The Question!

[Archangel]

In that setting, my response has been a medium loud, so others can hear, but with polite shock, "I would never ask you that question?". It's never gone further, don't really have a script for that.

[chasem]

I could see him getting at the question personally, but it seems he was just curious as to what the general rule was (granted we all know there isn't one here.)

As others stated, I would probably go with "it's personal preference" or something of that sort. Answer the question, but not indicate your preference.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Thanks all!

In reviewing what happened, I think that you are correct that a simple explanation that it was preference probably would have sufficed and my own personal preference may not have come up. Probably my own trepidation was more over going into the whole concept with my mother at the table. She had no problems with the kilt per se, in fact I was kilted the whole weekend while she was here, but not sure about her reaction to the idea of regimental. I could certainly respond to her that she had never asked what, or if, I was wearing under my pants, that doesn't seem like the honest response to family. I will have to think about it more. Realistically, I should be more comfortable talking with my family about everything related to the wearing of the kilt. Maybe this was just too soon in my kilt wearing experience for me to handle it with my mother. I will also have to think through if my trepidation would have been less or non-existent with other relatives, male or female, or being out with friends.

Interesting thing this kilt wearing, makes you think about and reflect on many things, both before donning it in public, and also afterward!

RJI