That's a good point, having grown up in Switzerland, Norway and England my view is pretty biased haha.
But still. I'm not pointing any fingers at anybody here, you aren't the majority. And I'm not only talking about swagfags and gangbangers. I'm talking about the general lack of "style". The amount of ill-fitting clothing. Females wearing sportswear and an oversized sweater because they're too lazy to make an effort. And when they do make an effort for a special occasion, they often look like sloots. (Shit that sounds pretty misogynistic, but seriously. College-aged girls don't seem to know the "display boobs or bum" rule)
The older generations aren't any better. Filthy "sneaks", faded levi's that are 3 sizes too big pulled up to their bellybuttons, and an old grey T-shirt tucked in.
And "dress pants". Seriously guys?!
Amazing quote from where I got this picture:
"They’ll team that with a ‘button down shirt’ – Americans make the distinction that the shirt has buttons, because they need to know up front that it will require some effort to put it on. Like I said, North American fashion is lazy, so wearing a shirt with buttons is a big deal."
And I can't stress this enough: I'm not dissing people or trying to cause a shitstorm. I'm not even laughing at americans. Growing up in Europe you're automatically exposed to a whole cluster of different cultures. I mean hell, If I drive for 2 hours I can be in France, Italy, Germany or Austria.
And Europe is where fashion seems to "happen". London, Paris, Milan, Stockholm, etc. are all synonymous with fashion and style. Sure; NY and LA might be known for fashion as well but not to the same extent.
Downvote me to hell, I'm just trying to have an interesting discussion instead of the usual pretending-to-be-indifferent arguments that seem to go down here.