Too friendly?

[Geoff Withnell]

Greetings, fellow kilt wearers!
I have an odd question. I am relatively new to wearing a kilt out in public, and my wife, the wonderful woman that she is, has been very supportive. She was afraid that there would be negative comments. Actually, there have been none, which we both attribute to the fact that I am 6'1", pushing 300 lbs, mostly muscle (I'm built like an American football lineman): and the fact that I have several USMC Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblems on my outfit. No, we have the reverse problem. People seem to think it is ok to interrupt our conversations with sometimes inane, but friendly comments, such as "What event are you dressed for?". Or long explanations of what clan's tartan they could wear because their great aunt's cousin's former roommate was named Nebbish, which is a sept of the MacMuffin clan. I am as friendly as the next person, but when my lady and I are trying to decide if we want to buy this refrigerator and can we afford it, I don't need a family tree discussion from a perfect stranger. How do you more experienced folks recommend I handle this. I was ready for "the question" and "nice skirt" but 20 interruptions in a couple of hours outing is harder to deal with.

Geoff Withnell
Welsh by descent, kilted by choice, Marine by mistake!

[Rex_Tremende]

"It was very nice of you to notice. Would you excuse us please? We were in the middle of a very important discussion."

It also helps to never make eye contact with the people hovering around you.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Rex has said it all. We can close this thread now....

[Rex_Tremende]

See how effective that is?

[McFarkus]

Agreed. One can be pleasant and firm at the same time. Niceness can be overrated.

[sharpdressedscot]

Or you could a total jerk and just ignore them....but I don't think anyone wants that.

[James MacMillan]

One of the small prices to pay to wear the kilt. When you are kilted, people already know that you are out-going, self-assured, self-confident, and many other hyphenated things.

It does lessen a little after you wear the kilt more, and people get used to seeing you in a kilt.

[Ozman1944]

Of course you could always try the other method;
You tower over the interruptor (hopefully a small person) You then blare in their face; "GET AWAY FROM ME, NOW!! OR I'LL RIP YOUR ARMS OFF AND STUFF THEM DOWN YOUR THROAT!!!"
Then smile sweetly and say; "And DO have a nice day".

What? It was just a suggestion, I was only trying to help?


Mean? Me? I don't uderstand...

[mudd]

Yes, this is one of the risks one takes wearing the Kilt.

I am an introvert. And I normally don't do things that attract attention. But, I like to wear Kilts. And Kilts attract attention. Hence, we have a dilemma. You just have to get used to it.

Sometimes I wish they'd ignore me and go bug those stupid looking kids with the baggy shorts that only come up to their pelvic bone and have their underwear sticking out the top three inches.

[Finn]

Welcome from West Virginia!