Quote Originally Posted by Nick View Post
This is a joke, right?

Please tell me this is a joke.

The "rules" are not only nonsensical, but ridiculous (tying the kilt to your shoes with fishing line??) And if this is (heaven forbid) real, the people who wrote it obviously know nothing about the relationship of kilt to stairs.
Probably true that these were lifted from elsewhere, but there have apparently been some huge problems with drunken kilted men in Poland.

This from The Daily Record:

KRAKDOWN
By Lachlan Mackinnon
SCOTS heading to Poland for stag trips are being warned not to lift their kilts - or our national dress could be banned.

The good burghers of Krakow and Warsaw are sick of the sight of boozed-up "men in skirts" flashing their bits in the street.

And the authorities in another popular stag night destination, the city of Wroclaw, have become so fed-up with the badly behaved minority of Scots they are seriously considering outlawing the kilt.

With beer at £1 a pint and £50 flights from Prestwick, Poland is fast becoming a favourite destination for Scots stag parties.

But a few morons seem determined to abuse the hospitality of the locals, and residents have made a string of complaints about kilt-lifting drunks.

Angry Agnieska Gaspar, 23, from Krakow, said: "You can't go round the corner without seeing a Scot showing off what he has under his kilt while one of his mates photographs him.


"I saw one lying in the gutter the other day with his kilt around his waist. He was drunk and it was freezing cold - I'm surprised he did not get frostbite."


The council in Wroclaw confirmed that they are looking into banning kilts, despite the police telling them they are perfectly legal.


A council spokesman asked: "Why would we want to see what Scotsmen wear under their kilts?


"We encourage people from all parts of the world to come here and enjoy themselves and obviously, if they want, to have a few drinks.


"The wearing of national dress is equally acceptable. But we do not want drunken hordes making people feel as if they do not want to go out on the streets at night for fear of who or what they might encounter.


"So far, the police have told us there can be no ban on kilts in our town as they are an accepted form of dress and there is nothing offensive about it.


"However, we are still looking into the matter. We have had a number of complaints from people who were confronted by drunks lifting their kilts and this is not the kind of behaviour our city wants to see."


A newspaper in Wroclaw has condemned the Scots' antics and carried photos of the flashers.


A spokesman for the paper, Dziennik, said: "It's easy to spot these so-called 'tourists' from a mile off. They wear kilts and leave behind them broken tables and chairs in bars.


"Then they stop people, smile at them and lift up their kilts to show what's underneath.


"But what is worse is that they go around doing it unpunished and our police do nothing. It is time to act."


Police in Wroclaw have now vowed to arrest kilt-lifters on sight.


Poland's representative in Scotland, consul general Aleksander Dietcow, branded the kilt-lifters "sad". He said: "I think part of the reason this is being highlighted is that because of their kilts, Scots are highly visible, especially when they misbehave."


Genuine kilt fans fear that the stag night yobs are tarnishing Scotland's reputation abroad.


Hamish Husband, of the west of Scotland arm of the Tartan Army, said: "This seems to go back to the warriors showing their bottoms in Braveheart. I think the danger is that this behaviour becomes associated with us.


"The kilt is a badge of honour and should be worn with pride. It shouldn't be lifted to shock people - that's immature and juvenile."


A spokeswoman for tourism body visitscotland said the kilt is an important symbol of Scotland as a "warm and friendly nation".


She added: "It would be a shame if a minority gave Scotland a bad name."