Hi
guys
I
hope that spring has been treating you well.
Today
I would like to talk about hipsters but before I go any further and
offend anyone, let me explain one thing.
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LABELS
To
me there is nothing wrong with labels as long as they are
playful and harmless. I myself have been called a
'class clown', 'a hipster', and a 'teacher' and although at
first I found those labels mildly offensive, eventually
I was able to laugh them off. You probably wonder who a
'teacher' is. HAHA. I'm not telling you. Figure it out on your
own ;). Those who know me are probably nodding in approval
though :P.
a
label – etykietka
playful
– żartobliwy
harmless
– nieszkodliwy, niewinny
a
class clown – błazen klasowy
mildly
offensive – trochę obraźliwe
eventually
– ostatecznie
to
laugh something off – śmiać się z czegoś
to
figure something out – domyślić się czegoś
to
nod – kiwać głową
in
approval – z aprobatą, zgadzając się
HIPSTERS
Here's
a conversation I had the other day. It's about a pub/ bar in
Poznań, Poland.
Friend:
So how do you like this place?
Me:
Yeah, I guess it's cool. I like the décor. If only there
weren't so many hipsters here.
Friend:
Hipsters?
Me:
Yep, hipsters. Take a good look around you.
a
few seconds pass
Friend:
I guess you're right. Why didn't I see it before?
Me:
I'm asking myself that too. <laughter>.
A pub
(British English) and a bar (American English) are the same thing.
décor
– wystrój
I'm
asking myself that too. – Sama się zastanawiam.
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I'm
not going to reveal the name of the place in case I want to go
there again. But if anyone is curious, its name starts with
the letter M and it's the longer one. Sounds cryptic? It's
supposed to ;)
to
reveal – ujawniać
curious
– ciekawi
cryptic
– zagadkowy, tajemniczy
It's
supposed to. – tut. Właśnie takie ma być.
Ok,
but who are hipsters? They're those art major people who wear
thick-rimmed glasses and mix second-hand patterned
shirts (striped, checked, floral) with ZARA and H&M
trousers (or the other way round). They like to think of themselves
as unique and edgy. That's why in pretty much every
conversation they name-drop philosophers, musicians and
authors that you have never heard of and have no interest in. They go
to cinemas with chairs that hurt your bum and gravitate
towards bohemian pubs. They also insist on using iPhones
and wearing cool trainers. Really edgy.
But
that's just about hipsters in Poland. American hipsters have gone
well past that.
art
major people – studenci ASP ;)
thick-rimmed
(glasses) – (okulary) w grubych oprawkach
patterned
– wzorzyste
striped
– w paski
checked
– w kratkę
floral
– w kwiaty
edgy
– z (zadziornym) charakterem
to
name-drop – rzucać znanymi nazwiskami
a
bum – pupa
to
gravitate towards – lgnąć do
to
insist on doing something – upierać się przy czymś, robić coś
zawsze
They
have gone well past that. – Zaszli o wiele dalej.
HIPSTERS
IN AMERICA
TOO
MAINSTREAM
Hipsters
enjoy the unknown and the obscure. They stop
liking a band or an author as soon as they become popular.
(The
text in blue are quotes from Shit Hipsters Say videos on YouTube).
I
liked it before it was popular.
You
probably never heard of it.
Hey,
I might start using a discman again.
No,
I don't have a Facebook.
Their
first album was better.
the
unknown – wszystko co nieznane
the
obscure – rzeczy mało znane, niejasne, ukryte
PRETENTIOUS
Hipsters
have a smug sense of superiority. They are so self-absorbed
that every one of them has a blog in which they share their
enlightened views
with the uncool public and other hipsters, whom they secretly
despise. They don't dance at concerts and enjoy foreign films
with subtitles.
It
totally sounds better on vinyl.
Do
you wanna start a band?
Vinyl
sounds so clear.
Usually
when I have to bring a girl back to my place, like to gauge where
she's at, I put on Nickelback and if she likes it, I kick
her out.
Have
you read my blog?
pretentious
– pretensjonalny
smug
– zadowolony z siebie
a
sense of superiority – poczucie wyższości
self-absorbed
– pochłonięci sobą
enlightened
– oświecone
to
despise – gardzić
foreign
films with subtitles – zagraniczne filmy z napisami
a
vinyl – płyta winylowa
put
on (music) – włączyć
to
gauge – ocenić, zmierzyć
where
she's at – jaka jest, jakiej muzyki słucha
to
kick somebody out – wyrzucić kogoś (z domu)
FAIR
TRADE/ ORGANIC/ INDEPENDENT
Hipsters
support independent artists and choose fair-trade organic
produce over regular people food. They tend to be skinny
and “are usually less than 5% body fat”. They also eat children's
cereal.
Do
you guys have a vegan menu?
Do
you know if this is organic?
independent
– niezależny
fair-trade
– sprawiedliwy handel, fair-trade
organic
– ekologiczna
produce
– nieprzetworzona żywność
regular
people food – jedzenie dla normalnych ludzi
cereal
– płatki
vegan
– wegańskie
CAMERA
“Every
hipster needs a camera. They'll take pictures, put them in black and
white and they're automatically photographers. You will find them
“crawling around in the woods taking photographs of dead
leafs.”
I
will totally instagram this.
to
crawl – czołgać się
to
instagram something – zrobić czemuś zdjęcie i wstawić je na
stronę Instagram.com
WANNABE
ARTISTS
'They
also write – most will attempt
poetry, or a novel,
which will be set
in a far-off
fantasy world with characters named "Takeshi" and "Riku".'
Would
you mind proofreading my novel?
wannabe
artist – pozujący na artystę
to
attempt – próbować (swoich sił w)
a
novel – powieść
set
– tut. toczyć się (o akcji)
far-off
– odległy
to
proofread – dokonywać korekty
