Quote Originally Posted by pbpersson
Today it happened to me for the second time. This guy in the mall purposely stopped me and asked me if I was Scottish. I was wearing an olive green original Utilikilt. Does that look Scottish?
Well, to those of us on this board it doesn't look Scottish, but to the layperson they are recognizing it as a kilt and making the association of kilts with Scotland. I've been asked several times if I was Scottish when wearing Utilikilts, even when wearing a UK Mocker, the most skirt-like of the UK's.

Myself, I'm pleased when people make the connection between kilts and Scotland, whether I'm wearing a Utilikilt or one of my traditional wools that were made in Scotland. That's the origin, and many brave men (Scot or not) have and do wear it.

Certainly nothing wrong with a reply that you (and the kilt you are wearing) are not Scottish and you simply wear a kilt for comfort. Let folks come to their own conclusion about that.

While taking one of my daily walks in the park I got invited to a company picnic because I was wearing a Carmel Utilikilt Workman's. I no longer work, and did not even work for the company that was having the picnic. It all started because of the kilt not being a tartan, and it having pockets. Again - it was associated with Scotland. Great conversation, great food, and I could have had all the beer I wanted to drink (had to settle for iced tea - my medications and alcohol don't like each other). When I had to leave, I was sent on my way with a drink container full of iced tea, and the words "the Scots and Irish got it right" even though they knew by then that my kilt was American made - nothing wrong with that - and thank goodness for that inch or so of float in the Utilikilt waist band - I needed it.

Darrell