Don't you wish???

[KiltedKnight]

Depending on the demeanor of the person asking the question, I may respond with honest answers or not.

If the person is an idiot trying to get a rise I simply answer their question with a question; "Why are you asking me stupid questions?" That usually shuts them up since they're always with their friends and they need to be shut down in front of their friends to embarrass them.

Chris.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Don't get me wrong, I like the conversations I have when people show interest. But usually people just want to know why you are wearing a kilt, but feel funny asking the question directly, so they come at it from another direction. Maybe I was just being grumpy like AA yesterday when somebody asked is I was competing in the Games. I would not trade the good or bad comments for pants again any day of the week. Just curious if other get tired of the same old indirect questions.

[Graywolf]

Love the questions. I wore my kilt to a social meeting with Nuclear Regulatory Commission members in attendance. After a few minutes of conversations with one wife of an NRC employee, she left. Then brought her husband over and wanted to know why he did get a kilt. Loved it.

[mrpharr]

I'm finding it a bit tedious...

...and I'd like to know why people even feel that they have the right to question me. I see a guy in African-ish garb, I don't walk up to him and say, "So...you're from Africa, huh?" Could be that the guy IS from Africa or just an African American who thinks that the clothes are cool and wants to celebrate HIS heritage. Somehow a kilt seems to trigger some kind of mental mechanism that allows people to feel entitled to invade my privacy. And forget "the question"...do I go around inquiring about anybody else's underwear or lack of it? No, I do not.

And I DO try to be good natured about it and I DO try to be a good "ambassador" for the kilt...I try not to sully the image of the kilted by being rude or nasty...but some people insist on being @$$#º!?$ and patience only goes so far.

As I was walking over to the St. Pat's parade last Sunday, I got several insults...and this was on my way to the ST. PAT'S PARADE...one woman yelled out, "I always wondered what was under those kilts!" and I was about a half-inch away from yelling back, "...a saggy, fifty four year old @$$...wanna see it?"

Sorry...I'm just grumpy these days.

Best

AA

ROFL...not to laugh at your situation but that just cracked me up. I had a bit of a yelling match in Holland with some drunk over the underwear issue. Don't let it get to you. The world is full of morons but there are also loads of good people that are just curious of the garb and too chicken themselves to take a chance in life...
steve

[Andrew Green]

"here is a thoucht...

next time ya see some yin luekin a' ya...

an just befair they opan their mooth tae ask ya "the" question....

say- "hey, whit arr ya wearin' under yur troosers?"



that'll baffle them!"

P1M beat me to it. Reading this, I was thinking the next time someone asks said notorious question, this would be my answer.

Depending on who asks, and how determines my answer. If it is done in humour, I respond with humour. If it is a friend giving me crap (cause we do that), I usually say something smart-assed.
If it is someone I don't know, and comes off wrong, I just ignore, or make it clear that I don't have to explain any of my choices to anyone under any circumstances. I don't owe anyone a thing for the choices I make in my life.

Funny how people only care about whether it is insulting if they're culture is the one being insulted.
Next time somone hassles you, point out the fact that you aren't trash talking their culture. Either thay'll shut up, and move on, or nothing will happen (due to lack of culture).