A little rant

[katmills2005]

I do agree with what you said in your post. The kilt does not define you, nor does your heritage. These are only parts of a whole that is uniquely you.

Without knowing her, I couldn't say for sure but I'm inclined to agree with davedove. Sounds like she was feeling you out to show an interest. Girl's tend to be very on guard when they are trying to get a guy to ask them out. We are just as much afraid of rejection as men are.

My suggestion:

When you see her next, be polite, SMILE, and start up a neutral conversation. If she is genuine she will join in. If not move on and don't worry over her. But always be proud of who you are and that quality that separates you from everyone else.

[phantomws]

When I was a younger man I read a fantastic book that you might want to check out. It changed my outlook on life and ever since then I have been able to handle situations like the one you just related with a more delicate touch.
The name of the book is "Why do you care what other people think?" by Richard Feynman. Feyman was a phyicist that worked on the atomic bomb, and also figured out that the "o" ring in the booster tank is what caused the explosion of the Shuttle Challenger . Anyway he was a man of many interests who often was pigeon holed as an odd genius and always found interesting ways to challenge peoples perceptions of both himself and the world around them.
If you can, give it a read, it's very entertaining and may just challenge you as well.