POLL: 2013 "Kilt Census"

[Jock Scot]

I am not being a "cleaver Dick" here Steve, but you say TCHD and I say THCD. Frankly I am not at all sure which is right, but you probably are!

I think it was Colin who coined the term and I have never really remembered what the letters stand for, but T for Traditional works for me.

Pictures? Hummm, we could have thousands and then think of the pages of "yes buts", "what ifs" that will follow! To coin a phrase and adjusting it a tad, but lets try it: "the definition of THCD is in the eye of the beholder". To give yourself as an example, you say that you do not think that you dress in a traditional way. Well OK perhaps not all the time, but in my view from some of the pictures that I have seen of you, then you easily qualify as being traditionally attired in my book.

Regardless of the above, if I can assist in clearing the fog, then of course I will help.

[Old Hippie]

Interesting how all this plays out. Personally, I fall in the "wear modern and traditional in modern and traditional ways" category. A kilt, for me, is on the one hand a garment with strong ties to a performance of cultural identity about which I feel very strongly. On another hand, a kilt is a very useful garment for wear while working on the farm (as long as power machinery is not on the agenda). I also prefer a kilt -- using the word in its broadest possible interpretation -- when in the outdoors any time the temperature is above -5C. I have worn a kilt in a professional setting, generally during our convocations, even though it is covered by my academic robes. I used to wear a kilt more often to school, but one of my "limiting factors" is that I collect between 10 and 30 buckets of organic waste every day. Not only do I not want slops on my best kilt (or any of them, even my $60 Blaklader), but my posture when loading buckets into the back of my truck would expose my colleagues to vistas previously unsuspected.