Global hipster culture is spreading to even the world's poorest countries
Even as traditional globalisation has slowed, a new kind has sped up
Global hipster culture is spreading to even the world’s poorest countriesHAIRPORT, A BARBER SHOP, could be anywhere in the world. A smart logo on its doors shows a pirate in a tricorn, flanked by crossbone-style scissors. Giant photos of tattooed and bearded hipsters cover its walls. Two stylists trim the beards of jeans-clad customers. The owner, Ahmed Zia, a 31-year-old who founded the place in 2018, explains the logo, which he designed himself. “I was a fan of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’,” he says, “I like the idea of a team of pirates.” Hence the crossbones-style theme. He settled on the name because it sounds like “airport”—a portal to the rest of the world.This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Flat-white world”From the November 7th 2020 editionDiscover stories from this section and more in the list of contentsExplore the edition