So have you ever been afraid to wear the kilt.

[JimB]

I felt nervous the first couple of times, but now I just tell myself...."look at that guy over there...jeesh. If he can dress like that (usually an Onslow type from Keeping Up Appearances) I can sure as heck wear my kilt!"

[Riverkilt]

Never afraid of humans. Worked in underground mines as a boy, been a police officer, Marine, worked on fire department crisis wagons, acute psychiatric wards, State and Federal prisons, jail, hospital detox....nope never afraid of what someone might say about how I choose to dress.

I have been most afraid of weaing my kilts in the piney woods - don't want any pitch on them. And once was greatly frightened when I spilled orange juice on my Isle of Skye...but was relieved the wool fibers held the juice above the kilt so I could soak it up before it soaked in.

Ron

[lethearen]

The "no reason" people get jumped rarely has to do with their clothing. So I'm envisioning a situation like gang turf, where a guy wearing the wrong colour can get jumped. But unless you're walking into an area where there's a rival Clan who would set you straight for wearing the wrong tartan in their turf, I doubt you'll have problems.

Jeers, ragging... sure. But physical violence? Nah, the people who would likely do that will probably avoid you.

[Kilt_Em_All]

But unless you're walking into an area where there's a rival Clan who would set you straight for wearing the wrong tartan in their turf, I doubt you'll have problems.

Sorry, but I had to lol at this. The image of a group of thugs walking around with a plaid on their shoulder beating up folks for wearing the wrong clan's tartan just strikes me as funny.

More to the subject at hand, I have to agree with most everyone here. I don't think physical violence is something that would occur because of one's kilt.

-Elliott

[Snowbear]

I have'nt been afraid since I was a kid. It may be foolish not to be scared of anything, but that's me. The only time I felt treathened while wearing a kilt was when a bunch of kids (about 16-18 years old) said "I bet you can't pick a fight with that kilted guy and win". The kid was right; the one who tried did'nt win.

[Smayniac]

This weekend is "Bike Fest" in Leesburg Florida, they expect about 250,000
motorcycles there, I'm going KILTED. Don't expected any problems. Never do.
Maybe a few ignorant comments for the alcohol impaired, but not much more.

I went, prekilt, to a large motorcycle gathering on my bicycle, in my lycra. I got some strange looks, but I was blessed along with all the various motorized vehicles there. I even got to meet one of my favorite local radio personalities.

I was once asked by my (then) wife not to wear a kilt to walk the dog when we were vacationing in Redding, California. SHE was afraid I would be jumped by locals; on reflection, I'm not sure they could have been bothered, but I complied at the time.

Bob

[Phogfan86]

I have only been threatened once. I turned to the guy and asked if he had ever been beaten by a 57 year old man in a skirt. He settled down quickly.

I had a similar situation. Keep in mind I haven't been in a fight since I was 8.

A drunken boob was giving me a hard time in a bar while watching my beloved Kansas Jayhawks play basketball. His girlfriend and buddy kept telling him to shut up and quit being an idiot, but he kept it up. Finally, he started to conduct an unauthorized kilt check. I turned, and he said, "Sweetheart, you must be crazy to wear that thing in here."

"Sweetheart," I responded, "if I'm crazy enough to wear this thing in here, I'm probably crazy enough to do a lot of things if provoked."

The smile left his face. He slowly stepped back and walked back to his table where his girlfriend gave him the death ray eyes, said, "You're pathetic," and dragged him out of the bar. His buddy even apologized and thanked me for not "kicking his a**."

Behold, the other power of the kilt.

[robthehiker]

No more than I've ever been afraid to wear the pants.

[Coinneach]

So once I was in downtown Escondido looking at the antique cars afficianados drive into town on a Friday nights during the summer. It always attracts a large crowd and I knew nothing could really happen that I couldn't handle. By the time I got my third "nice skirt" comment, I'd already perfected the slow turn and the silent disgusted glare. This time, as I was turning, I realized I was in front of the local biker bar and I turned and looked up at this younger, taller, broader-shouldered guy in a jean jacket and sporting a mohawk.

Yeah. It made me nervous for a moment. The streets were still crowded with people so there was no real reason for fear.

And then the young man smiled and said, "I've got one, too!"

My superficial judgements teach me a lesson every time.

[skauwt]

even without a kilt on i get hecklers shouting all sorts of abuse for my dress sense(flares and hippylike with a quarter/eight cap and a old ww2 gas mask bag for my "schtuff" as sean connery would say )
Ive grown used to it over the past ten years so fear of abuse and a jumping while wearing a kilt would just be a normal day here to me in this part of sunny scotland

some folk don't realize how bad some parts of scotland really are you just need to walk across a road in some parts on the central belt to be in deep ***** ,
Ive had many a scraps with folk trying to pull a swifty on me for silly things like not getting them drink out the shop or not having a lighter in my pocket thankfully Ive handled myself well enough to walk away being the better off one

i walk proud and stand tall regardless of what i wear be it kilt or 28 inch flares
its a state of mind more than anything as the altered saying goes " the only hing tae fear iz fear itsel ..conquer that an the next ejit who messes wie ya iz a deed man"