Don't you wish???
This is for anyone who has worn a kilt more than once, and maybe even for those who have worn it only once. Don't you wish people would stop asking round about and stupid questions and ask why you are wearing a kilt? After 18+ months of full time kilt wearing, I would really love to answer the question "Why are you wearing a kilt?". Not, are you playing the pipes today, or are you Scottish/Irish/Welsh/German/Lithuanian/Australian, or are you competing in the Highland Games. While we all have answers to these questions, wouldn't it be nice if others would just come out and ask "Why are you wearing a kilt?". The conversation could be so much more meaningful instead of filled with funny responses. For example:
"Why are you wearing a kilt?"
"Because I love the comfort and like to celebrate my heritage"
"Oh, what is your heritage?"
And here, it opens up to ALL the reasons why we where the kilt, whether because of ancestral bonds, or we are grateful to the Scots for their contributions, or we recognize the heritage of unbifurcated garments for men in history, or we just want to look different from women.
All are great "heritage" reasons, but they are often not part of the conversation as the question asked is either to ridicule (as in the "question"), or slanted to "pigeon-hole" the kilt wearer in a category that the questioner can understand/accept based on their own prejudices.
The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long
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