Greetings, fellow kilt wearers!
I have an odd question. I am relatively new to wearing a kilt out in public, and my wife, the wonderful woman that she is, has been very supportive. She was afraid that there would be negative comments. Actually, there have been none, which we both attribute to the fact that I am 6'1", pushing 300 lbs, mostly muscle (I'm built like an American football lineman): and the fact that I have several USMC Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblems on my outfit. No, we have the reverse problem. People seem to think it is ok to interrupt our conversations with sometimes inane, but friendly comments, such as "What event are you dressed for?". Or long explanations of what clan's tartan they could wear because their great aunt's cousin's former roommate was named Nebbish, which is a sept of the MacMuffin clan. I am as friendly as the next person, but when my lady and I are trying to decide if we want to buy this refrigerator and can we afford it, I don't need a family tree discussion from a perfect stranger. How do you more experienced folks recommend I handle this. I was ready for "the question" and "nice skirt" but 20 interruptions in a couple of hours outing is harder to deal with.

Geoff Withnell
Welsh by descent, kilted by choice, Marine by mistake!