Sharky

Punk is a british thing. Mostly a political and social movement, it started as a band of people that disliked the way a nonexistant entity known as "society" dictated how we should dress, how we should look, how we should talk, etc. Punks in general consider "society" to be neo facism.

On the other hand you have American punks, who in most cases are braindead teenagers that either imitate parts of the british Ska movement, or parts of the british Punk movement. Failing that they just dress in ****ies and vans, and listen to bands like Blink 182, the offspring, etc.

But really, belonging to a culture doesn't make you less of an individual, it just puts you among the sort of people you prefer to be around. Someone might find a punk offensive because they do not share their ideals, but has absolutely no problem with them as a person.

I am a bit of a collision of various cultures, mostly leaning toward extreme sports, alternative, and some punk. I like songs by Nirvana, but on the other hand I also like tunes by The Hives and Aphex Twin. I'm not limited to one single culture subtype, but my tastes are in very much the same kind of area.