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danieldwilliam) wrote2020-01-17 09:46 am
danieldwilliam) wrote2020-01-17 09:46 am
On Haircuts
Haircuts.
I have had a hair cut. I go to what in the UK is a known a Turkish barber. Mine trades under the name of the Show Barber. He is located on Bread Street, about 30 yards from Lothian Road (Central Edinburgh, with Central Edinburgh rents.)
I recommend him, but then I spend less time looking at my haircut than you do, so I'll let you be the judge of whether he is to be recommended. He has a somewhat Jeevsian approach to my hair. He definately disapproves of some of haircut choices and does his best to foil my more eccentric follies.
A Turkish barber is usually run by Turks or at least people from the country of Turkey. Often Kurds I notice. Although the place I used to go to when I worked at the Parliament was run by some Algerians. Anyway it's a middle eastern thing. There are hot shaves, bits of massage, they set your ears on fire and apply pomade or some such a thing.
I don't make an appointment (one sits and reads the paper in the queue.) The Algerian Turkish Barber I used to go used to have lot of people who all knew each other hanging about bantering. I had no idea what was going on because half of the banter was in a language I don't speak and half the banter was about people I didn't know who had done something stupid and had done that in a language I don't speak. But I did quite enjoy it.
I usually have a hair cut and a shave (The Full Show). It takes about 20 minutes. Includes a haircut, hot shave, flaming ears, eyebrow trim, hair wash, some business with having your fingers pulled and your neck reset. Some sweet smelling ungent is applied. Costs £25. I consider this at the expensive end of a haircut.
I go every couple of months. It's quite a pleasant and pleasantly masculine experience and I look forward to it.
In the words of Nye Bevan or perhaps Bill Oddie, that's my haircut, tell me yours.
I have had a hair cut. I go to what in the UK is a known a Turkish barber. Mine trades under the name of the Show Barber. He is located on Bread Street, about 30 yards from Lothian Road (Central Edinburgh, with Central Edinburgh rents.)
I recommend him, but then I spend less time looking at my haircut than you do, so I'll let you be the judge of whether he is to be recommended. He has a somewhat Jeevsian approach to my hair. He definately disapproves of some of haircut choices and does his best to foil my more eccentric follies.
A Turkish barber is usually run by Turks or at least people from the country of Turkey. Often Kurds I notice. Although the place I used to go to when I worked at the Parliament was run by some Algerians. Anyway it's a middle eastern thing. There are hot shaves, bits of massage, they set your ears on fire and apply pomade or some such a thing.
I don't make an appointment (one sits and reads the paper in the queue.) The Algerian Turkish Barber I used to go used to have lot of people who all knew each other hanging about bantering. I had no idea what was going on because half of the banter was in a language I don't speak and half the banter was about people I didn't know who had done something stupid and had done that in a language I don't speak. But I did quite enjoy it.
I usually have a hair cut and a shave (The Full Show). It takes about 20 minutes. Includes a haircut, hot shave, flaming ears, eyebrow trim, hair wash, some business with having your fingers pulled and your neck reset. Some sweet smelling ungent is applied. Costs £25. I consider this at the expensive end of a haircut.
I go every couple of months. It's quite a pleasant and pleasantly masculine experience and I look forward to it.
In the words of Nye Bevan or perhaps Bill Oddie, that's my haircut, tell me yours.
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(I'm not sure it's any more complicated than that. I actively find very short cut hair off-putting. And a bit scary when it's a matter of choice.)