no kilts in Scotland?

[porrick]

I'm rather suprised...whatever happened to romatically rebelious young guys? You'd think that they'd be the ones with the "go to hell" attitude and the physiques to carry off the kilted thing!

True, but when you see the saggy trousers teen boys wear -with undergarments being at large (hehe, at least they wear something under their saggies) - maybe a kilt is seen as too decent and traditional?

The rebellion (yes, we have a 17 yr old living at home...) is apparently to wear sloppy and torn jeans as opposed to the clean jeans of the elders.

Rumour has spread quickly in our small community that I am waiting for my first kilt, and the youngsters/teens/students here think its cool. But, there is probably a long way from thinking to wearing.

Kilted Taper: Edinburgh - at least Princess Street, the Royal Mile and the Castle - these days is at times dominated by tourists who do not quite know how to deal with "them skirts".

Had an interesting experience in Edinburgh last November. There was a local who had dressed up in kilt and furs, his face painted like Mel Gibson in Braveheart (quite similar looking, really). He had taken position just outside the Castle area at the top of the Royal Mile, where he collect money for charity. Tourists could have their pictures taken with him - and some of the ladies were for an extra gift permitted to have a look up his kilt. I met a couple of American ladies who were screaming "oh my God" and blushing/giggling half-way down the street; whereas two of my Norwegian (adult) students simply stated "yupp, no underwear - and it was a normal size. What's the big deal???"

Maybe Norway is ready for kilts???? Would be neat to find some of the old Norse/Viking patterns.