Kilt Lifted Twice!

[Alan H]

Glad you had a good time with your new friends....

and just smiles and moves on to the next unread post

[ChromeScholar]

The only time (so far) I've ever had anyone even joke about lifting my kilt, it was the only other man in a room full of women.

[ccga3359]

That's twice more than Grant has gotten in his whole life...

Cheers

Jamie

Er, check your facts Jamie. That's only twice more than I've gotten! Well done RB.

[cessna152towser]

Well they did say it was a full moon party so I suppose they expected you to moon.

[James MacMillan]

I always go regimental! It's part of wearing the kilt.....comfort!

My kilt has been lifted more times than I can count. If that is going to embarrass you, don't wear the kilt!

When my kilt is lifted they see.......:butt:

[rollerboy_1979]

......a kilt led people to believe you were in costume. You didn't intend it that way, but since kilts are not mainstream I can guarantee that was the perception. In general people don't take costumes seriously so since their belief was you were in costume they didn't take you seriously in it. .

Chef is probably right on this one. Although I DID NOT wear it as a costume, the fact that I was so out of the ordinary made me the subject of some perverse curiousity. I know I won't have those things happen at the opera! I'm just looking at every opportunity to wear what I love, and this party, with the limo and all, seemed like a good venue. Too bad the hosts were the jerks! In the end, I chalked it up to coming with the territory. As more and more of us make the kilt mainstream, I'm sure we'll get less and less negative reactions.
Cheers!
RB

[Chef]

If these were people you knew well and you wore a kilt the majority of the time I think you would have received a different reaction. As they didn't know you they assumed it was a costume.

It's definitely their problem, but most just don't see a kilt as straight forward clothing yet. When your dressed in a kilt (especially a formal traditional) it will be assumed that you are dressed up for a reason (i.e. pipe band etc.) not that you chose to wear the kilt because you like it. Ask the members here how often they have been asked if they had been in a parade just because they were in a kilt.

You will still run into jerks, even if your not at a costume party, but most of the response will be positive. In the 40 years I have worn a kilt I can only remember a handful of insults and getting "checked" twice. Once it led to something so i can't complain about that.

Heck, I've worn a kilt to a self described redneck bar and when the lights went up half the patrons made their way to our table. My friends thought they were going to string me up, but I spent an hour hearing about folks, parents and grandparents and how cool they thought wearing a kilt was. So wear your kilt, enjoy it, ignore the idiots, soak up the glances from the ladies but until the kilt is really part of your identity make sure you don't set yourself up.

[Livingston]

Well they did say it was a full moon party so I suppose they expected you to moon.

My thoughts too.

I've only had one attempt at a lift. And that was by a guy that I used to work with. Didn't know who behind me was lifting it but when I felt it move the left hand came swinging down behind my back, swiftly. When I turned around he was rubbing his wrist with a "what the.....?" look on his face.

[David Dalglish]

Kilt lifting is no joke--It's embarrasing for everyone envolved

[Pleater]

Just goes to show, they can have all the trappings, they can send out the limo, the champagne can flow, they can have a place to hold a swanky party, maybe even someone to arrange it all for them, but if they're more trash than class its all for nothing.