The last "Occasion"...

   On Annunziata square, just opposite the ancient campanile, there is a garment shop popular among the locals. It is called "Οκαζιόν", the greek transcription of the french world "ocassion" which has the same meaning with the homonymous english word. 

   The shop opened its doors sometime in the early 60s and soon because so popular that it gave its name to the neighbourhood around it and became a meeting point. Its clientele consists mostly by the elderly ones as well as those who fancy cheap clothes. When I was a kid, me and my parents used to shop from this shop but I did not quite like it because I have been always considered it too old-fashioned for my taste. The years had gone by and the owner decided to retire and sold the property to a greek fast food chain called "Everest" which will open its first Corfu shop on the site. For the time being, there is a bazaar going on selling all good on 60% discount and the show windows displaying some nude plastic dolls.

   Soon another beloved landmark business will be vanished, as regretfully did the "Lykoudis" bookshop last year sacrificing themselves in the name of commercial involvement.

What the f*** with all this EMO thing!

Emos has been around for more than a decade, but they became more apparent the last couple of years, becoming a fad among teenagers, especially here in Greece. A style originated in punk, now has gained a wider range of fans and it's difficult to define it, as soon as there are different kind of emos around. For example, you can find a hardcore emo, who has become emo not for the fad, but he believed this way of life is the most appropiate to him and the most common type of all, the emos who decided to adopt the emo thing just to be in fashion and to follow the trends of their era.

How can you tell if someone is Emo or not? The answer is: by his/her style. Emos wear tight jeans and dark clothes. Boys have a long fridge which covers one or both eyes, girls on the other hand, can also have their long hair brushed in a way they look like modern descedants of 18th century madams (sic). Both men and women use a black make up around their eyes (look like goths in that way) and they always look upset and pathetic. Some of them claim to have bisexual preferences, in some cases they are getting self-injured or even have suicidal tendencies.

Emos in Greece is a common site at Sintagma square in Athens (see the photo above) as the squares marble staircase serve as the gathering place for most Athenian emos. Starbucks is another location in which you can also spot them. They listen to some teenage oriented rock bands such as AFI, Alexisonfire, Brand New, Coheed and Cambria, Fall Out Boy, From First to Last, Funeral for a Friend, Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance, Panic! at the Disco, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Senses Fail, Something Corporate, The Starting Line, Story of the Year, Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, The Used, Tokyo Hotel and Underoath

What's your opinion on emos? Do you like them? Are you an emo yourself? If not, will you embrace that fashion or you dispise it?