As I have made the transition of childhood to adulthood for a long time ago and I also lived in an other country besides Portugal for 15 years, so it’s not easy for me to create an imaginary subculture.
By definition subculture is a group of people with a culture which differentiates them from the larger culture to which they belong, with their own shared conventions, values and rituals.
I’m O.K. with this, but what’s the point of rejecting your own culture because it’s old-fashioned or conservative or anything else and at the same time you are imitating some ideas, values and rituals of a culture of another country? Why can’t you try to be yourself without any influence of outside? Why can’t you embrace your own cultural traditions?
As a mother of a boy and as I always say to him: embrace the culture to witch you belong, try to be yourself as truly as you can, don’t be a copy of somebody else, stand out for your believes and make part of the society, don’t keep your fears and your anger for yourself. So, let’s communicate……….
