Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Logical perhaps, we all know that the cat is out of the bag and there is nothing any one, not even a Highlander , can do about it.

So what to do? Well you can take a "dog in the manger attitude " or you can try to get those outwith Scotland to understand that the kilt is not just a piece of clothing and some Scots are troubled by this way of thinking.

All I am pointing out to those that are willing to read what I and others are saying, with an open mind that there are real---very real----- reservations, misconceptions about the kilt. For example the "honour" thing, the "flattery" thing, the "I can wear the kilt how I damn well like" thing, the "no one can tell me how, when and where I like" stuff.

I quite accept that those that don't care are a lost cause. I quite accept that all this is a two way thing, but unless someone points out these reservations and that these preconceived ideas are in fact unsound, then no one is going to get anywhere and that is at the very least is not helpful all round.

So some of this "food for thought" is hard to digest for some, but as far as I am concerned if just one person outwith Scotland actually thinks that there is another point of view, even if they are not actually going to change anything then I feel that I have achieved a wee something. In fact to the credit of many members on this website they appear to have thought quite hard about what I am saying. I can ask no more.

I have listened, Jock, and I no longer wear tartan or the kilt of Highland attire. We have our own version of a non-tartan kilt over here, but it has nothing to do with Highland attire.