I got hit on by a College Girl

**GlassMan** · 26th March 06, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

I'm not much on Japanese food, but where is this restaurant?

Blue Ocean Japanese Restaurant across Picket Road from Fair City Mall in the shopping center at the intersection of Picket & Little River Turnpike.

And that's BLUE OCEAN, not BLUE OYSTER for you Police Academy fans! :rolleyes:

I actually eat there a lot so the other waitstaff knows me well, but this young girl was a new employee.

**Kilted KT** · 26th March 06, 09:25 PM

hmmm...maybe kiltmakers should start putting little warnings on their kilts..

"Beware: Women of all ages are prone to fall in love with you should you wear this garment."

**ckelly327** · 27th March 06, 03:02 AM

Hi,

I'm still new at wearing a kilt on any kind of regular basis so bear with me on this question. Is there any easy way to wear a kilt properly if you are at one of the Hibachi tables and you're sitting on the floor basically? My wife has given me free reign on dinner for my birthday and I'm debating between a Japanese restaurant that has the traditional tables or another steakhouse where we will have a booth or table. I'm going kilted either way but just not sure of the logistics of sitting on the floor for more than an hour. Any suggestions are appreciated.

**ckelly327** · 27th March 06, 03:07 AM

Also, I was out on St. Patrick's Day in my kilt and had a group of girls in their 20's buying me pints of Guiness and asking all sorts of questions. Being in my mid 40's and at least 50 pounds overweight, I knew that these young ladies were not the type to engage me without the kilt.

**davedove** · 27th March 06, 06:03 AM

Originally Posted by ckelly327

Being in my mid 40's and at least 50 pounds overweight, I knew that these young ladies were not the type to engage me without the kilt.

I'm in the same boat and you're right. In trousers I'm just another middle-aged, bald, overweight guy, but while kilted I'm the man in the kilt.

I have a lot more 20-something women approaching me when I'm kilted.

**Andrew Breecher** · 27th March 06, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by ckelly327

I'm still new at wearing a kilt on any kind of regular basis so bear with me on this question. Is there any easy way to wear a kilt properly if you are at one of the Hibachi tables and you're sitting on the floor basically? My wife has given me free reign on dinner for my birthday and I'm debating between a Japanese restaurant that has the traditional tables or another steakhouse where we will have a booth or table. I'm going kilted either way but just not sure of the logistics of sitting on the floor for more than an hour. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Well, the traditional Japanese seiza (sitting position) is to kneel, flatten the tops of your feet out on the mat behind you, and sit on your heels. It would be more proper to have your feet showing, but since that would be murder on your pleats I'm sure you could get away with fanning the kilt out so you're not sitting on it.

The more informal way of sitting (and this is more proper for women, but I'm sure it doesn't really matter; it's also more comfortable for those not used to sitting in seiza) is cross-legged, with your knees and feet in front of you. The way I get into that position while kilted is to kneel, then lean to one side and sit, so both legs are to one side of me, then lean back a little bit and cross my legs while holding the apron down in the middle. I've done this innumerous times in informal settings, and have never flashed anyone. A better way for those with more flexible knees than I have is to simply lower yourself into a cross-legged sitting position from standing (while standing, cross your ankles, then slowly squat and sit behind your ankles). Just hold your apron down, and try to do a butt-sweep for the pleats at the same time!

Andrew.

**michael steinrok** · 27th March 06, 10:28 AM

Love at first sight you lucky dog!

**KiltedKnight** · 27th March 06, 03:53 PM

I've walked into a nice pub and gotten that stare from a few of the young wild ones and looked heavenward and declared loudly and with conviction; "Thank you Lord for this bevy of bonnie lasses!" and got stampeded by ladies half my age, well, less than half my age. But at 53 years old it makes for some great memories. Do you suppose that's why my wife doesn't like me going out alone?

Chris.

**GlassMan** · 28th March 06, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by Andrew Breecher

Well, the traditional Japanese seiza (sitting position) is to kneel, flatten the tops of your feet out on the mat behind you, and sit on your heels. It would be more proper to have your feet showing, but since that would be murder on your pleats I'm sure you could get away with fanning the kilt out so you're not sitting on it.

The more informal way of sitting (and this is more proper for women, but I'm sure it doesn't really matter; it's also more comfortable for those not used to sitting in seiza) is cross-legged, with your knees and feet in front of you. The way I get into that position while kilted is to kneel, then lean to one side and sit, so both legs are to one side of me, then lean back a little bit and cross my legs while holding the apron down in the middle. I've done this innumerous times in informal settings, and have never flashed anyone. A better way for those with more flexible knees than I have is to simply lower yourself into a cross-legged sitting position from standing (while standing, cross your ankles, then slowly squat and sit behind your ankles). Just hold your apron down, and try to do a butt-sweep for the pleats at the same time!

Andrew.

Personally I stick to restaurants with Western-style seating at tables because it's just too darn hard for me to get down and up from floor seating because of my leg.