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26th November 08, 12:19 PM
#21
I do relish wearing my kilts but I don't think I will be wearing them when I visit Scotland (at least not on a regular basis).
Perhaps some of our Scot XMTS members can understand why...
Best,
Robert
Last edited by Ancienne Alliance; 26th November 08 at 02:18 PM.
Robert Amyot-MacKinnon
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26th November 08, 01:34 PM
#22
Kilts are my daily garb - have been for over 5 years.
Yes, I have the heritage (as anyone who has seen me can attest), but I wear kilts mostly because they're so darn comfortable & I like the look. Most of the time I don't dress differently from when I was wearing nutcrackers - I frequently wear t-shirts, sandals, whatever - it's just that now I wear a kilt.
I'm a mainframe computer programmer/analyst for a huge worldwide financial company that prides itself on supporting diversity. Since I don't meet with the public & wearing a kilt doesn't affect my work or my co-workers, they're cool with it.
Only times I don't wear a kilt are when I'm sleeping, washing up, riding my bicycle & occassionally when a client for my DJing services (my professional hobby) prefers I wear p@%+s - pay me enough money & I'll wear that-which-is-not-named.
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Happiness? I'd settle for being less annoyed!!!
"I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused." - Declan MacManus
Member of the Clan Donnachaidh Society
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27th November 08, 01:33 PM
#23
I wear kilts when I feel like it. To work, which has no objection, or anywhere else. I find it interesting though, that many seem to put on a kilt when they get home, but I tend to put on sweats or some gym shorts. I feel more comfortable like that at home. To each their own.
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28th November 08, 10:48 AM
#24
 Originally Posted by Hamish
I understand perfectly that Companies have a right to expect their employees to dress to certain standards, especially if in contact with the public, but when I returned my job carried no title, I was not likely to be meeting the public and anyway, I was not an employee - so I dressed for comfort.
Take care,
Ham.
I think this is a real interesting thread as I am looking to retire shortly and looking for new employment.
As someone who has worn uniform all my working life, on those occasions when not it has been for very specific employment in the army, and only recently in my current job as a police officer, I wear what I wear now as I have to ride a motorcycle and whilst I have ridden in a kilt it is a little cold and not very safe.
However, I have a feeling that I am going to find civilian employment a little difficult. I can accept being told that what I wear is clean and tidy and smart, I can accept health and safety stuff as required for the role but other than than they can "take a hike", I am planning to wear a kilt at least sometimes and I cannot even conceive of "asking" anybody first, it really is beyond my understanding and comprehension that anybody would believe that they have the right to tell me what to wear or not to wear, so long as it is clean and tidy, and smart. I have a feeling that life may well get interesting
Last edited by bowser; 29th November 08 at 02:45 AM.
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28th November 08, 11:01 AM
#25
I normally wear the kilt everyday.
There are times when it's impractical - like when I'm crawling around the attics and generally getting filthy (I'm reluctant to ruin even my cheapo kilts doing that).
I usually wear the kilt even in parts of Scotland: especially in Edinburgh to annoy the would-be-English natives. 
I've even worn it in the Islands, and put up with the taunts about American tourists (well, they even complain about my Gaelic accent - they get awfully snooty in Skye, Uists, Lewis etc about Islay and Argyll accents, even though those are the original ones) - so, pshaw and pfui to them as P.G. Woodhouse wrote.
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29th November 08, 10:15 AM
#26
I wear kilts almost every day. I haven't worn trouses at all since July.
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29th November 08, 10:25 AM
#27
On January 1st I will make the jump to full time Kilted. I set the date to give family and friends a little warning.
It's the next step figuring the investment.
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29th November 08, 11:58 AM
#28
Boy howdy do I envy (most of) you guys!
My corporate insurance carriers have forbade my employees from wearing skirts or shorts "of any length, style or design" for safety/liability reasons.
As I don't often do shift-work within the jobsites anymore, I could probably loophole myself into wearing a kilt, if I wanted to, but I don't feel I could really justify the hypocrisy that would suggest to my workers.
But around the Office, that's the Land of the Free!
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29th November 08, 12:10 PM
#29
I do relish wearing my kilts but I don't think I will be wearing them when I visit Scotland (at least not on a regular basis).
Perhaps some of our Scot XMTS members can understand why...
No, as a regular kiltwearer living in Scotland I can see no reason why you should choose to forego the comfort of your kilts when you visit Scotland, the weather here is never too cold for a kilt.
Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.
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29th November 08, 12:28 PM
#30
I'm kilted perhaps 80-90% of the time. In warmer weather (of which Arizona has no shortage) I generally go with the kilt, sandals, and a dress shirt (usually tab or Mandarin collar rather than button-down, but that's a personal style thing). As it gets colder, I add hose and a jacket. I have a leather kilt-cut blazer from Stillwater, my Navy flight jacket is short enough to wear with a kilt, and I do in fact have a PC courtesy of USA Kilts. Still on my list are one of Steve's tweed jackets, a braemar or argyle from Matt, and one of those shooting jackets from Empire.
Plus? More wool kilts. The Stillwater acrylic standards let me get into full-time kilting without a huge investment, but I can see that they're not as durable as the heavyweights I have. When you're wearing one on a daily basis, this becomes an issue.
Of course, once I resume working in the hospital, I'll be back in scrubs like everyone else, but outside the work environment, I'll probably still be kilted.
And, as for Scotland... I confess, I might feel some trepidation at being the Yank in a kilt on holiday.
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