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Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:04 pm
by h20hamelan
https://www.gbnews.uk/news/school-tells ... DA68WAzIjg

Had friends at private schools, but this is a bit much.

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:51 pm
by Slowtus
h20hamelan wrote:https://www.gbnews.uk/news/school-tells-boys-banned-from-wearing-shorts-during-heatwave-they-can-wear-a-skirt/337730?fbclid=IwAR142rdosYUi-u8crOVmWwchcRkMM_w3fPeDvMlFRbDI6IM6XDA68WAzIjg

Had friends at private schools, but this is a bit much.


One must maintain standards.... :D

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:50 pm
by 69S4
How times have changed. When I was at school back in the '60s they insisted that all pupils under 15 wore shorts (it was a boys only school). Now it's unacceptable to wear them. Personally I'd turn up in a skirt and hairy legs and make sure the newspapers knew I was doing it, but you'd need an unusual degree of self confidence to carry that off at 14. Particularly if you were going to call the police to deal with all the 'upskirting' that would be going on. :lol:

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:10 pm
by h20hamelan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KthtDJeQoQ

Could be fun in a skirt, I know some girls at school wore “mini-skirts”. Nice and cool… :lol:

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 7:26 pm
by SENC
:lol:

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 1:37 am
by 2cams70
No doubt the principal of that school is Scottish. All just standard custom for the Scotts. Girls wear trousers and men wear skirts.

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 4:42 pm
by Slowtus
2cams70 wrote:No doubt the principal of that school is Scottish. All just standard custom for the Scotts. Girls wear trousers and men wear skirts.


There are two types of people in the world, those who ARE Scottish and those who wish they were. :D

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:19 am
by alan.barker
But the UK includes scotland for the moment.
Alan

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:54 pm
by h20hamelan
Not sure Scotts put themselves there, but, the point was Scotts wear skirts. Not a UK thing.
Sort of like Canada and French… easy to get in real trouble

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 12:41 am
by billwill
Kilts are hardly skirts! They weigh about 3 times as much as a skirt. (I think).

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 3:52 am
by 2cams70
I’ve got to admit the Scott’s were visionaries all along as it’s definitely women that wear the pants these days. Glad to know however kilts weigh 3 times as much as a skirt - after all, if a bloke is going to wear a skirt it may as well be a man’s skirt. I’ve got it now “kilt” equals “man skirt” and not just “skirt”. Thank you for that item of knowledge.

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 5:25 am
by h20hamelan
I wore our ancient tartan to our wedding 25 years ago, haven’t worn it much since. Guess its hot enough now I should get it out.
Then again, it wouldn’t have done too well at 7,000feet today on my commute home from work (Gray Creek Pass) :P

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Or maybe it would have :wink:

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 7:00 am
by 2cams70
Please if you are going to wear a kilt whilst riding a motorcycle do it on a private road and not a public one. Have some courtesy for those folllowing behind. Whilst showing a bit of “builders crack” in public sometimes may be forgiven this is taking things to a whole new level.

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 12:21 pm
by billwill
2cams70 wrote:I’ve got to admit the Scott’s were visionaries all along as it’s definitely women that wear the pants these days. Glad to know however kilts weigh 3 times as much as a skirt - after all, if a bloke is going to wear a skirt it may as well be a man’s skirt. I’ve got it now “kilt” equals “man skirt” and not just “skirt”. Thank you for that item of knowledge.



:lol: It looks as if I was hasty on saying 3 times the weight of a skirt.
I've done some checking & found internet references to
Skirts weigh 200 to 500 gram
Kilts are typically 450 gm.


I was going by the feeling that the Welsh Kilt that my brother had made for him seemed very heavy.

Hey ho.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_kilt

https://www.scottishtartansmuseum.org/c ... id=170857&
module_id=284052

Re: Shorts out, skirts in (UK not Scotland)

PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:44 pm
by h20hamelan
2cams70 wrote:Please if you are going to wear a kilt whilst riding a motorcycle do it on a private road and not a public one. Have some courtesy for those folllowing behind. Whilst showing a bit of “builders crack” in public sometimes may be forgiven this is taking things to a whole new level.


I only saw 3 bears, and one bull moose in 2 hr, they were all offended as the ended up moving :cry: