Quote Originally Posted by Roan Carter
I'll try to not pass too much judgement about it, but where I live is a fiercely conservative and small (minded) town in East TN. It seems I have to shrug off a lot to wear my kilt every other week or so, but surely someone here understands the way that Scotland has spoken to my heart.
That's a shame considering how much of the Smokies region was settled by Scots. I was in the Smokies last fall (granted the touristy areas) and the only comments I got were people asking me about the tartan and telling me about theirs. Although they weren't wearing a kilt, they liked mine. The waitress at the restaurant in Pigeon Forge commented that there was a gentleman from Scotland (he had moved to the area) in the other room who never wore a kilt. I didn't meet him, but he did wave to me through the window. I also met an elderly woman in the park who was from Scotland, and she told me how well I was wearing my kilt.