concert sub culture
when you go to a concert in germany, say to a “rock concert”… you know, that music that can get a little louder, and people get excited when they hear this loud music. i mean, really excited, at a concert. in germany, when you go to such a concert, then, at some point in the middle of that concert, a certain part of the crowd moves to the area in front of the stage (if they’re not already there). they then start bumping into each other, yes, intentionally throwing their bodies against each other. and it’s great fun for them (i am one of these, sometimes). everyone who doesn’t want to get bumped in just stays out of the way - it’s totally fine. in germany, we call that ‘pogen’.
now imagine you are in sydney, you go to a concert (or, say to a club with a live band, kind of a concert, isn’t it?). at least in terms of ‘pogen’ - you might think. in australia, when you listen to loud music, and you get excited, and then you bump into your neighbour …. well, a second later someone else bumps into you. suddenly, the music stops playing, you hear someone shouting “prick head” from the stage.
ok, so that other guy was the 120kg security guard trying to bring you down, and the guys swearing at you, that’s the band. weird world.
