There is such thing as former kilt wearer?

[Jock Scot]

If there was such a person - would he post here?

I wear the kilt when the occasion arises.There are occasions though that frankly,the kilt is nothing but a b***** trial of endurance!You may have noticed that I live in the Highlands of Scotland,I spend much of my time actually ON them,fishing,shooting grouse,deer stalking etc. and believe me a kilt is rarely an asset when the midges,ticks,wind,rain,rocks,snow,sharp bits of heather and so on get going.If a lady is folowing you up "the hill" and over the moor you can rest assured that "the question" will be answered ,all by itself,in a very short time!

So yes, I confess trousers(plus 4's actually)are worn by me a lot.

[McG]

I wear the kilt when the occasion arises.There are occasions though that frankly,the kilt is nothing but a b***** trial of endurance!You may have noticed that I live in the Highlands of Scotland,I spend much of my time actually ON them,fishing,shooting grouse,deer stalking etc. and believe me a kilt is rarely an asset when the midges,ticks,wind,rain,rocks,snow,sharp bits of heather and so on get going.If a lady is folowing you up "the hill" and over the moor you can rest assured that "the question" will be answered ,all by itself,in a very short time!

So yes, I confess trousers(plus 4's actually)are worn by me a lot.

Awricht Jockscot, where dae ye come fae?

[Jock Scot]

Awricht Jockscot, where dae ye come fae?

I stay not a million miles from Loch Lochy,and you?

[auld argonian]

Maybe it's just because guys who join the forum are pro-kilt that we never hear from somebody who tried wearing one and then decided that he didn't like it. I'm going to have to guess that there are such creatures...there are also probably those who once wore the kilt as part of a wedding party and, whether they enjoyed it or hated it, consider themselves "kilt wearers".

Living here in Chicago I see lots of pipe bands but never see anybody wearing a kilt while walking down Michigan Avenue on any days other than St. Pat's or Celtic Fest...you'd think that a band member would wear it once and a while just for the hell of it but I guess that they figure that they have so much invested in their band outfit that they don't want to risk it getting ruined. That or it's the equivalent of the Texas adage about being "all hat and no cattle"...it's okay when they're carrying bagpipes but they don't want to catch the inevitable flak that the casual kilt wearer usually catches.

I'm certainly not a "full-timer"...it would be really impractical for me to try to do that. Wear it when it seems like it'd be appropriate or just fun. My buddy Bill thinks I'm nuts for ever wearing it and can't believe that I wear it to White Sox games...hey...I'm A.J. Pierczynski's one man kilted army! (Go AJ!)

Once you take the leap and decide that wearing a kilt is great, I think that you're in it for life...I really can't see myself saying, "...oh, I'm too old for this." ever.

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AA