Quote Originally Posted by Amaw2008 View Post
jimeve's *lament about the demise of England. It seems to me that we haven't latched on to an item of clothing like the Scottish kilt or the Filipino barong to express our national identity at formal occasions such as weddings
Interesting word, *'lament'! According to the Chambers Dictionary, its origins date back to early Biblical times (wailing and gnashing of teeth &c.). However, the word has certain Scots' connotations too ... as in it being a mournful tune played [usually by a solitary piper] on the bagpipes as an expression of grief at some funerals.