Szalikowcy

Szalikowcy is one of the most controversial subcultures in Poland. Hailed szalikowca is a person who is interested in football matches and is an active supporter and his sympathy for a particular football club expressed by wearing a scarf in the colors of their favorite club.
Szalikowcy are not well perceived by the general public because their behavior leaves a lot to be desired. Szalikowcy very often cause fights in stadiums and on for them. They are often very aggressive and fight each other (the supporters of one team with the fans on the other team). Szalikowcy characterized not only by their dress and scarf, but also his loud and arrogant behavior, calling out specific password and club singing songs. Hooligans often can be found in the trains, in the area of ​​sports, as well as on the streets where they often make a lot of noise and destroy what falls into their hands.
Szalikowcy often very dangerous, fighting each other and can be dangerous even for the casual fan who does not have affiliation to any football club.
Since the 80s Twentieth century, as in other countries, the importance of determining the Polish hooligan slightly changed, but not changed in this respect, the definition of codes of conduct. More often it was used in relation to persons who are in sports, especially during football matches, have a tendency to be aggressive, or even be in a physical or verbal apply for the fans of the opposing team. Sometimes attacked by hooligans there are also players of the opposing team, but as a rule the hooligans are abusive texts and przyśpiewkach on it. The Polish media hooligans are often referred to as hooligans or football fans (especially with regard to the hooligans in the matches).
The hooligans are present in large groups and have a high propensity for aggression, which is not necessarily for their everyday behavior, as part of these groups consists of mostly young people, but those from completely different backgrounds and social classes. Some come from the so-called. good homes, they are students, they have their own family, well-paid jobs, etc., others come from dysfunctional families and live in the poorest neighborhoods. Often, they are fanatical supporters of their team, but differ from the real fans in a fundamental way. First of all, before the meeting of football, during, and after their main purpose is the same group of hooligans club opposite. Outside the arena for sports events both aggressively geared to each group meet in the so-called. ustawkach, during which there is a regular fight. Places ustawek are various, but in order to avoid the rapid intervention of the police in general they tend to be forests and rarely frequented places on the edge of town. That's what the police are considered by hooligans for their greatest enemy and hating a group of hooligans soon have the opportunity to combine under the banner of hatred for the police, especially when they interfere in the conflict between them.

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Scally

Dres is something purely Polish, their appearance is attributed to socio-economic changes of the nineties. Currently hooligans replace other subcultures. The "environment" is a small town or big city's poorest neighborhoods. Some combine the hooligans of blokersami.
It is a subculture without any ideology. The main goal bandit is money. Top acquired quickly and effortlessly, so make theft and robbery. Captured in this way spent on entertainment, alcohol and cigarettes. They are usually poorly educated and therefore unemployed, so spend plenty of time with his friends in front of the blocks drinking and pesky neighbors, or "pack" in the gym (hence its other name-necks). Often cause mayhem in discos, and in stadiums. They do not respect anyone, they do not respect any rules and for this they are very vulgar, their enemy is every person looks different than they do. Often these soldiers mafia, whose main task is to racketeering and enforcement of debts. One of the many activities to reflect what they are fighting dogs, usually breeds pitbul. Their appearance and vulgar behavior is the subject of many sketches, cabaret, and the whole subculture went through even a book on your topic by Dorothy Masłowska.
Dres characteristic is of course the dress. It is a sportswear brand often adorned with hook-heavy chain around his neck and wrist. For this white sneakers and flip flops in the summer. Necessarily close-cropped hair, sometimes bleached and nażelowane. Their favorite car brand BMW is necessary in black with tinted windows, which emits loud music with bass curled.
In the initial phase hooligans favorite music was disco-polo, later turned his fascination with musical techno and house music.

