Good questions String

What brought you to kilting?

What brought me to kilting at first was when I was a boy my parents had a friend of theirs who is a piper teach me to pipe, I gave it up and gave up kilting as well. Then about 5 years ago my twin brother got married and asked me to be his best man he decided that he wanted to go kilted for the wedding, that got me thinking why haven't I done this more often? A couple of years ago my Dad gave me his old kilt to wear for a function at work, it was such a success that I continued to wear it off and on, this led me to buy more kilts to the point where now I have 11 kilts, and wear one every day.

What are the reactions and feelings from your significant others and your families?

My ex said she did not mind it every once in a while but did not want me to wear it everyday. My family has been more accepting, the only exception being my younger brother, however even he has come around recently.

What do you think makes you accepting of kilting, as it is certainly not the norm, nor does everyone accept it?

I would have to say that my heritage was the reason that I came to kilting in the first place. My Mom and Dad were both born in Scotland. As for others not accepting it, you would be surprised how many are accepting of it, if my experience has anything to say about it. You see at work everyone just loves it, my family is accepting, my social life includes Scottish Country Dancing, where the kilt is more than accepted.

Thanks for the interesting questions this should be an enlightening thread.