Photo: DPAFor some it might be a beacon of progress and modern efficiency, but there are many ways in which Germany is stuck in the past. PunkPunk hit Germany big time in the 1980s, spawning the Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave) music scene. With it came various hairstyles, chief among them the Mohawk – with a shaved head and spikey hair, in Germany it was the 1980s incarnate. Now visible on the streets once more, it’s heralding the return of punk, especially in former East German cities like Leipizig. Over the past two decades a so-called Ostalgie – nostalgia for the old East Germany – has developed, and even spawned an industry.

Source: The Local February 24, 2017 13:41 UTC