Fàilte zusammen,
ich habe letztens in Hildesheim einen Laden gesehen, vor dem ein großes Schild stand: Neue Kilts eingetroffen.
Ich natürlich in die Eisen gestiegen, Pferd angebunden und nix wie hin.
Was dann kam, war sehr unschön.
Die "Kilts" schloßen alle nach links und waren 360° gefaltet!

Darauf hingewiesen, sagte die Verkäuferin nur: Na und, merkt doch eh keiner!

Auf die Frage, welchen ich denn nun wolle, sagte ich im Rausgehen: ich suche einen Kilt, keinen Faltenrock!
Ob sie es verstanden hat, ich meine vom Intelekt her, weiß ich nicht.
Und zu der Sache Kilt = Rock, oder:How to tread the Scots, habe ich etwas gefunden:
What's Not Politically Correct in Scotland?
Don't call a Scot English. This is quite simply unforgivable.
Don't call us Scotch. The only thing that is Scotch is whisky. The people and everything else are Scots or Scottish. (This is forgivable.)
Don't call us Jock.(No coment)
If you are American don't tell us that you play football. How can any game that is based on running and throwing a "ball" be called football? We play football by kicking the ball with our feet (albeit badly of late.)
Don't refer to anyone wearing a kilt as being in a "skirt". There is an old Scots law that allows Scots to shoot anyone who does so! There were 12,890 killings of this type in 2003.Don't call a loch a "lock". A lock is part of a door or part of a canal. Try to use the guttural "ch" sound that we use. To do this put your forefingers in both corners of the mouth and pull your cheeks apart as hard as you can without tearing the flesh then say "loch". Don't do this every time you say it, particularly in your hotel, or you may find that the landlord will call a doctor.
Don't try to impersonate the accent. It is highly unlikely that you will succeed in doing anything else but making yourself sound stupid. The accent is very difficult and many excellent actors have failed in their attempts. We find it easy and the little Australian, Mel Gibson almost managed it in Braveheart.
In diesem Sinne,
Alba go brath
Jürgen