He’s probably tired of stupid questions.
I don’t know what’s the problem with backpackers. Is it that crazy to travel without a suitcase and spending as little money as possible so you can travel more for the same money? Personally I dislike hippies and I couldn’t stand the idiots in India who “namasteed” you all the time and wore like fuckin’ Gandhi, but there’s nothing wrong with wearing simple and comfortable clothes that you don’t mind to destroy. I was doing this for 5 months in several countries in Asia and had a great time. I couldn’t have done the same going to resorts and eating like if I were rich. Also I would have missed lots of things in that way.
In Taiwan I love wearing hiking clothes during the weekend; I like to go to places where you sweat, or get dirty, or wet, and the clothes I wear are the ones that make sense the most. One of the reasons I’m in Taiwan is because I can be fuckin’ Indiana Jones.