I know this is a joke/meme, but I sincerely think of the Roman Empire a surprising amount of times. I find myself obsessing over how Roman citizens were living just as complex lives as we are today, or about Marcus Aurelius’ life and philosophy, or about how the Republic fell and became a totalitarian state.
Nope! I’m Scottish, only someone really sensitive would be upset by that, people call kilts skirts all the time so it’s a little bit overused as a joke but not offensive, just a little boring maybe :p