[jlangemeier]

In high school, it was wearing a three-piece suit (because if you're not wearing a vest, are you really wearing a suit?) for all of my speech and debate events; now, it's wearing one of my kilts. For those of us with anxiety, esp social anxiety this entire article isn't necessarily surprising, as many of us use some form of externalizing our confidence to get through big presentations, meetings, etc.

If I've got an important set of meetings that I'm going to be at it's always going to be a kilt (with appropriate vest as well, everything snazzy needs vests) or a full suit.

If I'm going to something where I know I'm going to need to be social, it's always the kilt. It's amazing how much a kilt is just a segue for other people to talk about their "scottish or irish" heritage; talking about myself is terrible, but listening to the 10,000th person today talk about their boring ass family tree is great (the convo will eventually turn to something interesting or the person will wander off). It also makes me extremely memorable and findable, so I don't have to initiate most conversations which is also a terrible, horrible thing.

[heyitskoen]

This sounds like "peacocking" from the pick up community. Yes, it's extremely sad I know this.

[james_s_tayler]

Kind of reminds me how my 25th great uncle is Robert The Bruce.

Fun times.

Walks off

[jlangemeier]

I'm sure you are silently judging the fact I don't really like bagpipes too... Groundskeeper Willie fist shake

[james_s_tayler]

I fucking hate bagpipes.

Maybe England only wanted control over Scotland to shut the fucking bagpipes up.