When having discussions about modern trends it happens to me, surprisingly more frequently than ever, that I sense somewhat of a generation gap. Everything started with the Emo-trend that was kicked off last summer. People obviously don’t really know what being emo(tional) is all about, but that’s cool. Mostly.

Now, after the mispronunciation of Emo (ay-mo instead of ee-mo - the trend’s roots are in the English speaking world, so what’s you freakin point? Or do you say Punk like poo-nk), this whole “Krocha”-trend is quite disturbing…

It bothers me to see people running around ridiculously. I mean, what’s the point of neon colored caps, gold shoes, UV-B burnt-to-a-crisp leather skin and poor language that isn’t worth calling language after all. Bam, fix, oida, krochma eine. That is language of a brain-amputated trend in Austria. Check out the FM4 Musikerziehung’s episode on Krocha and the simple vocabulary. Additonally, I recommend the an FM4 article on Examining the Youth, talking about Krochas in particular.

Side note: If people in 20 years consider this as our (and my heart aches when I use the first plural possession pronoun in that case) “zeitgeist”, I am afraid of being compared with dark ages like Medieval age, or more fittingly dumb Neanderthalian times. Side side note: Medieval and Neanderthalian times weren’t that dark after all. Neon caps, hint hint.

FM4 Musikerziehung (musical education, original file, podcast link for iTunes)

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