Two Telling comments? The Answer Perhaps?

**SeumasA** · 3rd April 15, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by Reiver

I would not be 'going home' as is often the tourist banner...home is where you are from physically.
Home cannot be someplace you know second hand from reading. Simply put if you've never been there it ain't home.

This has been an interesting thread with a lot of good comments on both sides of the issue. Like many others on this site, I celebrate my Scottish ancestry. I also understand that I'm not 'going home' when I visit. But I do feel 'at home', especially in the west, in a way that I still don't feel at home in Utah despite having lived here for the last 25 years. The people I've met there have a lot to do with that feeling. I'd like to spend a lot more time there, but unfortunately that'll probably have to wait until after I retire.

**Jock Scot** · 4th April 15, 01:57 AM

I have just returned from the local shop and whilst there I bumped into the local hotel owner whilst buying a news paper. He was not his normal jolly self in fact he was fuming and without much prompting his comment was, "b***** visitors! I have hundreds of visitors every year and they are fun to have, but every now and then we get one that thinks that just because they have bought a room for the night, they also think that they have bought me, the hotel and B***** Scotland!"

I am sure this sort of thing happens all over the world for all sorts of reasons, from time to time, but I could not help but smile when I thought about this thread, whilst driving home!

**Liam** · 4th April 15, 06:13 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

I have just returned from the local shop and whilst there I bumped into the local hotel owner whilst buying a news paper. He was not his normal jolly self in fact he was fuming and without much prompting his comment was, "b***** visitors! I have hundreds of visitors every year and they are fun to have, but every now and then we get one that thinks that just because they have bought a room for the night, they also think that they have bought me, the hotel and B***** Scotland!"

I am sure this sort of thing happens all over the world for all sorts of reasons, from time to time, but I could not help but smile when I thought about this thread, whilst driving home!

His name isn't Basil Faulty?

**Jock Scot** · 4th April 15, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by Liam

His name isn't Basil Faulty?

No, but there are a few similarities!

**Reiver** · 4th April 15, 09:55 AM

Monday 6 April is National Tartan Day in the US.
I plan on kilting up and going to local establishments portraying a loud rude Scot ...the problem I have is it's a small town and everyone knows me as already loud and rude.
I may have to travel further afield.
I think someone took me seriously...from now on...smiley face goes here ( I dislike the little icons).

**SeumasA** · 4th April 15, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

I am sure this sort of thing happens all over the world for all sorts of reasons, from time to time, but I could not help but smile when I thought about this thread, whilst driving home!

Unfortunately that kind of customer is all too common. After having more than my share, I've sworn I would never be that guy.

**neloon** · 5th April 15, 01:45 AM

To revert to the original question "Why do the Scots wear the kilt only on special occasions?" I'm not sure that this is peculiar to Scots. As an example, 50 or so years ago, Indian girls in Scotland (mostly students) routinely wore saris (and complained about the cold). Nowadays, sadly, the sari seems to be reserved for "special occasions". So the issue may be to do with globalisation (?Americanisation) and hopefully such desire for uniformity is just a passing phase.
Alan

**Jock Scot** · 5th April 15, 02:09 AM

The girls look so elegant in their saris and for different reasons to the Scots wearing the kilt the result is the same. There are genuine and obvious reasons why both sets of attire are kept for special occasions.

**Reiver** · 5th April 15, 08:22 AM

I see Indians (both types actually) regularly but the Sari wearing ones are usually the elderly Mom/Grandmas and not the 'Kids' (20's, 30's). The exception is very recent immigrants but that does not last.
From perusing different threads here it appears (Food for Thought) that Scot 'youngers' still wear a kilt occasionally for no real special event....unless, by that survey, there are numerous Scots special events.

**neloon** · 5th April 15, 11:04 AM

Any event can be regarded as "special" if the kilt-owner is so inclined! In addition there are a large number of pipe band performances and competitions so that, on any weekend, a considerable number of males (and females) will be kilted. Add to that the very popular ceilidh dances (weekly, for example, in most universities) and for which the kilt is commonly worn. So, although those of us who wear the kilt 16/7 are indeed in a small minority, the kilt is by no means absent from commonplace experience via family and friends.
Alan