DR. MARK BENECKE: WGT Diary 2022 (15/60) – Depeche Mode? Abba? Roland Kaiser? (3/3)

Automatic translation. Improvements are constantly being worked on.

June 3, morning: Ines’ first thought when she wakes up: “Fluffy socks are something for the older ones. The younger ones wear gel insoles now.” Mark: “Under or over the tights?” Ines: “I still should have asked that. Probably normal socks, then fishnet tights and then the insoles in the shoes. We older people just have our thick wool socks.” So you can distinguish older and younger Goths from each other.

In the morning at breakfast: Goths apparently like the vegan treats that Kamps Bakery offers in consistently good quality. There, a conversation unfolds between a female, foreign tourist, a male, foreign tourist with a hiking backpack, gray jeans and Adidas sneakers, and a of a female WGT visitor in fishnet tights, fishnet top and bright turquoise hair. When asked by traveler if Goth cloth is about political expression, the Goth-baked-goods-lover replies, “No, it’s about aesthetics.” (Text & photos: Mark Benecke)

The next part is about Wolfsheim, Alphaville and merriment. Or like this.