"Extravagant, us? Forget about it! At least, for now."
The term
normcore can be used to indicate 'apparently perfectly normal garments' such as boyfriendjeans, the man suit and Stan Smith-sneakers. I first heard this term last week, while reading the introduction by the, apparently, brand new chief editor of the Dutch ELLE Hilmar Mulder in the August 2014 issue. It might refer to all that is
normal (obviously) and all that is
usual and
common.
Top: Bershka / Headband: B.A.P Live On Earth 2014 / Slippers: Rainbow
But what exactly is 'normal behaviour' anyways? I used to think that what we accept as acting 'normal' towards eachother didn't really exist anywhere in general. Oh, how wrong I was about that.
It was one of the first things I noticed after touching down on Malta International Airport.
The people of Malta are the most normal people I have ever had the pleasure to encounter. I mean this in a positive way. Among the things that is considered 'normal behaviour' are probably things such as being friendly to strangers, being friendly to customers when you are a member of staff in restaurants and shops, be helpful when somebody asks you something, not being pushy when you are trying to sell something and being tolerant and social in traffic. We all know this, don't we? But in reality, a lot of people aren't friendly when somebody comes up to them to ask a question, the shop assistants could use a smile or two, salesmen trying to stuff your nose with stuff for 'cheap price' and don't get me started on traffic. I have seen even the most tolerant people become agressive animals when they are driving a car.
But not the people of Malta.
