Shane Shu

June 28th 2008

Age: 32
Nationality: Canadian
Occupation: Musician, performer, photographer
In Amsterdam: 10 years

Why did you move to Amsterdam?
To study and for adventure.

What do you like to do in Amsterdam?
I like to bicycle and walk in the city.
I like to go to good restaurants.
I like to go out dancing (I never get the chance though).
I like to visit expositions, galleries and openings.

What do you think of Amsterdam street culture,
how the people dress, express themselves?
I think people in Amsterdam do what they want and are
quite free in the choices that they make.

Did your style of clothing changed since you live here,
and because of what? These can be emotional, cultural
reasons or practical reasons such as weather or availability.
My clothing changed and that had to do with the student
culture (I became a member of a student fraternity) and later
it changed again due to my interest in my personal style.

Are you influenced by what you consider Dutch culture
or by any other culture represented in Amsterdam?
I may be unconsciously influenced by the culture in which
I live however I do try to access and make opinions through
and with historic background and of course factual evidence.

Are you aware of the fact that 177 cultures are
represented in Amsterdam?
I wasn’t aware of the fact that there are 177 cultures
represented in Amsterdam. I would assume that Amsterdam
has becomes a product of its cultural backgrounds; from
street corners to it’s very own borders, from the food we eat
to the cars we drive, to the ways in which we communicate.
The people become a product of their environment and
I think that is truly evident in Amsterdam.

Julian M. Lynn

June 26th 2007

Age: 30
Nationality: American
Occupation: Selling clothes, kicks and art;
Photographer and film video director.
In Amsterdam: leagally or illegally ;)?

Why did you move to Amsterdam?
I met a girl. Now its my shop, wolf and pack.

What do you like to do in Amsterdam?
I work 7 days a week. So, my work is my hobby and life.
I drink sometimes too, I think that’s a hobby if you do it enough.
I also like to collect miniature toy houses that take me months
and months to make, but then I burn them, and film it like its
a disaster movie. I am using this footage to help prove 9/11
was a inside job, all my toy houses are made of steel.

What do you think of Amsterdam street culture,
how the people dress, express themselves?
I think that I like that people like what I sell, and that we’re
still here doing our thing with wolf and pack. but I don’t think
about Amsterdam street culture much, cause that’s like thinking
about your life, and most people don’t do that too often.

Did your style of clothing changed since you live here,
and because of what? These can be emotional, cultural
reasons or practical reasons such as weather or
availability.
I have always been Julian. To a fault at times.

Are you influenced by what you consider Dutch culture
or by any other culture represented in Amsterdam?
I think that there is a change happening in Dutch culture on
a massive level right now. I don’t know what they want it to be
or is anymore. Closing the coffee shops, the red light almost
gone. I am influenced by my instincts and the options that
the people I trust see as being possible. I believe in a better
tomorrow, and I believe in myself.

Are you aware of the fact that 177 cultures are
represented in Amsterdam?
I think that it is lost on most people. Amsterdam is a group
first, culture second type of place, as any real city type of place
is. So, I think that most people stick with their crew and do their
thing. But in the end, I go to this place called burrito that serves
Mexican food, but he is from Egypt, I guess that has something
to do with what your talking about. kinda.