kilted college?

[ali8780]

So, I was on BYU campus today (Provo Utah) and I passed a young man wearing a blackwatch kilt. Very unusual for BYU, and I am dying to know how he fared. BYU is a very conservative school with a very strict dress code (not that you can't be conservative and still wear a kilt, but I can see some professors not understanding), so it would be interesting to hear how his experience went. I might have asked him if we weren't going in completely opposite directions and if he hadn't had earbuds plugged into his ears. Instead, I settled for staring

Anyway, reminded me of this thread...

[HamishTheBlack]

Greetings,

I have worn mine on more than a few occasions and have never had any problems at all. Then again, I am a big bald headed mean looking SOB and seldom have problems anywhere I go, whatever I am wearing.

Wear it, have fun, laugh at the idiots who may crack a joke (precious few will, I bet), smile at the compliments and realise, you may not hear anything at all about you being in a kilt. I know that's what happens to me most of the time.

Enjoy,

Matt

[Hocfutue]

I wore my family tank on several occasions at San Jose State University in CA. Only negative experience was from a guy yelling "who the hell are you supposed to be?" Mind you, he was wearing kinte cloth as part of his outfit--you'd think he'd have some understanding of wearing your heritage...

On a related note--if you bring haggis to a fraternity event, you will have a nickname for THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

[auld argonian]

Interestingly enough, my daughter's college, Lake Forest, was founded by the Scottish Presbyterians but you wouldn't know it if you went up there...no trace of it around at all. We've been conspiring about cooking up a Lake Forest tartan but my daughter might be the only one who wears it.

The founding story is kind of funny...the Methodists founded Northwestern in Evanston so the Presbyterians figured that they had been one-upped and went farther up the lakeshore to Lake Forest and started their own college. So guess which school ended up with the better football team? At least I don't have to worry about going to the Rose Bowl...ever.

Best

AA

[fluter]

Interestingly enough, my daughter's college, Lake Forest, was founded by the Scottish Presbyterians ...the Methodists founded Northwestern in Evanston so the Presbyterians figured that they had been one-upped and went farther up the lakeshore to Lake Forest and started their own college. So guess which school ended up with the better football team? At least I don't have to worry about going to the Rose Bowl...ever.

Best

AA

I figured they just didn't want their sons associating with the likes of me. And NU only has to cope with the Rose Bowl about every 48 years, on average!

If you remember the comic strip Tank McNamara, you'll understand when I say that every weekend, we play ESU.

[Alan H]

I work at Stanford and I've worn a kilt to work a few days a week for years. I used to get some looks, now everybody just knows that if they want help with their computer or with the software download server I administer, they just find the kilt guy.

In my previous job, I supervised a bunch of undergraduate networking and support techs. Nobody batted an eye, except the department head, but then I could've walked on water and that wouldn't have changed her opinion.

I'll relate a story....

I was down at the coffee kiosk between the two library buildings a few years ago, in line for coffee. It was January, it was gray outside and there was a chilly wind. There were two young ladies in line ahead of me. The one right ahead of me was clearly freaked out by the great big wierd guy in the skirt behind her. However, her girlfriend was braver. She looked at me a few times.

Finally she asked me...."Aren't you cold?"

So, taking a line from Riverkilt...I responded to her.

No, honey. I've got a heater under there.

[Alan H]

Another true story...I SWEAR this is true.

So it's lunchtime and I walk over to the Union to get a Jamba Juice for lunch. To get there I have to walk around White Plaza. There are a bunch of kids, mostly Hispanic, from an elementary school, who are having lunch in the plaza. They're on a school field trip to see Stanford. A few of the boys see me from across the plaza and the comments and laughter start....HAHAHA! a guy in a SKIRT.

Whatever. Like I care? I went and got my Jamba Juice.

On the way back, I decided that I would walk right in front of them and see what their response was. So I went round the plaza the other way. Upshot....not a peep from any of the kids. Not ONE word....except for one little girl. She got up and came over and asked me about why I was wearing the skirt.

So I told her.....Scottish ancestry, how my g-grandparents were from Scotland and I liked to wear the clothes that Scottish men wore, sometimes.. I told her that it was like on Holidays when her parents might dress up in clothes from her home country, or maybe like the Mariachi musicians wore. And then I told her that they had come to Stanford University...and here at Stanford we are interested in learning about new things, and learning about people. So...look! today you came to Stanford, and I bet you learned a bunch of new things, and now you learned something about Scotland and kilts, huh?

Behind them all, the teacher is giving me the thumbs up sign. Not ONE of the boys would look at me, but every single one of them heard what I was saying.

When I was done, I walked away. Behind me, about 40 feet away were two Stanford undergrad co-eds, sitting on the grass with a young lad. One of them got up and walked over to me and said that she really liked how I handled that, and that it was great that I didn't get upset and.....

..did I like peanut butter?

Ummmm. well... yeah, sure. I like peanut butter.

...Did I like kisses?

Ahhh.well.... SURE, I like kisses.

so this girl holds up her peanut butter sandwich. She takes her finger and digs some peanut butter out of the sandwich and spreads it on her lips. Then she reaches that hand around the back of my head and lays a French kiss on me that would boil water in twenty seconds flat.

Right.

I'm a 50 year old bald guy, and trust me, that NEVER would have happened if I'd been wearing pants.

Al the above is a true story, I SWEAR it.

So I'd say, yeah...sure. Go ahead and wear a kilt to college. Why not? You never know what may happen.

[CDNSushi]

lays a French kiss on me that would boil water in twenty seconds flat.

Wow! I'm trying to decide what would happen if such a display happened to me in presence of my wife.... Whether a) I'd get slapped, b) she'd get slugged, or c) my wife would show the other girl that she could do one better than her.....

I honestly have no idea which it would be.

[Dale Seago]

Wow! I'm trying to decide what would happen if such a display happened to me in presence of my wife.... Whether a) I'd get slapped, b) she'd get slugged, or c) my wife would show the other girl that she could do one better than her.....

I honestly have no idea which it would be.

Ah, but wouldn't it be fascinating to find out. . .

[Alan H]

Fortunately the Luminous Joan was on the other side of campus, in her office at HER job.