Bummer of a night at session

**artroland** · 25th April 13, 08:30 PM

It's a sad day when one can go to session at the pub, kilted, and have people giving you really weird, and downright disdainful stares. But on the other hand, I talked the other musicians into playing some Pogues, so it's all good.

**TheOfficialBren** · 25th April 13, 09:57 PM

That sucks, mate.

Times like that try my patience. I will share an annecdote that I hope will cheer you up.

Once, I went into a convenience store kilted. The store is attached to a sandwich shop. At a table was a group of young Latin kids. Lots of giggles and stares from them...in a rude way. I shrugged it off. It happens, even moreso among the ignorant clones that the schools are churning out these days. Gawd I sound old!

Keep your chin up, mate. I'll bet you a pint that you looked great and intimidated the others.

A man in a kilt is a man-and-a-half!

**Richrail** · 25th April 13, 10:30 PM

So Reno has been very kilt friendly, I been to all types of places and only compliments so far. I was shopping at an Outlet store today and seems all the female staff we're worried if I was finding everything I wanted.

That said there is hope that things will get better.

**Pleater** · 26th April 13, 06:43 AM

Could you have possibly mis read the stares - it couldn't have been that they were suddenly realising how under dressed they were?

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**artroland** · 26th April 13, 07:30 AM

Well, to be honest, this particular pub moved from their previous locale, to a new locale, and I don't think these folks were regulars at the other locale. Although, in America, you simply need to understand that you will see Scots garments in an Irish pub known for playing jigs, reels and the occasional Pogues tune.

And oddly enough, most of the female wait staff was also concerned that my glass was full enough. It's just rather odd to have extremely rude looks. Double-takes? Sure.

Meh, in the end it all comes down to the fact that, while wearing a kilt, some men will inevitably question your sexuality, but on the other hand most women will question whether or not you're single.

**Wil** · 28th April 13, 08:43 AM

So sorry that happened. I can understand the uneasy feeling.....

**rsvpiper** · 28th April 13, 09:06 AM

Tis the way my friend the clones can get a bit jittery when faced with folk who don't conform to their slanted view on the world

**PodKiDo** · 28th April 13, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by rsvpiper

Tis the way my friend the clones can get a bit jittery when faced with folk who don't conform to their slanted view on the world

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**McElmurry** · 28th April 13, 05:41 PM

Maybe they were glaring at your instrument...what do you play?

**kiltedrennie** · 28th April 13, 07:23 PM

My experience in my home town and the local college town has been mostly positive. I get the most negative comments from a coworker who is socially inept. Stuff like "hey, you forgot to put on pants again!" and "what's up with the dress?". I usually ignore it or give a bit of a stare. He's got too many issues of his own for me to care about his opinion. Everyone else at work is accustomed to it and stopped asking questions or making any comments at all after a couple of weeks.

By far the most common comment I get around town are women who smile and say "nice kilt".

I can live with that. :-)