Is a kilt outfit a luxury item?

[McMurdo]

Here in Canuckistan, a kilt is considered pretty much a luxury item, but that is based on history and not current economic levels. It's changing slowly, but here the unkilted people attending, say, a Highland Games are still quite surprised if you wear one to the Games and are not an organizer or in a band or other such group and that is mostly because it hasn't entered the Celtic public's consciousness that they are within general economic reach now. I remember how suprised I was when I realised I could buy a new one! From what I know about Scotland and from comments seen here, I would say that is pretty much true in Scotland, or perhaps even more so. The first rule of a helping profession is of course to establish a personal trust relationship with the clients and if a kilt will get in the way of that I have to make the sad recommendation that you don't wear one. On the job I mean.

I'm not sure which Highland Games you are going to, or where in our great country you live, however your experience is certainly different from mine. Of course I am active in the Scottish community in my area, and so I do see kilts at Scottish Country Dancing, Highland Games, Boat Cruises, etc. my first kilt was one that my dad gave me, it was his from Scotland and was sewn up in 1950, since then I've bought others, it never surprised me how affordable they really were, it was simply the way it is. I also take exception with your calling Canada "Canuckistan", please keep comments like that to yourself, and show some dignity. If you have a legitimate reason for doing it please explain it, if not then just stop it.