Today exist many people in several parts
of world that are adopting behaviors, conducts, customs and dress form
propertied of other subcultures because
of a lot of aspects like fashion, style or simply they want adopt it. It
is the case of the Thai gangsters; they are a clearly example of adopting of
another subculture where they have been practicing lifestyle of Mexican gangster
since several years. Their dress form (for example, by using baggy
white shirts) and tattoos reflect the great impact that this Mexican subculture
has caused to their. Thai gangsters have appropriated this type of subculture
to their original culture and although they are from Thailand, a country very
different to Mexican, they have right of practice this culture. But it should
be pointed out that this appropriation only is adapted to positive part of this
group like is tattoos, estheticism and clothes because according to video Thai
don’t appreciate the brutal violence in the behavior of Latin group like Latin
Kings.
They like to do this because they can enjoy with their friends and despite they practice this culture, they have a normal life. That appropriation of another culture we can also observe in Colombia
like is the case of Halloween’s celebration that is a party where originally it
is celebrated in Anglo-Saxon countries. So we can learn of this many things,
one of them and the most important is that the world is MULTI-CULTURAL and we cannot
say that in a specific place of world exist one alone culture because it is
fake, in any part of world can exist a lot of types of culture coming form of
that place and other places. Mexico and Thailand are two countries too far, but
culture can bring them.
I´m agree with your post and also i want to add something.
ResponderBorrarThe majority of subcultures that begin in this age are from the fashion or influences from other countries. This group try to look as the Mexican gangsters, but not behave like them. It´s good that they want only to show their style and get friends with this way and as we saw in the video, they are normal people with a job and family, but they want to show another face of them that they thing is their real face. And finally, it is incredible how the culture from another country far in the other hemisphere can influence in that way these people.