The Royal Mile

[creagdhubh]

Kyle, if I may call you by your first name, you seem to make some very sweeping statements regarding kilts that have been handed down that have been mistreated, in your opinion, that they are not worthy of being treasured.
You give one example, without exception, of kilts being worn with boots and grubby hose or with rugby football tops. I would hazzard a guess that many service men died in their kilts with grubby socks and wearing boots and may not have been exactly dressed to your exacting standards. Personally I would not care how they were worn if one of those kilts came into my possession.

I agree with you that it is good to have a high standard of kilt dress and I too have shaken my head at some of the attire I have seen with a kilt. I commend you on your standards, but please no more sweeping statements on what should be treasured and what should not be.

Cheers mate, thanks for addressing the issue. Also, don't lecture me (not trying to be snippy or negative when I say it in that manner) about service men, I served as a U.S. Marine from 1999-2007 and saw combat on three separate tours. My great-grandfather was an Argyll during WWI, so I am well aware that many, many, many jocks paid the ultimate sacrifice whilst wearing their kilts and 'grubby' hose-grubby because they were constantly in the filth and mud, not on a pristine Edinburgh street. No disrespect here, not trying to exacerbate the issue, just responding.