Best overheard comments while kilted

**TechBear** · 27th May 06, 05:25 PM

I was at the Northwest Folklife Festival today, wearing a UK. As usual, I got lots of stares and lots of compliments. Despite the crowds and noise (at least 6 stages, with everything from African drumming to Andean music to Morris dancers), I also overheard some interesting comments about the kilt.

The best was when I stopped at a booth selling hats and was looking over the wares (being combing impaired and having forgotten to bring a head covering, the sunbreaks were starting to worry me.) I moved in next to a young couple, and could see the woman glance down at the kilt, then at the man on her other side, then back to the kilt. Then she leans over to the other man and asks, "Do you still have the Utilikilt I got you for your birthday?" He mumbles an answer. She says with a note of exasperation in her voice, "Then why the hell don't you ever wear it?"

That made the overcast day seem much more sunny.

So, the question: What is the best (or at least your favorite) comment overheard while you were kilted?

**Panache** · 27th May 06, 06:07 PM

Walking across the sidewalk to the grocery store in my Utilikilt a group of teenagers were sitting around a fountain. One point pointed my way and must have snickered and whispered something I couln't hear. A girl in the group turned on him and loudly declared "It's a kilt you idiot! It's Scottish."
He said something else to her and she said "because I"M SCOTTISH!". Turning to me she gave me a thumbs up and said "Cool Kilt!" I tipped my hat and smiled to her and continued on my merry way.

Cheers

**Woodsheal** · 27th May 06, 06:20 PM

The wife and I were downtown at a monthly artsy-fartsy event called First Friday - lots of open art galleries, shops, outdoors music and food. I was in a tartan trad. While we were getting something to eat at one of the sidewalk venues, I overheard a nearby fellow say to his wife or girlfriend, "See! THAT guy wore HIS kilt!" He sounded quite regretful that he'd missed an opportunity to be out and about kilted...!

**smaughazard** · 27th May 06, 06:59 PM

I was on the up escalator at the Mall; a couple of steps back, a snickering 14-15 yr. old (in baggy, falling-off carpenter's jeans) made a comment under his breath to the older lady (Mom?) with him. She retorted fairly loudly, "Well, he's not showing HIS a**." Then she smiled pleasantly at me!

**Verlyn** · 27th May 06, 07:57 PM

I was changing planes in Chicago and right as I got to the gate, a tall very good looking young 20 something lady was on her way to another gate in the opposite direction turns to her travelling companion and says, loudly, "now, that's just hot" as they walked by me. Made this old man's day.

**arrogcow** · 27th May 06, 08:20 PM

Funniest thing I ever heard was actually kind of negative. I was on my way into a grocery store and a guy started laughing uncontrollably and then said something to his wife. Her response was, "He has just as much right to exist as you do." As they walked across the parking lot, he kept sneaking glances and laughing. It was all I could do not to crack up myself.

Adam

**Riverkilt** · 29th May 06, 08:18 PM

My favorite is still what the drunk in the supermarket parking lot hollared out at me in Albuquerque, "Hey Switzerland!"

Ron

**Big Dave** · 29th May 06, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

My favorite is still what the drunk in the supermarket parking lot hollared out at me in Albuquerque, "Hey Switzerland!"

Ron

That's funny

My experience wassn't so much a comment but a look. Awhile back I was out for breakfast with my parents and my kids at a resturant connected with a hotel. As we were leaving through the loby of the hotel, a lady from out of town, saw me walk by cilted and her eyes bugged out. She called the group of people she was with over to watch me walk out to my car. I looked back and there were about ten or so people with their faces pressed against the window watching me. I just smiled, waved.