American hip hop culture, meet Japanese propriety

Yeah, you've seen the pants hanging off those rapper types, usually revealing a bit of bootay or at least a glimpse of those multi-colored boxers. You may know that Japan teenagers have a love affair with American hip hop and rap culture. But in some cases, like in this particular guy's case, we maybe have a bit too much Asian shyness. So we want the hanging off pants effect, but not the underwear bearing bum. The solution? Why of course! We can sew a pair of jeans to another pair of jeans, so when the jeans hang off, oba-chan's family honor won't be destroyed. Win-win!

Can't say the same for this Harajuku guy below though. I wonder if some of these Harajuku types change their Gothic Lolita ways when they hang out with their parents. What's important to note that while you might think that most of these teens are outgoing and outrageous, they're actually pretty quiet when you try to talk them up. I wonder if that's just because I'm a gaijin with a camera? Who knows?


























Harajuku girl photo found here.