I'm self-employed, & luckily I work in an industry where I'm almost expected to be a "character", so I dont encounter problems at all.

Actually the only negative was from an employee's wife: "Oh, it WAS you..." "What was?" "I just said to Geoff: I just saw a guy in a dress". I answered "it's not... it's a kilt". "Oh. What do Scottish women wear then?" Jeans mostly, it's a bit cold over there!"