Shooting ourselves in the foot!

[macwilkin]

I live in South Louisiana, which isn't exactly a hot-bed of celtic culture...

Check out these folks just down the road:

www.celts1.com (Celtic Society of La.)

http://www.angelfire.com/la2/sasbr/ (St. Andrew's Society of Baton Rouge)

http://www.csbr.org/ (Caledonian Society of Baton Rouge)

And one just for fun: http://home.netcom.com/~rsbo/cajun.htm

I know several of them -- great bunch of people! And all three groups were instrumental in getting official recognition of the Louisiana State Tartan.

My wife's people are Melancons.

Cheers,

Todd (Cajun by the ring & back-door!)

[Celticman]

Well, yes, that is true. I do know the groups you are talking about. We also have a pretty good Highland Games in Jackson, LA each November ( www.lahighlandgames.com ). And, there probably are a bunch more groups around if I dug deep enough, even in Lafayette.

[macwilkin]

We have a lot of Ulster-Scots (Scots-Irish) heritage here in Southwest Missouri, but few people are really aware of it. You'd be surprised how many times when I first started wearing the kilt when people would make a snide or rude comment about it, I would ask them their last name & it would be Campbell, MacDonald, etc. :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

[Dreadbelly]

We have a lot of Ulster-Scots (Scots-Irish) heritage here in Southwest Missouri, but few people are really aware of it. You'd be surprised how many times when I first started wearing the kilt when people would make a snide or rude comment about it, I would ask them their last name & it would be Campbell, MacDonald, etc. :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

Must... Keep... Head... From... Exploding...

[Geoduck]

I have to admit that whenever I glare at someone while walking down the street, whether for driving like a jerk or staring at the kilt, I always find myself feeling guilty. Almost without fail, I end up thinking, "If I am being rude, am I representing the kilt poorly to strangers?" I don't think this way when wearing a UK, but almost always with a tartan. Actually, depending on location, I find that I'm better off putting on sunglasses and a perma-glare, just to avoid an incident with locals; my wife just finds the idea of me trying to look tough kind of humerous. Oh well