I completely agree with you. know from what I hear, not everybody think highly of the USA. I think that here, some people try to imitate lifestyles or hate other styles because they don't want to be alone. Here people are egoists in terms of thinking only about oneselves, but in terms of lifestyles, they are afraid of major changes and if they see something new they don't try to research it or understand it, talk to people from that group and find out who the people are before hating them. I got this book about Japanese urban culture and the author says "And Japan is a place to overcome alot of racial and economic barriers before something like that happens (find your own unique style and be proud to be different and not being made fun of). But in Japan, it is easy to unify with others" (Evers, Izumi., Macias, Patrick.,
Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno, Tokyo Teen Fashion Subculture Handbook).
It is ironic that the USA is a country where people of all nations come to. At the same time there's so much hatred is going on because of closed mindness.. I know somebody who also loves raves, used to go before he started working after college, and not being limited to only one type of music. Every genre has good and bad tracks. Also this person can find something common to talk about with anybody. Sad,but true some people I used to know in HS were very limited and they made fun of me cause I was cool with everybody doesn't matter their race or nationality or how long they are in the states. Also, people did not understand why I listen to Jrock. I used to care alittle but then, I understood that if you like something, stand by it, don't change just to fit in cause you cant fit in every social clique, one or another will disagree with you. If you try to please everybody, you'll lose your true self and will become a human robot. Anyway, thank you for explaining to me about breakdancing culture and your own experiences.
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I would have to say its more popular in the States because thats were it originates from. Although Germany, Korea, and France are up there also.
Considering Battle of the Year main event is Held in Germany.
In the area of Poppers and Breaking, both are incorporated in the hip hop life style. So where ever one exists, it is accepting of the other.
Breakers from my experience are very open people. Im apart of many styles and groups. Bboying and hip hop to me is not limited to its own social group.
From my years of dancing i've met bboys and have personal friends who work in Wall street, who love and play Classical Violin, love Jrock, into anime, into comics, people who are hippies, who are jus lazy bums, people who are corporate big heads, sports medicine doctors and the list goes on.
Me my self, i like to play world of warcraft and online games, i play video games constantly, i watch anime and go to Cons, i like to rave and go to shows. Im open to all things, and i dress and act accordingly.
If im gona go to a competition ill dress in triple 5. If im going to a Incubus concert will wear burnin sho, and if im going to a con, ill cosplay.
My style is diverse and i like to respect every ones styles and social groups. Im not one to shut any one down, even if i dont like their social group due to bad experience.
Cuz its not fair to dislike and bash on a certain group of people b/c of a few bad experiences.
Japan is alot more understanding of this philosophy then the US is. Mainly cuz the majority of people in the US are more aggressive.
In my travels to vietnam, japan, canada, and china, and from my international friends from Greece, Brazil, Germany, Poland, Czech, Russia, and Albania; people do not view the US as the nicest place in the world.
Every one just wants to belong and at the same time be unique.
But the sad truth is, that many people are more afraid of being alone then being ordinary. So in the end they find their group and many times their social group has a rival.
And in many cases they will turn rivalry into hatred.
As far as my personal style and beliefs, i would like to say its complex or unique, but its pretty simple.
Do what i please and wear what i want with out hurting any one.
i try to follow this as much as possible but some times i have to make sacrifices such as Cutting my hair really short (use to be down past my shoulders) in order to get a decent job now that im out of school and cant play as much as i want to any more.
and im not saying i love everyone or get along with every group, cuz i definitely don't, i jus choose not to confront them or give them any power by acknowledging them
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