Share your kilt reaction stories

[OC Richard]

I am genuinely shocked. You're the last person on this board I expected that from.

One of the main things that's kept us happy through 38 years of marriage is that we give each other space to do our own things, and also respect each other's opinions and attitudes.

She feels that wearing a kilt when it's not specifically called for brings undue attention, something anathema to her; in public settings she wants to fly under the radar. She's the quiet one in the corner nobody notices.

This has worked well for us on our several travels to the UK. She dreads being "the ugly American".

Imagine her horror when, in a small shop in Edinburgh, an enormous fat loud Texan barged in, complete with cowboy hat, fancy boots, huge shiny ornate oval belt buckle, and pudgy fingers dripping with big gaudy rings.

Luckily there was a back door through which we made our hasty escape.

(And no, I wouldn't dream of taking a kilt on a Scotland holiday. I have done on Pipe Band trips of course.)

[Jock Scot]

One of the main things that's kept us happy through 38 years of marriage is that we give each other space to do our own things, and also respect each other's opinions and attitudes.

She feels that wearing a kilt when it's not specifically called for brings undue attention, something anathema to her; in public settings she wants to fly under the radar. She's the quiet one in the corner nobody notices.

This has worked well for us on our several travels to the UK. She dreads being "the ugly American".

Imagine her horror when, in a small shop in Edinburgh, an enormous fat loud Texan barged in, complete with cowboy hat, fancy boots, huge shiny ornate oval belt buckle, and pudgy fingers dripping with big gaudy rings.

Luckily there was a back door through which we made our hasty escape.

(And no, I wouldn't dream of taking a kilt on a Scotland holiday. I have done on Pipe Band trips of course.)

I quite understand your post in its entirety, OCR. That is why I rarely wear the kilt outwith Scotland. I have occasionally , but I pick the occasion very rarely and very carefully.