Why you don't see Scots wearing their kilts often

[Jock Scot]

Worry not GG, after all you are not a Scot and I am not a Dane and we are, after all, talking about kilts being worn in Scotland. LOL

I wish you a very happy kilted weekend.

[GG]

Worry not GG, after all you are not a Scot and I am not a Dane and we are, after all, talking about kilts being worn in Scotland. LOL

I wish you a very happy kilted weekend.

Thanks Jock,

As a matter of fact I have been out kilted. I walked down to the woods just a few hundred meters from our house. Spring has eventually come, sunshine, temperatures on the pleasant side of zero and birds singing. Said hello to a few other fine people being up early and now walking their dogs or just themselves.

Denmark is a wonderful country, as is Scotland. You should go here some day. If you do, send me a message. You could even wear your kilt, should you wish to and with hardly anyone taking notice or thinking it was stupid.

When I after one and a half hour returned home my dear wife had made breakfast for us. Life is good. It certainly is.

[Paul Henry]

I've been watching this thread for some time, and been fascinated about some of the comments, and the almost jingoist comments , which I feel despite protestations that he speaks for the whole country,he does not represent the nation. In many ways I can't help but feel that he shows himself as rather a poor ambassador for a great nation.
Instead of wishing to spread kilt wearing, he seems only too keen on restricting it to a very small number. That is such a shame, and I suggest while a valid viewpoint,it is hardly a supportive one in this,our community of kiltwearers.

[Jock Scot]

I've been watching this thread for some time, and been fascinated about some of the comments, and the almost jingoist comments , which I feel despite protestations that he speaks for the whole country,he does not represent the nation. In many ways I can't help but feel that he shows himself as rather a poor ambassador for a great nation.
Instead of wishing to spread kilt wearing, he seems only too keen on restricting it to a very small number. That is such a shame, and I suggest while a valid viewpoint,it is hardly a supportive one in this,our community of kiltwearers.

I am sorry you see it that way Paul particularly as some of the Scots replying here are one way or another all agreeing. I am all for more kilts in Scotland, but the fact is at the moment and for the last umpteen years the Scots have generally chosen to wear the kilt for special occasions. Things may change, who knows!

[Nighthawk]

GG.

I actually am happy with our choice and I have no problem with your choices either, but I do think the Scots are more than capable of making up their own minds when and where they wear the kilt, don't you?

And that, my friend, is one of the best things I think I have read from you! Aside from all the great advice on formal attire... of course!!

[muirkirkca]

I think Jock Scot has responded quite well to this topic as to the situatio in Scotland. In Ontario at least it tends to be at special occasion events - weddings, Burns Dinner, Scottish country dances, Highland games etc. but not necessarily by all attendees and will likely not change quickly.

[CMcG]

I think Jock Scot has responded quite well to this topic as to the situatio in Scotland. In Ontario at least it tends to be at special occasion events - weddings, Burns Dinner, Scottish country dances, Highland games etc. but not necessarily by all attendees and will likely not change quickly.

Although there are some notable exceptions, like our own McMurdo...

[MacBean]

I've struggled with this topic for many months here, and now wish to speak out. At first the exclusive and traditional line disturbed me (I tend to be egalitarian and progressive and I'd never been to a Highland Games in the States). But I have to say that I find that the native Highland Scots have won me over to their point of view. The number of people in the Highlands are few, the number of Gaelic speakers far fewer. Their traditions are theirs to hold and cherish, and I'm delighted to see Jock fight (courteously as always) for them.

I'v seen the chocolate (cacao) tree and its wonderful cousins in their native habitat, and it is a marvelous thing to see the great fruits spouting out of the trunks of trees. Yet we must realize that cacao is now grown all over the world and tends to thrive in foreign lands more than it ever did at home. This is always natural. But if you want to see the true cacao or its cousins, you must visit its native home. And even then, you may never fully understand the local ambience and culture that surrounds this fruit. Quite naturally the Brazilians complain that chocolate, rubber, babacu palm, papaya, and much else has been stolen from them, and yet they grow Ethiopean coffee, Chinese soybean, Australian eucalyptus, and Egyptian-American cotton as their main crops.

So thank you Jock, for holding fast to your traditions, and keeping us company as we emulate them.

[Jordan]

I agree with Jock most people only want to wear a kilt for a special occasion, it doesn't matter what you say that's how they feel and that's fine. Personally i would like to see more kilts more often the issue cant be forced It just has to happen in it's own good time.

Just my tuppence however,
Jordan

[robbiethepiper]

I agree with Jock most people only want to wear a kilt for a special occasion, it doesn't matter what you say that's how they feel and that's fine. Personally i would like to see more kilts more often the issue cant be forced It just has to happen in it's own good time.

Just my tuppence however,
Jordan

For sure it can't be forced, but people can be significantly encouraged. All we have to do is wear OUR kilts more often. Most people are inherently conservative in their dress. The more frequently kilts are seen, the more people will feel they can wear one without looking foolish...