Dress Codes

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Gosh so many answers to give, so please forgive me if I miss a few first time around!

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Thanks for the answers Jock, but you did miss a couple

Yes, I accept that a Scot of Pakistani extraction(for example) might wish to celebrate his ancestry by dressing up in his ancestors styled attire.

No, I would not expect him to call his ancestors attire "his national attire".

Would this hypothetical Scot of Pakistani extraction be welcome to wear the kilt at Jock Scot's equally hypothetical National Attire Party? He is, after all, a Scot and he could get something done up in the Singh tartan like the chap bellow, though maybe he should leave the claymore at home...



http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar....aspx?ref=3800

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Yes, I do consider myself as British-------but very much from the Scottish part! I also accept that the young Scots of today would almost certainly regard themselves as Scots first rather than British.

What about our hypothetical expat Scot invitee to Jock's National Attire Party? Let's imagine Jock's brother was born and lived his whole life in the Highlands, but then decided to take up American citizenship in order to retire in Florida. Would he be excluded from wearing the kilt at this event? What if he was still British but decided to move to Wales?

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There is, of course, a simple solution available to all and that is to relocate to Scotland, preferably somewhere in the Highlands (Jock will clarify just exactly where), obtain citizenship of the UK of course and then enjoy untrammelled kilt-wearing.

Genius! As soon as I graduate, I'll look for a post at a Scottish university and apply for British citizenship, all so that I can wear the kilt as national attire without question