“There was no cholent in the desert either.
You don’t, perchance, eat that – do you? “
Of course I do, Myfriend, but not because I am forced to lest people will think I am not “frum enough.” However, when bochurim do not wear hats, jackets, and white shirts, there are many people who look upon them as less heilig than themselves. Your analogy is not quite… well… analagous.