In the espisode "Wee Jock's Lament", why are the "posse" wearing kilts? It was great for conjuring up images of Rob Roy trekking across the highlands, but is this something real-life Scotsmen would do when off in the wild hiking, hunting, or pursuing other activities of male bonding?
shareA true Scotsman will never pass up the opportunity to wear the kilt - some will wear it every day though that is getting rarer - weddings and funerals are also full of kilties ... and an increasing number of guys get the full kilt outfit (costing around £650 - £1000) for their 18th or 21st birthday!
shareTrue enough. There are even a few of us here in the states who, being of scots ancestry (Buchanan), have gone the full kilt kit route ourselves. Although it's a tad expensive, and I get strange looks every now and then, I rather like wearing mine.
I was rather disappointed that there were no kilts at this year's local high school prom. There's usually always one.
shareScots will almost always wear their kilts on formal occasions and they are the tartan of their family clan. They are usually worn during Highland gatherings as well (games, events, erc.).
But as the other poster mentioned - weddings and funerals are the usual occasions. Any formal event will do. Scots love their kilts. Ladies love to see them to. Heh.
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Doc looked quite fetching in his.
shareBrewster 3 ~ You took the words right out of my mouth!! All that hitching-up of the kilt and adjusting and readjusting and those hairy legs!! Oh My!
I didn't understand why they wore the kilts, either -- but it did make me wish they'd wear them more often!
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is this something real-life Scotsmen would do when off in the wild hiking
Unless you are a complete t**t you wear a kilt on formal occasions (though some find it acceptable at sporting events) such as Highland Gatherings, Weddings etc. It actually started as a formal garment, briefly wasn't and then went back to being a formal garment, partly due to decent kilts being expensive.
Scotish-Americans, however, are always coming to Scotland and wearing kilts wandering around the place as "all true Scotsmen wear kilts" and looking daft.
I am also of the opinion that only those of actual Scots Gaelic ancestry should wear Highland Kilts and only with the tartan of their clan (as for me Clan Donald) though many take them as a national dress of Scotland and play at being Gaels even when they are from Berwickshire and have no Gaelic ancestry... but I am a traditionalist in this regard and also dislike the "Celtic" fad (which also ties disparate groups that never saw themselves as the same) together in a very fake and manufactured way.
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A true Scotsman will never pass up the opportunity to wear the kilt
weddings and funerals are also full of kilties
an increasing number of guys get the full kilt outfit (costing around £650 - £1000) for their 18th or 21st birthday
some will wear it every day though that is getting rarer
Since you are Sottish i will defer to your expertise, but as an American woman I must tell you that there is not much that is hotter than a man in a kilt. I go all weak in the knees.
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shareAs a woman (not Scottish), I think kilts look wonderful. I also love bagpipes.
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