My kilted week (almost)

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Today was spent in and around Savannah. We took one of the touring companies to get an overview of the city. Was a great day spent talking to various folks on the tour. I had a bit of fun with one lady when she asked where I was from.. I said I was from a small town in a state she had never heard of. When I told her it was in Georgia I thought she was going to pass out from lack of oxygen. It took her a full 10 minutes to get her breath back. Walking through the town in the various squares, I spent a lot of time talking to the varous college students here (the Savannah college of Arts and Design is located here) and had many questions about the kilt and where to find out more. Being a college town, folks were very open to this.

The only down side was one gentleman at the hotel asking if my wife dressed me this way. I looked him right in the eye and before I could get a word out my mother said "men look good in kilts!" the guy said sorry and quietly slinked away.

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As I sit here typing this while trousered, I can think back on a great week spent meeting a lot of new people from all over the world. Although I am an outgoing person by nature, I am convinced that the wearing of the kilt opened a number of doors and coversations that would not of otherwise occurred. For example, the beach seen would not of happened had I been in shorts or pants. I was also able to get us into at least one pub that was crowded because of the kilt. The owner saw us at the door and said that he wanted a kilt in his pub because it would draw additional business. I am finding that while kilted, folks overcome their shyness or reticence of talking to folks because they just have to know.

I was rather surprised though that my dad, mom and wife all got the question repeatedly, but I only got it once. I was also pleasantly surprised that other than the one encounter with the gentleman at the hotel, folks were quite open to my wearing it and even wanted to know the history, clan or other things while wearing it.

So, for you newbies who are concerned about wearing it in public. Wear it with pride, but don't be surprised at the outcomes... You might be pleasantly surpirsed.


And finally, I will be posting a photolog ala P1M and C152T in the next day or so!