Does anyone feel the same

[auld argonian]

Now that's a great idea! I've also thought about a Hamish Henderson 'do, but his birthday falls on Remembrance Day, which should be reserved for remembering the fallen. Of course, given Seamus Mor's service in WWII, perhaps it would be appropriate.

I know of several Robert Service suppers in Canada (naturally!) and in Scotland, since he was of Scottish heritage.

T.

I'm a gung-ho Robert Service fan...can and have recited several of the poems from memory and have given books of the collected poems as gifts often. I'd certainly say that RS deserves a kilted holiday in his honor!

Best

AA

[guitarmatt]

It's nice that the days are getting longer, now if we'd just get a bit of warmth to go along with that I'd go kilted much more.

[Paul]

Jimmy, I agree. It was great having so many excuses to wear the kilt last year!
I'm hoping to wear mine for 20 days or so this year. I am tempted to wear one to work for a couple of days, too.

I saw a gent, well-dressed in traditional daywear in Central Station a couple of days ago on my way to uni. I noticed he was wearing the McLeod tartan and I complimented him on his outfit. It's great to see people out and about in kilts, and sometimes I really wish I wore one more often, but I still find it difficult to in town centres, especially when I'm alone!

[HarborSpringsPiper]

Wear it to cheer on GB's Men's and Women's Curling Teams in the Olympics. What better excuse do you need than a Bonspiel?

BTW, just learned that Eve Muirhead the 19 yo GB "Skip" from Scotland also plays the pipes. What a beautiful, talented lass!

[guitarmatt]

I'll have you all know that's it's stared snowing again in Edinburgh this morning, but I'm going out kilter anyway. This earns me some Rabble-Points, right?

[Derek]

I agree with Redshank and Trefor. Simply wear your kilt like you would a pair of jeans.
Iechyd Da
Derek

[MacBob]

Just wear your kilt when you want to. I have started doing just that. I have worn my kilt travelling and it is much more comfortable than either trousers or shorts, if I could wear a kilt all the time I would. I have had smiles a few sideways glances and it brightesn up some peoples' day to see a bloke in a kilt.

[Jimmy]

Jimmy, I agree. It was great having so many excuses to wear the kilt last year!
I'm hoping to wear mine for 20 days or so this year. I am tempted to wear one to work for a couple of days, too.

I saw a gent, well-dressed in traditional daywear in Central Station a couple of days ago on my way to uni. I noticed he was wearing the McLeod tartan and I complimented him on his outfit. It's great to see people out and about in kilts, and sometimes I really wish I wore one more often, but I still find it difficult to in town centres, especially when I'm alone!

Scotland sure is at times strange about kilt wearing, most guys marry in a kilt, its almost de rigeur, Scottish football fans would not think of going to their national stadium kiltless, kilt hire shops are opening everywhere and Lidl and quite a few shops throughout the country are selling cheap kilts. So ther is got to be a hell of amount of kilted guys in Scotland but when do you see them, are they in the closet most of the time?

Paul on this basis you should not feel strange kilted anywhere in Scotland at any time but yet you are correct in what you say, I love being casually kilted but an explanation is always necessary when I'm casually kilted thru the week. i don't mind wearing the kilt anywhere, a town centre, pub, football match but I would love to see all the kilt owners in Scotland taking their kilt out of the wardrobe a bit more often

[MacBean]

I would love to see all the kilt owners in Scotland taking their kilt out of the wardrobe a bit more often

So what keeps them from wearing the kilt? Is it a need to conform with their neighbors or a reaction against those who adhere to the past too strongly or something else?

[guitarmatt]

So what keeps them from wearing the kilt?

Whenever I wear the kilt people always ask 'what's the occasion?' It seems like wearing a suit and a tie in the states. Most jobs don't require that sort of dress regularuly anymore, so you always get the question, 'big date?' or 'job interview?' In our casual culture it's seen a bit weird to just want to look nice for no particular reason. Like Jimmy said, a kilt is expected in a very particular set of circumstances, and to wear it just for kicks seems odd to folks.