Quote Originally Posted by PatrickHughes123 View Post
I agree with St. Patrick's Day but not Halloween. If you want a safety net that is free of controversy, you might consider Burns Night and St. Andrews Day. Or if you wanted to wear it more often with safety nets, consider birthdays/death days of Scottish kings and queens, battle anniversaries, etc. You can always, if asked, say "Oh! It's the day that..." or "On this date... This battle took place at...".

Do you think Americans are going to know when or what Burns Night or St. Andrews Day, much less the birth/death days of Scottish kings and queens and/or battle anniversaries?

I think BlueThunder (I love that screen name, by the way), it looking for an opportunity to wear a kilt in public when he won't be looked upon by others as being strange/different/etc. and I can empathize with that. Wearing a kilt on those days you mentioned isn't really going to help because Americans don't know those days, so they will still see him and think "why is that strange man wearing a kilt?"

That said, this week might be a FANTASTIC time to try wearing a kilt in public as many Irish bars/restaurants are having their "Half Way to St. Patrick's Day" parties. I tried looking in Hawai'i, but I don't know what area/island you (BlueThunder90) live on, so that limits my effectiveness. If there are Irish bars in the area, I would reach out and see who is having a party/celebration/excuse to drink, as wearing a kilt to a "Halfway" event gives you the opportunity to wear it in public and see how you feel without having to deal with "why are you wearing that" questions.

RR