Wed, 12 Oct 1994 07:53:10 -0700 for Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 09:44:16 -0500 (CDT) From: Michael Gibbons Subject: malls and more To: socgrad boulder mall struck me as interesting not because of its setup, but becauseof the people there. it was wierd to go and see so many people looking so rough. it was a fashion parade for the granolas! i laughed to myself thinking of our yuppie suburban malls and everyone dressed all pretty, and just how similar others like the boulder mall or maybe even the whole town of athens, ga. just as i feel underdressed at yuppie hangouts, i felt overdressed at this particular granola hangout. which brings up the well-trodden questions of individualism again. these people here all probably thought they were daring individuals with all pie]ced body parts, flannel rags, and doc martin shoes. and maybe they would be daring individuals, except that the people walking the other way were ,comparing hair length, pierced parts, and just whose $100 docs were most beat up. gimmee a break it's just a game of keep up with sid & nancy now because it is now hip to be wierd (in some circles). the best part is, they don't realize how yuppie they already are. they don't get it!!! ha ha ha ho ho ho and hee hee hee to them. people are strange (and not just the wierdos). i love sociology.