Quote Originally Posted by Graham
I must have missed this thread, what an excellent discussion and what a terrible shame that it's rather hard to find.
These are the kind of threads I learn most from.
That was my excuse to myself for years about not getting a kilt: 'If I were still in Scotland I would get some use out of it.", i.e. weddings, dos/functions, christenings, funerals and the like.
With a few exceptions, highland dress is IMHO the equivalent of the lounge suit for private affairs (as opposed to business) for most Scots. So it might be akin to going to say, Milan, and wondering why everyone you see at the supermarket, at the petrol station or wherever is not wearing a snappy Italian suit.

M.