When I went to Japan I thought it was really cool how people felt free to express themselves by dressing in all black or outfits that looked like costumes, or to dye their hair unusual colors like blue.

I wish we felt free to do that in the US. Too many people looking down their noses at everyone, there's an unspoken pressure to conform. When I see movies or videos of people from the late 90s wearing baggy pants with dyed hair (I dressed like that too) I think about how strange it looks, but then remember that that attitude is part of the problem.