Normality skewed

[Phil Wright]

I realise now that after nearly a year as part of the community, my frame of reference for 'normal' has been skewed. I've just finished being in the local Am. Dram. play and naturally attended a couple of rehearsals in my kilt. Saturday was the after show party and quite a few usually manage to dress up (a bit) so I thought I'd do the same, kilted. Bearing in mind that there were only about 25 people there and 7 had already seen me kilted, I got responses from "Where are you going on to next?" (@11:30 at night???), "What are you dressed up like that for?" to speechless incredulity. I guess the local population just aren't ready to have their Yorkshire boundaries challenged!

I was also a bit disappointed. I wasn't looking for lots of 'Wow' comments (though that would have been nicer.) I would even have settled happily for no comments at all, but because I have known this bunch for 27 years and they had not seen it before, they were rather outspoken. I had hoped they would be more understanding than Joe Public. Just goes to show....
Good Job I've got St Andrew's Day at school to look forward to!!!
Phil

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Phil, but its not your definition of normality that is skewed, it is theirs, for rejecting the idea that kilt wearing is not normal!

Hope the play went well!

[MacMullen]

It always surprises me to read that you guys in Great Britain get funny looks and surprise at your choice to wear a kilt. I guess that until I arrived at this BBS, I thought that kilts were more common in Britain than they are here.

Don't let it get you down! Hope the play went well.

[Archangel]

You're probably still tired from the party or else you wouldn't be trying to judge normalcy by the reaction of a group of people who wear make-up and pretend to be someone else, ha. My mother is, never say "was", a star of stage, screen and radio. I grew up with these kinds of parties. Remember acting ethics: never be surprised, unless it's over something that was no suprise to anybody else; keep a straight face; and, how dare you upstage me by wearing a kilt!

They loved you, dahling, but you know you get after a few drinks and some praise.

[Archangel]

Treat yourself to this series for Christmas, it'll be encouraging.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...443359-0215141

[GMan]

One of my favorite sayings is "What is Normal?" In other words who defines what is normal? We are only normal to ourselves. It is normal for me to be kilted.

[Wompet]

One of my favorite sayings is "What is Normal?" In other words who defines what is normal? We are only normal to ourselves. It is normal for me to be kilted.

Along similar lines - "I reject your reality and substitute my own in its place" -- Adam Savage.

In my reality (and yours, and just about everyone else's here) it's perfectly normal for a man to be kilted (or trousered, if that really is his preference).

[Owl of Oban]

I'll just echo the sentiment that your version of normality isn't skewed, theirs is.
I'm just an ignorant Yank, but I'dve thought that Yorkshire would be a bit more tolerant and accepting being in Scotland's 'backyard' as it were.

Perhaps these thespians were indeed afraid of being upstaged!

Kilt on brother.

[Iolaus]

One of my favorite sayings is "What is Normal?" In other words who defines what is normal? We are only normal to ourselves. It is normal for me to be kilted.

I prefer "Why be Normal?" because, face it guys; despite our protestations to each other, in society, "normal" is whatever the majority says it is, and we're definately not adhering to that standard!

[Mike n NC]

Being from the south, the line is "y'all ain't right". My reply usually is "I may not be right but I have more fun than them what claim to be". Usually works.

Mike