Have any of all y'all out there been asked this one?

[Wowbagger427]

Slainte!

It's been a bit since I've posted...

Here's the thing: I've had the usual run of questions about the kilt, what it means, aren't you cold/too hot/etc and the inevitable question. Got one the other day at work, wasn't even kilted; didn't make much of it 'cause it came from a coworker who has a "unique" sense of humor.

Got it again the other day from another coworker that I don't know all that well. Ah yes; get to the question!

"Do you shave your legs when you wear a kilt?" WHUUH-HUH??

My first response was, "No, why would I? The onliest time my leg (the right one) was ever shaved was for knee surgery in 1976."

Second one was a bit more difficult but essentially the same...

Send me a little feedback on this 'cause I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one of us that's heard that one. I just hadn't heard it before.

Cheers,

idh

[Father Bill]

Not I. Makes me a wee bit squeamish, actually.

[grizzbass]

of course most of the times when I'm hiking I'm in my vibrams so am barelegged. It's odd when I am in more formal attire for recitals etc no one ever asks about the kilt

[tpa]

Never been asked not ever previously thought about it, perhaps because I don't have hairy legs! Presumably it is more of an issue for dark haired or swarthy men.

Looking on line, a couple of 2017 polls apparently indicated that nearly 50% of men controlled their leg hair in someway and over 50% of women thought they should.

It doesn't say in which country the polls were taken nor what the sample size was but as the article had some connection to a razor supplier, it could be that the figures are on the optimistic side.

[Dollander]

Sounds to me like a variant of the sarcastic "nice skirt" quip, i.e. implying that wearing a "skirt" means you engage in other traditionally feminine activities as well.

My advice would be to pay it no mind. They're probably just jealous that they don't have the guts to pull it off.

[ratspike]

As a matter of fact, yes. I've been riding and racing bikes since I was in high school and it's kinda just what you do. I almost never had anyone ask when I was wearing shorts but one's legs get a lot more attention in a kilt. I'll be 49 in a few weeks and finally stopped a year or so ago since I ride strictly for fun now and can't be bothered with it.

[Tobus]

Sounds to me like a variant of the sarcastic "nice skirt" quip, i.e. implying that wearing a "skirt" means you engage in other traditionally feminine activities as well.

This is exactly the way I would have taken it as well. The person probably thought they were being clever with their insult.