brutal first kilted outing

**Kiltman** · 9th July 06, 09:37 PM

Insecure people (usually, men) have to attack to make themselves feel sure of their own maleness. It's a poor second to someone, like you, who is secure. I just ignore them.

**Southern Breeze** · 9th July 06, 09:44 PM

I treat that comment the same way as all others-simply ignoring it. Some time ago I was on a jobsite and someone across the street called out "whats under your skirt". Before I had a chance to do anything one of the guys on my crew yelled back "your wifes lipstick !"

**Kiltedfirepiper** · 9th July 06, 11:47 PM

my wife notices the comments and stares more than I do I just go about my day oblivious to whats going on around me ......
and its not that my wife doesnt like me in a kilt...its just she sees if there is going to be a problem with someone before I do, and will give me a heads up so if it comes to a head then I will be prepared for it......but usually if I call someone out on it ....they scurry away to what ever hole they came from.

mind you I'm only 5'9'' and on a good day I weigh about 168 soaking wet, but I 'll walk up to a guy thats 6'8" look him square in the eyes and ask if he really has a problem or is he just tryin to be funny?
those are few and far between but it is effective for me..... your mileage may vary

**Riverkilt** · 9th July 06, 11:55 PM

Welcome,

Hope you cruise this board and see how much more common positive comments are when kilted.

Two very common Anglo Saxon words come to mind for such rudeness...but its rough when you don't have someone to engage. Don't let him in.

Think it through. Why should someone elses's opinion effect your choice of garments for the day?

Another, more polite, response to rude comments - particularly from "friends" is, "Why do you say that?" Puts them on the spot.

Ungird thy juevos and enjoy the freedom. "Juevos Libre!"

Ron

**cessna152towser** · 10th July 06, 12:47 AM

It's a very sick and sad person who feels the urge to makes rude remarks at strangers yet is so chronically inadequate that he/she needs to hide in the crowd and hope he/she doesn't get caught making the remark. Bear in mind he/she will have made similar stupid loudmouth remarks about quite a few other people at the car show; maybe not about a kilt but about the colour of their shirt; tightness of trousers; style of shoes or whatever. Also very abnormal behaviour as thousands of other people will also have seen you in your kilt and made no remark. Wear a kilt with pride and you stand tall above these weirdos.

**Frank** · 10th July 06, 02:59 AM

So sad how the need for peer approval manifests itself among inadequate men.

I would imagine the translation of what the buddied up cretin really meant was - "how come he gets to wear one of those and I can't. It's not fair."

I can't seriously think he meant - "What ? Freedom to wear what I want ? No siree ? I'm far more happier having a restricted choice - and no mistake..."

Absolute dork.

**Frank McGrath** · 10th July 06, 03:15 AM

Do your own thing and don't listen to the morons. Thos of us that are kilted are on a different level than those that have just come out of the ooze. I wore mine to a concert last night and a woman wanted me to dance for her. I told her this was a drinking kilt not a dancing kilt and she believed me.. Just before the concert started, the cop at the gate told me I had class. So for every bad comment, you will get 10 good ones, even if you don't hear them. Continue wearing the klt. Its's a good thing.

**pbpersson** · 10th July 06, 06:32 AM

Originally Posted by Kiltedfirepiper

mind you I'm only 5'9'' and on a good day I weigh about 168 soaking wet, but I 'll walk up to a guy thats 6'8" look him square in the eyes and ask if he really has a problem or is he just tryin to be funny?

I am 6'2" and until recently I weighed 240 pounds. No one has dared say anything bad about my kilt yet. No one has said anything good to my face about it either. I think I look like a scarey guy and no one wants to talk to me - I have a mean look, that's what people have told me.

This weekend I walked extensively through a tourist area in a town, walked through a shopping mall and even stopped several times to look at my map because I was looking for stores that might carry an item I wanted, and I shopped in a couple of places and bought some stuff. No comments at all.

However, I wonder if the ladies at the checkout counters had no idea what I was wearing until I was walking away and my pleats were waving "good-bye" at them?