Where to wear the kilt wolrdwide???

**Jim Murray** · 15th October 13, 07:02 AM

you will not see many--------think, almost as rare as hens teeth---- kilts worn by Scotsmen on a day to day basis in Scotland.

With all the posts I've seen mentioning how rarely the kilt is worn among the native Scots I can't help but wonder, maybe the kilt was never really worn in Scotland but it's actually a big hoax. Maybe they just made it up just to amuse themselves by seeing how many tourists are gullible enough to put on a "skirt".

**Jock Scot** · 15th October 13, 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by Jim Murray

Wow, I never realized kilts were so rarely worn among the native Scots. You suppose the kilt was never really worn in Scotland but it's actually a big hoax? Maybe they just made it up just to see how many tourists are gullible enough to put on a "skirt".

I have never been convinced that the kilt was ever general attire worn by the Highland Scots in Scotland and is, in my view, one of the numerous myths that the tourist trade have spread over the last 150 years or so. However as I have said, these days the kilt is not worn by many Scots on a day to day basis, but give them a special occasion, such as a wedding, it is amazing just how many kilts appear out of the wood work! Make no mistake, whatever the truth of the kilt's history may be, it is not wise to try to tell a Scot that the kilt is not their National attire.

**Phil** · 15th October 13, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Make no mistake, whatever the truth of the kilt's history may be, it is not wise to try to tell a Scot that the kilt is not their National attire.

Well said Jock, another can of worms better kept closed. Do you have any idea why all these non-Scots keep banging on this old drum?
By the way I was in Portrush on Saturday and saw a wedding there where everyone was kilted except for one gentleman in tartan trews. So another worldwide site for kilt-wearing.