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Private schoolgirls (mostly those in North America and a few other places) wear plaid skirts, which are ''not'' kilts - they just look an awful lot like them.
A number of Scottish military regiments use the kilt in their uniform, but they have not been used in combat since 1940, not least because of a very good and [[Nightmare Fuel|nightmare fueleriffic]] reason involving mustard gas puddles on the battlefield.<ref>That sound you just heard was every male Troper in the world screaming like a little girl while curling into a fetal position.</ref> During [[
The stereotypical "kilts, bagpipes, thistles, Highland cows" view of Scotland is often referred to as "the shortbread-tin version", after the packaging in which shortbread biscuits/cookies are marketed to tourists.
Interestingly the kilt may not have originally been [[No True Scotsman|"true"]] Highland dress but invented by an Englishman, of all things, who found the belted plaid a little to stifling and made cutoffs out of it. The belted plaid is a large garment rather like a wrap or poncho that can be folded different ways according to the users desire. They often had tassels to fit a belt through, hence the name. While the kilt looks more shapely then the plaid, an experienced wearer can make it look good. Also to be noted is that it is generally argued that until recently there was no such thing as different tartans being clan symbols, per se. Rather regional styles would grow because of craft traditions and dyeing material. As different clans had their own districts it is sort of the same thing in a way but there was nothing official about it.
== Clans ==
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