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Ok, guys, sorry for taking so long to reply. Let me clear a few things up.
Some people are taking things too literally. I said jeans are only OK after a certain age when on the farm, but use some common sense. You should take that to mean anytime you're doing some kind of work that might get messy.
What I'm saying about the whole khakis/jeans thing is not crazy talk. In the South, in certain circles, it is NOT acceptable to wear jeans after you graduate in ANY social situation that does not revolve around some kind of outdoor activity. Don't take that to mean being outside because just because you're outside doesn't make it an outdoor activity.
I never said it wasn't OK to wear jeans to class, etc. That's fine. The difference is that in the South most guys don't buy jeans with the intention of going to the bars in them. They buy them for their purpose: working. That's not to say that they won't go to the bars in them but they probably realize that they are BARELY appropriate and it's just one reason that jeans are not as common in social situations.
Lastly, I DO wear jeans to class sometimes when it's cold out. I even wear them to parties/the bar sometimes when it's cold out. I just realize that they will not be appropriate for social situations in a couple years, and that's fine because khakis are more comfortable anyways.
I think this all boils down to one thing: TRADITION. My dad taught me how to dress, his dad taught him how to dress, and it goes on like that. Going off that point, it seems (and someone correct me if I'm wrong) that in well to do social circles in the North, dressing "stylishly" is much more important than simply dressing appropriately. In the South it's the opposite.
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