this many years ago--late 80s/early 90s mebbe?--and the carrier won. Anybody got more on it?

Why not remind your carrier that he's eligible to wear one too?

/JT

**Ryan Ross** · 4th May 10, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

I'm gonna say this one more time: how, in this multi-cultural country, can anyone not know what a kilt is?

I agree.

...however, Mipi is from Slovenia.

**BrazHunter** · 4th May 10, 07:55 AM

I had once a similar situation !
I was out on vacation and I went to a party with some friends, on the occasion, I was kilted. Had a great time, people seamed curious about it, they asked to take some photos and also had a great time. Then I went back to the car, and drove back to the hotel. When I got the car parked at the entry, one of the hotel employes came in and opened my door... It was like, :-D SURPRISE :-D !!! I bet he never seen a kilted man before, and he was so embarrassed, poped his eyes and then started looking down like he is not seeing anything. I don't know what went trough his mind, I can only imagine, maybe he though I was a drag queen or a cross dresser, or something ever worse.
I simply ignored, and said said, "Dude, I had great party!".Then I passed trough the reception, where the receptionist might have a bit more culture and professionalism,he kindly greeted me, but couldn't avoid that curious eye. Went back to my room and everything was calm next day... Sure, had to be, since I wasn't kilted anymore...

These situations happens, I don't want to think myself as a missionary shouting, let's wear the kilt. But it happens when don't cope with todays standards.

Cheers everyone !

**thoth51** · 4th May 10, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by CameronCat

Distant memory here, but isn't a solid blue kilt an approved uniform alternate for male postal carriers?

I think I remember a big spitting contest over this many years ago--late 80s/early 90s mebbe?--and the carrier won. Anybody got more on it?

Why not remind your carrier that he's eligible to wear one too?

/JT

If you mean the USPS guy, you remembered wrongly. He failed to get the Utilikilt approved as a uniform option, and this couldn't have been more than 2 years ago.

**CameronCat** · 4th May 10, 08:40 AM

Heh!

>>...however, Mipi is from Slovenia

>>...you remembered wrongly. He failed to get the Utilikilt approved as a uniform option,... (August, '08, actually)

Well, here's me oh-for-two on this one. Sorry.
Need more coffee this morning, I guess.

JT

**Nighthawk** · 4th May 10, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by CameronCat

Heh!

>>...however, Mipi is from Slovenia

>>...you remembered wrongly. He failed to get the Utilikilt approved as a uniform option,... (August, '08, actually)

Well, here's me oh-for-two on this one. Sorry.
Need more coffee this morning, I guess.

JT

Have a cup for me. I'm laid off and feeling too lazy to go make a pot.

by the way!