But Aum Neko’s call for this kind of liberation strikes a raw nerve at the core of the Thai society. For a long time, student life within the Thai universities has never been “liberal”. This goes against a fundamental belief elsewhere that university students are mature enough to decide for themselves what are best for them. After all, they already possess their electoral right. Why can they not be allowed to enjoy the same right on something deemed to be so trivial, like wearing a university uniform?