So have you ever been afraid to wear the kilt.

[Ozman1944]

Never afraid; not so much that I'm brave, but more like the thought of danger never really crosses my mind.

[Yodhan]

I have never really been afraid. Yes, I have has some unwelcome comments from people that have come close to altercation, but that is more my fault than any. These days, most people just look and maybe say something, but I don't get bothered too much.

[Nighthawk]

The wind today was moving about 40 MPH. I was afraid to wear my kilt today. And then I put on my 16 ounce Colorado tartan kilt. All the fear went away.

[Nighthawk]

OK... So a story to go with this thread:

I went to a Colorado Rockies baseball game about a year or so ago with my family. I went to get some cotton candy. On my way to the stand, I saw a group of guys walking towards me. You know how you can just feel that something is not quite right? I had that feeling. As they got close to me, they started pointing and laughing. Slightly before that, two rather atractive young ladies had started walking my way, as well- one blond and one redhead (I love redheads!) They got to me slightly after the herd of cattle had finished mooing at me. They asked me to put my arms around them, and then they called back to the guys, who turned around. I smiled, waved, put one arm around each girl's waist, and walked away with a huge grin on my face, lovely young kilt loving lassies in tow. They were a little disapointed to find out I was married.

[Longhorn Bob]

I have never felt afraid to wear my kilt....I guess I am secure in my ethnic heritage. The local latinos feel comfortable in their baggy pants and wife beater t-shirts, why shouldn't I feel comfortable in my kilt?

[SteveB]

The only thing to fear is fear itself.

Never had any real fear, even with people out to kill me in a little southeast Asian conflict some years ago. I have the advantage of being over 6 feet tall, in an area where I generally tower over the less behaved set. I also have the nerve to wear my kilt everywhere. I calmly wear my kilt where ever I go, and most of the alcohol induced set really do not want their friends to see them get themselves whupped by an old man in a skirt. THey usually back off real quick with a simple glare in their direction.

[Zardoz]

Remember what the Bene Gesserit say;

Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.


Or what ol'Zardoz says;

Once you've had freelance Marxists shooting at you, everything else just sorta rolls off

[Rogerson785]

There are various degrees of being afraid of going kilted.

1. Wearing the kilt to work, boss will be mad.
2. Wearing the kilt out of the house wife will be angry.
3. Wearing the kilt and PC to the Christmas party, etc... You will be the hit of the party.
4. Wearing it in the wrong side of town at the wrong time of night, and I am sorry we should all know when and where the wrong side of town is and have enough common sense to know when to take that taxi from the bar back to the hotel or house if it is late and too many drams have been had.
5. However, if you are well equipped, and I am NOT referring to body parts, are NOT inebriated and have good common sense then you should be able to go kilted wherever you want to.

[The Wizard of BC]

Ya know, the more I think about this thread the more the subject disturbs me.
Instead of being in a situation that made me afraid I find it has been just the opposite.
I have found the Kilt to be a great icebreaker. I have made friends with people that a few years ago I would have given a clear path.
I have also found that in today's world we are fearful because we don't know each other. We don't take the time to strike up a conversation with our fellow man because we are so isolated by our electronic devices and the fear we have been taught to have by the media.

But the Kilt seems to bring out conversation. It may start with a jibe or a wise comment but before long people find out that we are all just people.

I'm surprised that a reverend ever passed up a chance to strike up a conversation and make a friend.

I seems to me that your Mother has been so influenced by the media that she is afraid to even step outside the door.

If I can suggest, take your mother along with you some time. Start with the grocery. Have her walk about 20 steps behind you and listen to the comments. After she hears all the compliments and good comments perhaps she will find that the Kilt is your best weapon against the fear mentality that seems to be gripping the world today.

Now Alan was right. There are places in the world where I simple don't go. Kilt or no there are places where a Middle-aged White dude just should not go. Even if armed to the teeth, encased in full head to toe body armor and escorted by a dozen cops. It has nothing to do with the Kilt.

But is is amazing how the Kilt will enable me to defuse almost any tense situation. An honest smile, a hello, and a willingness to meet another person halfway when they make that first tentative attempt at conversation work wonders.

Because that is what all the Kilt comments are really. One person wanting to talk to another but not knowing how. They want to honestly know what it is all about. It's just fear that makes them turn a hello into a snicker.

If you more than 10 or 12 years old, go out of your house to work or about your daily stuff, then you are already living proof that there are not hoards of killers lurking around every corner.

[lethearen]

I have never felt afraid to wear my kilt....I guess I am secure in my ethnic heritage. The local latinos feel comfortable in their baggy pants and wife beater t-shirts, why shouldn't I feel comfortable in my kilt?

And at least the kilt actually looks GOOD.