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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
does asheville have a high population of "gutterpunks?"
You know, the kids who ran away from their uppper middle class families to bvum off the street and dress like rob zombie back in da day?
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Ha ha, yes, definitely.
Asheville is quite diverse. Here are the main population groups, as I see them:
1. Wanna-be hippies, 18 to 28. God knows how these people make a living. I never see them working, except at menial jobs. But they're dining, wining, enjoying the "high" life. Lotta rasta hair and tie-dyes. Often accompanied by one or two scroungy dogs. Borderline homeless.
2. Aging hippies, 50 to 80. These are true relics, true holdovers from the 1967 summer of love.
3. Gutterpunks (as mentioned above). Street dwellers, quasi-homeless. Also owners of the scroungy mutt. Dirty. Loudmouthed. Skateboards.
4. Greenies. Sort of this generation's yuppies. Usually fairly well off, though not excessively consumer-like, at least not conspicuous. Very outdoorsish. You'll find them always dressed in hiking shoes and some kind of rugged outdoor shorts or cargo pants. They're the snobs of the town. They're "greener" than you and they never look happy. Really into craft beers.
5. Yuppy retirees. Made all their money in the 70s and 80s and have reached "early" retirement age. Some are also older "greenies" and almost as self-righteous as the younger ones, but they are also more conspicuously consumers. Bigger and fancier cars, nicer clothes. Drink wine as opposed to beer.