Why you don't see Scots wearing their kilts often

[Jock Scot]

Actually the Scot in general and the Highland Scot in particular are a very courteous bunch and apart from certain areas in the lowlands that are renowned for raucous behaviour,---take note of the football match two days ago!----- particularly when alcohol is involved, the tourist will have absolutely nothing to fear. Now if a visitor tries to tell a Scot ANY Scot(funnily enough lowlanders all of a sudden turn into kilt experts and can be very vociferous over all this!)how to wear the kilt,WHEN TO WEAR IT, potted clan history etc, etc ,even though the visitor may be right, then watch out!


The Lowland Scot has a tough and often seemingly unforgiving sense of humour which takes few prisoners , but actually means(most of the time)no harm and unless it is understood as such, real offence can unfortunately be taken.

So a person wearing the kilt in the lowlands MIGHT be the target for some tough , but generally good natured micky taking. A visitor , in most of the lowlands will probably escape unscathed. However a kilt wearing visitor in certain parts of the Central Belt(Lowlands), for example, could well have some serious fun poked at him!