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> Uh, what? Maybe in some parts, in Germany hipster is absolutely negative. Is this a new thing? I remember explicitly telling my Berliner friend that hipster
by tomc1985 4y ago
> Uh, what? Maybe in some parts, in Germany hipster is absolutely negative.
Is this a new thing? I remember explicitly telling my Berliner friend that hipster had a negative connotation where I came from. Maybe all those things I heard about Berlin not being Germany are true :P
Where I lived in Holland the term was similarly neutral. (Also I saw an ad in Dutch "hipster" where it meant panties or women's underwear?)
This would be about 10 years ago though
- Semaphor 4y ago> I remember explicitly telling my Berliner friend that hipster had a negative connotation where I came from. > Berliner The joke really writes itself :D But I’ll also allow that this might be one of the occasions where I’m too out of touch with German culture, it’s not as if I talk about hipsters with my German friends ;) > Also I saw an ad in Dutch "hipster" where it meant panties or women's underwear? > Low-rise is a style of clothing designed to sit low on, or below, the hips. The style can also be called lowcut, hipster, or hip-hugger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-rise_(fashion) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-rise_(fashion)
- tomc1985 4y ago> it’s not as if I talk about hipsters with my German friends ;) Yeah, it didn't really come up with German friends from other parts of the country. Though the Berliner epitomized "hipster" in the California definition of the word. I miss that guy...