I had a rather interesting experience last night, myself. I was out shopping for a laptop computer, and I noticed an older lady staring at me. She obviously noticed that I had noticed and said to me in very broken English "Sorry I stare. Your skirt is just very beautiful." I of course very politely corrected her as it was obvious she was from a completely different culture and was making no snide comments, and was in fact making an honest compliment. It turned out that she was Japanese and had never heard of or seen a kilt, and that men in Japan wear things that are similar from time to time, and they just call them skirts. I told her a little about my family heritage, some of the history of the kilt (and particularly the Black Stewart tartan, which is what I was wearing) and she and I had a very pleasant conversation. All in all a good experience.