A new House of Edgar collection

[OC Richard]

As for being "too formal," my guess is that would apply more often to an American tourist visiting a pub in Glasgow wearing a PC...

Several years ago I was piping for a Burns Supper here in California.

There were only two kilted gents- the guy who had been hosting that particular event for many years, and me the hired piper. People were informally dressed, the host too, just in shirtsleeves though kilted.

Partway through the evening a gent walks in wearing full evening dress with Prince Charlie etc.

Later I chatted with him. He was a Scottish guy visiting from Scotland on business, and had packed his kilt outfit due to Burns' birthday falling during his trip.

A couple days later was our local Highland Games and sure enough there was that Scottish guy walking around in his Prince Charlie, THE only person so dressed amongst the hundreds of kilties on the field that day.

I think of this whenever Scots get shirty about Americans overdressing.

[Jock Scot]

Several years ago I was piping for a Burns Supper here in California.

There were only two kilted gents- the guy who had been hosting that particular event for many years, and me the hired piper. People were informally dressed, the host too, just in shirtsleeves though kilted.

Partway through the evening a gent walks in wearing full evening dress with Prince Charlie etc.

Later I chatted with him. He was a Scottish guy visiting from Scotland on business, and had packed his kilt outfit due to Burns' birthday falling during his trip.

A couple days later was our local Highland Games and sure enough there was that Scottish guy walking around in his Prince Charlie, THE only person so dressed amongst the hundreds of kilties on the field that day.

I think of this whenever Scots get shirty about Americans overdressing.

Just because one is a natural born Scot, even from the Highlands, there is absolutely no guarantee that they have any idea, or, interest about how to wear the kilt!