These adapted themselves to a life in and out of work since they had a strong street culture with which to identify.
The street culture is based, of course, on the passeggiata - when people go out in the evening between 5 and 7 for a walk.
Now, it seems, he has been inspired by history books rather than contemporary street culture.
Girls "used to not be allowed to participate in street culture," he explained.
He took Latin street culture and put it into poetry.
Finally, elements of black street culture have become popular among young whites.
Many such districts were notable for having a strong children's street culture.
These days, she said, that appears to be the street culture of hip-hop.
But we don't have much of a street culture as many other parts of the world.
And that's my job: to bring British street culture to the rest of the world.