some facts about going 'true scotsman'

Published: 11-05-30

Last weekend I attended a wedding in Scotland and decided to go True Scotsman, which means wearing a kilt without any underwear; it was great fun. The notion of the True Scotsman originates from the military where kilts have traditionally been worn without undergarments. Allegedly, kilt parades were inspected with mirrors in the first half of the 20th century, either with mirrors on barrack floors or sometimes with mirrors attached to golf clubs. The Scottish Tartans Authority now considers the practice obsolete and recommends use of underwear for hygenic and practical reasons. Some good whisky may encourage one to think otherwise.