He probably lives in California or someplace doesn't he? Those coastal boys need to be cut some slack for not being able to man up in these midwestern conditions.
Just as a sidenote, my wife and I went down to Tampa a couple of years ago around Christmas. It was colder there than normal, around 50 degrees or so for the weekend. We were wearing shorts and t-shirts, and the people there were doing the whole winter coat/mittens/boots thing.
It was pretty hilarious, and obvious we weren't locals.