I read this post with great interest. I too am an introvert with mildly antisocial tendencies - it's just my nature. Sometimes it conflicts with the desire top wear the kilt, which comes from the love of my heritage and my enjoyment of the comfort that the kilt affords rather than a desire to stand out and seek attention. I too feel much better when I'm out with a few mates that wear the kilt.

As for being asked where my pipes are, I'm a piper, so I can truthfully tell them the location of my pipes. I 'm not terribly witty, so it's best to answer the question honestly if somewhat mundanely.

I have been known about town for wearing the kilt in my leisure hours. Sadly, I have been unable to do this since April of last year when a longterm relationship abruptly came to a halt. I just haven't had the confidence to don the kilt casually. I still wear it to church, which is fine as the congregation is entirely Anglophilic and I am not the only kilted parishioner. I don't even like wearing the kilt for piping jobs anymore.

Mark O - Ohio