Some people are just douchebags.
I got this hat as a gift from my dad, I do wear it a bit in the winter months. I get lots of comments from women that are 15-20 years older than me how nice it is.
http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/13081?page=moose-river-hat
and yes I get comments about how crappy it is from the high school/college kid crowd.
Dang fine looking hat.
What the heck sort of high schoolers is Iowa producing these days?
I live between two public high schools, both about a mile away and encounter them all the time. Yes, the females from one dress like they aspire to hang off a brass pole and the males from the same HS like they want to be their bouncers. But no smart talk in over ten years. The other HS is more upscale and dress better, but still no lip. I don't give them a hard time, either. I figure they are dressing for their peer group.
I won't count the nearby college due to its heavily technical focus. That crowd hardly notices their own clothes, let alone others'.