what's wrong with a short pant?

I finally got my Driving License yesterday! finally! i just couldn't wait to have it so that I wouldn't be with my driver if I wanted to go somewhere; I can drive by myself! XD

I went to the police office early in the morning. I had arrived there at around 6.30 am. And I was so sleepy I slept for nearly 2 hour there until someone woke me up to wait in the office - with other people who wanted to make the license or extend it.

it was quiet boring waiting there. I just sat, crossed my left leg onto the other one. At that time, I wore a sleeved-shirt and a short pant because my knee was wounded after last soccer match. If I wore a trouser, it would have been very painful. After 30 minutes waiting, the police finally called the applicants name, including me. So, I got up and went to the room where I did the test and had a seat. I sat quietly until a policeman called my name abruptly.

He said to me angrily: "Hey! Why are you not wearing a trouser?! Why are you wearing a short pant?!"
I was surprised and answered: "My knee is wounded, Sir! It will be very painful if I wear a trouser!"
His anger got worse: "It's your business! Can't you learn to be polite in dressing up?! What if you are leading a company in the future, wearing that kind of pant! Get out until you wear a trouser!"

I could do nothing. So, I got up and tried to find a trouser.

What made me thinking was this line: What if you are leading a company in the future, wearing that kind of pant!

Is it wrong leading a company wearing a short pant?

I have an uncle. Well, he's actually not my uncle. He is a very best friend of my dad. Our family is so close that we consider each other as relatives. His name is Robert. He worked for a man, a big boss handling five-stars hotels. We called him Ko Ketung. Ko Ketung is the man who built Ritz Carlton and Conrad in Bali and he had just finished with his last project: Hilton Bandung.

For me, Ko Ketung was a leader I dreamed of. Why? Could you imagine, a big boss, wearing a simple short pant and T-Shirt with a souvenir bag of a local airline and a sandal to meet a big boss of a national television station? And when got home from the meeting he use a taxi instead of a luxurious car? His home is also so humble. His sofa is so ordinary, even it is patched with a cellophane tape.

So, why should we lead a company with a sleeved-shirt, a tie and a trouser? A leader doesn't have to be that exclusive. Even a simple leader who humble his self will be a better leader because he will have a better and stronger relationship with his employees. And the company will also have a strong solidarity.

An exclusivity is what make a distance between a leader and his people. That's why classes in the society hard to be erased: because the person with a higher status makes himself exclusive.