What if you....

[Jack Daw]

It would be as bad as forbidding me to wear blue jeans...after work.

[Mr. Woolery]

For me, a kilt is about being self-secure enough to wear what is comfortable, not what is normally done. In Fairbanks, I wear trousers all winter. For all the claims of the warm air rising and keeping the legs warm, I have to note that there isn't any warm air to rise (at least outside - I do wear a kilt indoors while bumming around the house).

(WARNING! Graphic implications ahead!)
Since I started wearing a kilt regularly, my jock itch cleared up, my occasional discomfort from "too much pressure on the boys" happens a lot less, and the leg hair that jeans seem to rub off of my legs has grown back. I suspect that if I went back to all trousers, all the time, that those health benefits (small and anecdotal though they are) would go away.

I think what would bug me the most about not wearing kilts anymore is really that I would feel like I was afraid to dress for myself and feel that I was instead dressing to please others. And that would be sad.

-Patrick

[RockyR]

Occasionally I wear sweatpants in the shop in winter when it's cold out (on days when the shop is not open and I am working in back). I find that I tend to sweat 'below the belt' MUCH MORE when I wear pants b/c all the hot air is trapped in the garment. When you wear a kilt, it's much more 'breathable'.

[Bugbear]

... I think what would bug me the most about not wearing kilts anymore is really that I would feel like I was afraid to dress for myself and feel that I was instead dressing to please others. And that would be sad.

-Patrick

It's kind of funny;...that happens to be part of the reason that I don't wear a kilt very often. I guess it's different for each person.

[Nick the DSM]

if i were not to wear a kilt, i would still make sure i was still against the norm- even with pants!!!

[be da veva]

For months I would have to put up with "Where's your kilt?" every time I set foot outside my door. That would be far more annoying than the questions I get now.

Besides, being descended from both Scots and German peasants, the loss of my investment in kilts and accessories would scorch my soul. I have no one to whom to pass them on, my son being already a much larger man than I.

.

What size do you wear again... ahem... dad... daddy... hum.. father...

ok, how 'bout paw ???

Just kidding!!!






No really, what size???

[Highlander31]

Over the years I've had to wear a variety of uniforms; from fatigues and tigers (the camo of my time and place) to 3 piece suits. Now, while I don't wear a kilt every day, I do like the freedom of choice the kilt represents. However, that being said, to paraphrase Glen, if I have to wear trousers, the sun will still rise tomorrow.

[David Dalglish]

Never to wear a kilt again--You would survive, but I would'nt recommend it

[McClef]

What did Patrick Henry say?

Well I know he said Liberty but substitute Kilts and the emotions of several members of this forum would become clear.

And poor Hamish would never be able to leave his Castle!

[sathor]

No, I dare say he could. Even if all he owned for day to day were kilts, as may be the case, I would think he has a swimsuit somewhere he could still go out in. Unless that kind of beach is his cup of tea, then I guess he would be in trouble.

What did Patrick Henry say?

Well I know he said Liberty but substitute Kilts and the emotions of several members of this forum would become clear.

And poor Hamish would never be able to leave his Castle!