Nice day kilted.

[MacSimoin]

I have yet to receive a disparaging word or anything of the sort visiting local retailers when kilted. I've worn my kilt when shopping (but not merely to go kilted) at Staples, Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale, Wal-mart, CVS, Dicks' Sporting Goods, Wawa, Godiva, Sears, Barnes & Noble, Border's, Best Buy, Circuit City, local restaurants, supermarkets, Irish shops and antique stores...the list goes on and on.

Since I don't 'do the bar thing' much at all anymore (rarely, ie, twice or thrice a year), my experiences there are limited to a few drunken women saying "Nice legs, baby" and "Can I warm my hands up, up there?", etc...all of which can illicit looks that kill from my fiance (although she usually just smiles and says something to the effect that "Sorry, girls...that shillelagh is mine").

For some reason, being kilted usually attracts a crowd when I'm in Barnes & Noble (employees and patrons alike) though when I'm at The Home Depot (2 minutes away...gotta love that) I'm barely noticed unless its the occasional contractor asking where I got the kilt. Around here, people are fairly at ease with the kilted man (especially the ladies).

On the whole, I'm fairly comfortable and 'accepted' wherever I may be kilted...and with those few dolts who have something negative to say ("Hey, there's a mick in a skirt in here shooting pool!", actually overheard in a local Irish pub on St. Patrick's Day 2004...a huge blunder on his part) I simply smile (this generally infuriates them) and go about my business.