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Originally Posted by ViciouslyBeautiful
Wow. I wonder how that started.
In Jakarta there are only few of people in general know about goth or punk or any other alternative subculture for that matter. Yes we all know about so-called 'punk' bands like Blink 182, Green Day, and such. Hell, you ask people whether they know who the Sex Pistols were, I bet you can count people who do know by fingers, let alone SoM or Bauhaus.
It's like, people know about goths, but only up to the context where the people wear black, pierce themselves on many places on their body, wear eyeliner. .
Maybe some know more, but there aren't so many and the chances that you'll see them in the malls or streets are like twice in a lifetime.
Hi Cicero dear, when are you coming to Melbourne?  |
Your description of Jakarta is basically exactly how things are in Kuala Lumpur - which is no surprise since KL and Jakarta are very similar cities.
The Japanese gothic look is definitely helping to spice things up a bit over here, though it hasn't reached the international community just yet - a community in which MTV has an even stronger hold. If you're male, you are 'gangsta', if you're female, you are a 'beautiful, tortured emo girl, searching desperately for the right boy with flippy hair to take your heart... but still slutty to impress the gangsta boys'.
Anyway that's enough of a whine on the annoying state of subcultures in South East Asia. I think I'll try to end it there!
Oh and to answer your last question... I'll be in Melbourne at the end of October, actually. I miss it dearly.