Where do hipsters hang? (Pittsburgh, York: how much, place to live, train)

[Hopes]

The word hipster originated in the 1940s, Chic!

[Chichappens]

Originally Posted by hopes

the word hipster originated in the 1940s, chic!

and over played in the 90's

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by Chichappens

and over played in the 90's

If it was truly over played, I would have heard it used prior to reading this thread.

[Chichappens]

maybe you don't get past Pittsburgh citi datat enough or hipster hang past the city of bridges and maybe you're not in the hipster circle or maybe you were not old enough in the 90's to be part of the hipster scene ........it was over kill in France, NY, LA, London, Dublin, etc..........and Pittsburgh being a non IT city and or as one celeb call it Shee its burgh....that can also be another factor...........and if you are a senior citizen........maybe you forgot or maybe they are to mature to use that term since it was already used in the 40's........or maybe english is your 2nd language and did not learn the word and its usage till recent...........and maybe if you call any major advertising agency that will prove me so very right.

[pcc09]

Originally Posted by Chichappens

maybe you don't get past Pittsburgh citi datat enough or hipster hang past the city of bridges and maybe you're not in the hipster circle or maybe you were not old enough in the 90's to be part of the hipster scene ........it was over kill in France, NY, LA, London, Dublin, etc..........and Pittsburgh being a non IT city and or as one celeb call it Shee its burgh....that can also be another factor...........and if you are a senior citizen........maybe you forgot or maybe they are to mature to use that term since it was already used in the 40's........or maybe english is your 2nd language and did not learn the word and its usage till recent...........and maybe if you call any major advertising agency that will prove me so very right.

I think the word hipster in reference to the modern incarnation is more of a 2000's thing than a 90's thing. It's still very prevalent in Brooklyn.

[Chichappens]

WILLIAMSBURGH AND RED HOOK ROCK!!! love Brooklyn heights too on the promenade during the spring and autumn.

[Chichappens]

How did the word "hipster" come to me... - Coltrane - tribe.net


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Who was the turn-of-the-century hipster? Who is free enough of the hipster taint to write the hipster’s history without contempt or nostalgia? Why do we declare the hipster moment over—that, in fact, it had ended by 2003..... THANK GOD!

[Chichappens]

Originally Posted by Hopes

If it was truly over played, I would have heard it used prior to reading this thread.

Maybe this The Hipster Handbook will help you catch up on what you missed out on a long time ago.......ROFLMAO in St. Tropez..........

[Tiger Beer]

I spent 3 months in Williamburg, Brooklyn, NYC. (I spent a few years in Manhattan, but those 3 months in Williamburg were embarrassing to be white).

UGGH! I like the 'concept' of hipsters....but the 'hipsters' of Williamburg that I met were some of the most annoying people I ever met.

First off, they ALL complain about how they weren't accepted wherever they are from...so they were ALL wearing nearly identical 'hipster' gear to identify themselves as one. If you didn't conform EXACTLY to what it means to be called a 'hipster', then you don't get to be one. So back when I briefly lived in Williamsburg, if you didn't have a baseball cap that said 'MACK' or 'JOHN DEERE' or whatever, then you weren't one.

I also HATED getting off at that subway stop...because NYC is a very multicultural city, but every single young white kid living in the entire city got OFF the fricking train ONLY at that station. Being a 'white person' myself, the last thing I want or need is to be seen as one of those 'white kids' while living in a very exposively dynamic, diverse, international, multicultural city, but trying to conform to a bunch of white kids wearing mack truck hats. It has more farmer mentality written all over it.

That being said, I like the 'CONCEPT' of 'hipsters', just couldn't stand the people. Way too much conformity for me.

[BusyMomofOne]

I think a hipster can be any age...its a person who dresses in a certain way, frequents hips places, can be any age, sex, or whatever...I think its a lifestyle that crosses all incomes and other barriers...imo of course!