I think this is a good example of a place where different people can just have fundamentally different values. I don't see wearing more formal clothing as "acti

I think this is a good example of a place where different people can just have fundamentally different values. I don't see wearing more formal clothing as "acting like grown-ups". Similarly, I don't see the White House as being a place particularly deserving of special treatment when it comes to being there as a programmer. Clearly, you (and many others) might disagree (and not-so-subtly imply that others are immature children...), but neither one of us is right or wrong. Guess this is what causes culture clash :)