The ideal time for the black argyll

[Jock Scot]

Nathan has hit on something that's very important: it's necessary to not only be correct, but to be seen to be correct through the eyes and customs about us less we give a less than stellar impression of kiltwearing. Sometimes that means conforming to the norms about us, much as in Scotland one must conform to the norms about.

Actually Bill I do have problems about making concessions with traditional kilt attire to please those that are ignorant about kilt attire. Do others with attachments to other ethnic groups make such arrangements? I certainly know of some that make no concessions for anyone. I have no wish to start a war here, but the way for people who know nothing about an ethenic group and their attire is to do it properly so that those who are ignorant of such things are wiser at the end of the event than when they started. To fail to do so just raises the inevitable thoughts that some Scots already have and those thoughts, as we know, irritate some non Scots more than somewhat. Just saying.