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Here's a fun bit that may well put our Scottish pals' knickers in a right twist: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/china/assets ... _kilts.pdf.

It's from the BBC's programme "Learning English" (you'd think they'd already know how, but now I'm not so sure). In any event, I got a chuckle from it. I do hope that the Beeb managed to get it properly boilled down before broadcast, because otherwise there are going to be a lot of very confused Chinese.

And they completely missed the fact that the "wee kilt" we know from today is actually a very new invention.

I like it.

Maybe it will confuse the hell out of the Chinese and the Scottish.

I like the well known Scottish expression ' Ah so. ' I thought that was Japanese.
Reminded me of two welsh men trying to teach a Chinese Restaurant owner in porthmadoc how to speak Welsh.


Nick

OK. To quote Dave Barry, I am not making this up.

In 1985 I had the pleasure and privilege to visit Singapore. One weekend, I visited Singapore's excellent Zoologoical Garden. Had a wonderful day visiting the animals in habitats as close to their own natural ones.

Late in the afternoon, I heard the sound of bagpipes and followed it. The pipers were all Chinese and dressed in traditional Scottish garb. They were playing for a troup of Chinese girls dressed in kilts and performing traditional Scottish dance.

Cultural potpourri!

Ah so! It's NOT a Skirt - It's a DRESS. By Jove, I think I've Got It!

Chris

I suppose, technically, a 'Great Kilt' was/is more akin to a dress, as the one-piece garment covers both lower and upper body, with a belt around the middle? And worn over a 'dress' (leine), too!

I'll be looking for it to show up on the flipside of a fortune cookie message - you know, the ones that have Learn Chinese words on the back of the fortune - that way I'll be able to pronounce it because I sure can't read it!
Sasq