A Falda -Escocesa

Question

Gryllus Vilmos: - The Scottsman

That is a nice song for children about a grim Scottsman.

How cute! NB the uploader has put an extra t in Scotsman - Mardle, Jan 20, 2015

Answer 1

How to wear a kilt...

Very good presentation - porcupine7, Jan 20, 2015

Answer 2

Yo y mi hijito vestido en nuestros 'kilts' a una boda en España verano pasado...

Nice - porcupine7, Jan 20, 2015

Ay qué ricos :) - Manity, Jan 20, 2015

Very nice! He is sooooo cute!! ♥ - rac1, Jan 20, 2015

Answer 3

Jeje... It's just like that in Scotland, except I think my castle is slightly bigger.

By the way, we do have 'tartan skirts' here, but they're only worn by girls, women & transvestites. Men wear 'kilts'. The kilt isn't at all like a skirt. A skirt is a fabric tube into which a female inserts her legs before pulling it up around her hips. A kilt, on the other hand, starts as a long open rectangle (not a tube), which a man wraps around his waist & secures at both sides with leather straps & buckles. It is usually pleated at the back, and you need to remember to wear the pleats at the back & not the front, otherwise other wedding guests will point at you & laugh, as happened to an Irish friend of mine once-upon-a-time (that said, the kilt does exist in Ireland too, so I guess he was just stupid).

The kilt is almost invariably worn with a 'sporran', which is a leather pouch suspended on a chain in front of the kilt, where a Scotsman (only one T) keeps his money, a hipflask full of whisky, and occasionally a knife. We also wear a knife tucked into the garter of one of our socks, which is called a 'skean dhu' (Scots Gaelic for 'black blade'). We use this for sharpening pencils & hunting sparrows, which we call 'spuggies'.

Of course, the most significant advantage of wearing a kilt is that it allows the wearer to go to the toilet while still drinking at the same time.

:) - ian-hill, Jan 20, 2015

I love this explanation! Do people actually carry around flasks of whiskey nowadays? - Manity, Jan 20, 2015

Thanks it is a good explanation - porcupine7, Jan 20, 2015

Yes re whisky. The sporran is also useful for cigarettes & cigarette lighters &, of course, nowadays, e-cigarettes... - Faldaesque, Jan 20, 2015

By the way, in Scotland it's whisky without an E ;-) - Faldaesque, Jan 20, 2015

Soo... whiskey in Ireland and whisky in Scotland? The E-rule seems easy to remember if it is indeed correct. - Manity, Jan 20, 2015

Aye, & also whiskEy in America, although it refers to bourbon or similar, which is quite a different drink ;-) - Faldaesque, Jan 20, 2015

You can also call Scottish whiskey 'Scotch whisky' or just 'Scotch', but the word 'Scotch' should never be used for the folk, language or culture... - Faldaesque, Jan 20, 2015

That's useful to know. I've always steered clear of that word, not that I've had a lot of opportunities to make a mess of it. - Manity, Jan 20, 2015

Answer 4

What's your tartan, Falda? I have the Gordon tartan as I'm married to a girl from that clan. I love wearing the kilt.

Ferguson... - Faldaesque, Jan 20, 2015

Answer 5

If any of you are planning a Burns Night supper at the weekend this may be useful:

kilt up?