Quote Originally Posted by Alan H
OK, apparently *someone*...wife won't tell me who, said " that's not a good reason for wearing a kilt. "Feeling special" should come from INSIDE a person, not from other people." ... What do you all think about that "feeling special should come from inside" comment vis a vis kilt-wearing?
If you didn't already "feel special on the inside", you wouldn't have the guts to wear a kilt! Most kilt-wearers have plenty of confidence and feel good about themselves. Those that don't fit that description are usually trying for shock-effect and/or looking to pick a fight with the next boyo that gets in their face... but that's not a typical X-Marker, and it's certainly not our Alan H.

(And, for the record, when I say "boyo" I don't necessarily mean a Welshman! Could as well be a Jock, Mick, Yank, Pommy... I advocate equal-opportunity casting of cultural epithets.)

Besides, to say that "feeling special" is not a good reason to wear a kilt is a load of c-r-r-rap, in my opinion. A kilt is special -- more than most other garments, it signifies pride in one's heritage (well, at least if one is of Scottish extraction), and that's a fine quality. The kilt symbolises all that is Scotland, and that certainly makes it "special". So why shouldn't you enjoy "feeling special" when you wear it? Our clothing (or lack of it) inevitably says something about us, and as far as I'm concerned, the kilt says nothing but good things about you.

Don't be taken in by that sophomoric, PC psychobabble. Of course you "feel special" in your kilt, as well you should. You look pretty special in it too. Your "insides" are your own damn business!