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Goths

Goths - a subculture founded in the late 70s and the 80 Twentieth century with the post punk movement. It is associated with Gothic music derived from the current cold wave, guests also listen to gothic metal, doom metal, progressive metal and symphonic metal, and, especially recently, industrial music, and industrial-mail. Most of ready shows an interest in the occult, literature, art, vampires, or Norse mythology - especially in Slavic countries - Slavic mythology. But there are also guests interested in the topics of (mystical) Christian and Gnostic. Guests interested in poetry, literature, there are usually fairly intelligent person, or who consider themselves as such. On the other hand, there is no indicator of interest, which connect the members of the movement. Gothic subculture is seen as "dark" and for outsiders often incomprehensible. The general opinion stereotype reigns eternally sorrowful, self-inflicted in gota. In addition, many people mistakenly equate the gothic subculture of Satanism. In fact, guests despite his fascination with darkness, have nothing to do with the worship of Satan.

The place of integrating the community today, after the death of Beksiński is primarily Castle Party festival held annually in Bolkowie. There is also a huge (for the number of viewers) festival in Leipzig, Germany, Wave-Gotik-Treffen. The subculture is, however, not uniform due to the influence of electronic music, punk, death metal, black metal, neofolk, industrial, and other trends, so that within it there are disputes about the definition of what is Gothic.

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Emo

Emo is one of the youngest subcultures that exist in Poland. Emo characterized above all its appearance. For the first time a group of emo emerged in the 80's in the USA. Emo style we can discern a few borrowings from other subcultures. They carry themselves like the punks and gothów. They are characterized by a long slanting bangs covering their face, disheveled hair usually full colored in black, pale makeup, which are heavily stressed eyes. Skinny jeans, old sneakers and t-shirts with his beloved teams. Favorite color is black of course, but also purple and red and pink. In these it must also be painted paznokcie.Emo can be subsumed under the counterculture, because their appearance was a kind of protest against the materialistic and vulgar American rappers lifestyle. According to the Emo culture is not a lifestyle but rather a state of mind. Emo is a real person rather depressive and introverted, who considers that nobody in the world can not understand the pain of existential-except, of course, other Emo. The word "emo" and "screamo" are carelessly used for pop punk bands, rock and metalcore.

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Metalheads

This subculture was founded in the early seventies in the United Kingdom and the United States and brings together people listening to heavy metal music.

Metal subculture is not based on any particular ideology. Metalowcy people positive attitude towards other people and subcultures, pursuing their personal independence. For them, the most important is the music. The only breaks in their environment are associations around the individual bands playing various types of metal.

The subculture is distinguished from other subcultures in appearance and character of being. Black color is their trademark. Over this dress is usually black shirts with prints favorite heavy metal bands, tight pants, usually dark or black jeans, boots, leather jackets and studded leather belts and bracelets, Poland metalheads we also called "cubes" that former military backpacks. Metalheads wear long hair, both girls and boys.

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Skateboarders !!

Skateboarders are a subculture which comes from california. Nowadays, skateboarders are a group of people who share a common passion to skateboards, rollerblades or bikes. In Poland this group appeared at the end of 80s. The wear baggy fair T-shirts, a blouse, a baseball cap or trousers which are loose. They can be also characteiresed by their free style of liring - they are individuals. They are very active people who like spending their spare time on rollerblades, skateboard or cycling. Their abilites skateboarders can show on many festivals organised specially for them. In many cities there appeared apecial skate-parks where these people can practise their tricks and not olisturb ather people. Skateboarders are the subculture which is not special shop in wchich skateboarders can buy a profesional equipment and clothes. They are often mistaken with hip-hop groups of people.   

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What is a subculture?

Every society in the world, including the Polish society has a certain subculture, which are distinguished by their appearance and views. Despite the fact that they live in one country often live and live close to each other stand out and believe in completely opposite values.
The subculture is a break from everyday life, family issues and responsibilities. In Poland is  over 30% of young people belong to different subcultures. Subcultures are formed, among others by common interested of a larger group of people.
In Poland  are a subculture such as skaterzy, metalowcy, rastafarianie, skinheadzi, szalikowcy, emo, anarchiści, punkowcy and many other smaller communities.
In our next posts we will try to briefly describe them.

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