I have one other thing I try to remind my customers about.

Ask your self the question "Why did I get this kilt in the first place?"

If you got it to show your pride in your heritage, then put that thing on, hold your head proud and get out there and show off that heritage. If the kilt is your heritage then you have a lot to be proud of and there is nothing anyone can say to destroy that. So many people in N. America feel cut off from their heritage. You have the perfect way to show the world Who you are and where you come from.

If you got the kilt because someone said to you, "Boy, you'd look great in a kilt" then put on the kilt and go find that person. All you need to say is, "OK, here I am". The rest will be as they say, history.

If you got the kilt because you saw someone else in a kilt, at a function or event, then go back to that event in your kilt. You already know you will be accepted and fit in. You already know that the kilt is the perfect thing to wear there. You thought so didn't you?

So whatever prompted you to get a kilt is probably the perfect thing or place for you to wear it as your first time "oot among da English".