November 12, 2003

Kilts in a twist

The BBC reports on the European Union’s difficulties over its classification of kilts.

Statisticians at the EU recently asked the Scots to start collecting data on the number of kilts they sold. There was just one problem:
The questionnaires, sent to Scottish firms by EU statistical agency Eurostat, did not allow kiltmakers to register the national dress as men's clothing.

Instead, they were told to fill in how many kilts they had sold in the space provided for women's skirts.
Priceless.