The model of left picture is Mr. Gosuke Suzuki, one of my friends. This is a typical fashion of Japanese Punks.

He makes "Punks" his motto, but he also likes philosophy. Now he is thinking about relation of "the principle of relativity" and "Kaigo-Hoken in Japan".



I'm a Salapan.

What is "Salapan"? It is not an abbreviation of "Salad Pan" nor "Salami, inflight meal of PAN-AM". It is the abbreviation of "Salaried worker Punks". It means a parson that is salaried worker makes punks his motto.

Well, I have to explain about "Punks" to you. I think you don't know punks if you're so young or old.

Punks is a style of fashion or life. At first, in music. The Sex Pistols and The Clash are famous in U.K., The Ramones is also famous in U.S.

Second, their phirosophy. Tom Wolf said that Punks made "spitting to the class system" their motto.

Third, their fashion. They wear T-shirt, leather coat made in UK (wearing all season), broken blue jeans, and safety boots.

"Punks" have characteristics above because it was born from working class of U.K. in '60's.

By the way, do you think it possible that a salaried worker makes Punks his motto?

Generally, salaried workers always wear a suit and a tie. And they always work for their success in life. I think "capitalism" is like class system. They are not able to spit to their company.

Well, "Salapan" is a life style that nobody can do?

Though I am a salaried worker, I don't want to succeed in my company. And I look down on my superior. Even when I wear a suits, I'm always wearing leather coat and broken blue jeans in my heart.

You may feel that above sentence is a sophistry. But I believe it and make it my motto...

I want to live like Keijiro Maeda, Hanzo Hattori or Shigeo Hamada. I think it is so difficult and needs much abilities, but I want to do.


...I think my English is too broken for you to understand. Sorry for my "too broken" English.


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