Mullets? Why???

I'm not even trying to justify my very inconsistent web presence anymore. I'll just blame Telefonica for still not having internet access at home. Well, it's been a while indeed and even if I did not become a DIY hacker (as other people did lately) I had to face a few DIY challenges. For most people it would be as easy as it is for me to back up my hard drive, but when you've always avoided any direct contact with DIY even painting a room white or doing a couple of wholes in the walls can be a huge challenge.
First of all I'd like to sincerely thank the "ferreteria" on Ronda San Pere! It's one of these old fashioned shops, that are becoming increasingly difficult to find because they're not part of a chain. When you enter it, you start to feel there's something different and it only takes one question to any of the sale assistants to understand what I'm talking about (I think it's worth mentioning that all people working in the shop are easily over 65). When you ask a naïve question the answer is the same most of the time :
- let's see. How many times have you done this?
- well, none, this is the first time, so that’s why I'm here buying the tools and stuff.
- Right, so let's start at the beginning.
That's when a 30 minute lecture on how to change your lock or how to drill a hole in the wall starts. You can say whatever you want, the guy's not stopping! The shop could be on fire, he won't stop. So I see what you're thinking: fine, you've found a shop where they take time to explain you a bit what you actually have to do. There's more. The lecture is only the first step in the "DIY for idiots with 2 left hands"! After the lecture, comes the workshop! Right, the workshop. The last time I had to drill a few holes in a thin wall made of some sort of concrete boards. Well, I ended up practising with one of the guys making holes in the shop before they let me go home and actually drill some in my own walls! It's a package they sell really: not only tools and materials but also a lecture and a practice workshop! I owe the people in there big time! They are currently overtaking Steve Jobs in my classification of "people who inspire their customers".

Except from the excessive DIY (even changing a light bulb is considered DIY to me) we've had some time to go out and explore barcelona. There's one thing which I'm honestly struggling with lately. I know in parts of the world it is considered absolutely normal and sometimes even virile, but I didn't think barcelona was going to surprise me with its mullet culture! What is wrong with people? There seems to be a clear trend of people either wishing they were rednecks! Or maybe they're just trying to rebel so hard against everything, they found out that a mullet goes pretty much against any sense of taste or style so they adopt it as their uniform. Don't know, I'm still trying to figure this out. I wish I could show you some pictures, but I invite you all to come over and see it yourselves! Mullets? Why??? I'll have to figure that one out. If you have any ideas, please let me know!