僕が若い頃は、高校生や大学生は今の若い人に比べてもう少し自信があったようだ。たいていの人がすることはせず、たいていの人がしないことをする、そういう傾向があった。今の若い人は他人がすることをし、他人が着ているものを着ないと落ち着かないようだ。もちろん誰でも流行に敏感であってよいのだが、流行は追いかけるものではなく、何とかついていくものではないだろうか。
It seems like when I was young, high school and university students were more confident compared to now. They did not do what most people do, and does what most people don't do, that was a trend. Young people these days do what the others do and they don't feel comfortable if they are not wearing what the others wear. Of course anyone can be trend conscious, but trend is not what you chase, but it is what you manage to follow, that's what I think.
