Small talk at the barbers...
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ash73 said:
The girl who cuts my hair is gorgeous, she can chat about whatever she likes 
I know my hair choppers fiance's dad so a bit of chat comes from that. She is actually quite intelligent too so actual conversation isn't difficult.
The other girl who works in there is a car girl, she has a corsa though so I don't talk to her.
I made the mistake of using a local barber that was keen on expanding their services, they didn't only cut hair, they bundled it with a hand massage, so the conversation was mainly about why anyone would want a hand massage and a haircut.....
I didn't partake of the massage.....
My usual barber is a lovely lady who is suitably chatty about the weather,holidays, new restaurants in the area (I used to live there, but am not the other side of Toronto) and anything else in between,
I didn't partake of the massage.....
My usual barber is a lovely lady who is suitably chatty about the weather,holidays, new restaurants in the area (I used to live there, but am not the other side of Toronto) and anything else in between,
I've been going to my barber for around a year, I can walk in they remember who I am exactly how I want my hair and everything about what we've discussed in the past.
We generally talk for half the cut rip the s
t out of the others in the shop for the rest of the cut, it feels more like an extension of the family than a barbers now and I think all customers feel that way.
so if anyone wants a recommendation for a great barbers in Southampton I can I've one but they're booked up for days in advance.
We generally talk for half the cut rip the s
t out of the others in the shop for the rest of the cut, it feels more like an extension of the family than a barbers now and I think all customers feel that way. so if anyone wants a recommendation for a great barbers in Southampton I can I've one but they're booked up for days in advance.
I go to a busy hard working Turkish barber in my town.
(Town name withheld to avoid embarrassment!)
We don't talk that much as he has a great feature window looking out near the mkt place. Suffice to say he stops every couple of minutes to watch as a nice looking lady passes by... I swivel the chair and join in, then we smile and carry on. Works for me.. I don't want to chat about drivel when relaxing in the chair, but we do talk about politics, immigration etc etc occasionally.
He does a good wet cut throat shave as well which I enjoy.
(Town name withheld to avoid embarrassment!)
We don't talk that much as he has a great feature window looking out near the mkt place. Suffice to say he stops every couple of minutes to watch as a nice looking lady passes by... I swivel the chair and join in, then we smile and carry on. Works for me.. I don't want to chat about drivel when relaxing in the chair, but we do talk about politics, immigration etc etc occasionally.
He does a good wet cut throat shave as well which I enjoy.
aka_kerrly said:
That said you do overhear the odd conversation that would probably be better to be having with your doctor than your hairdresser.
My wife is a hairdresser and apparently knows the most intimate details of her customers lives. She has stated that should she ever lose her job then she has the options of therapist or blackmailer to fall back on. According to her, the "where you've been on your holidays" type questions only tend to be used when you have a first timer to get people talking, or for the really boring people who don't talk back
She says once someones been in a couple of times, and you know about their annoying kids, t
t of a husband, the affair with Bob next door, upcoming trip to the gynaecologist... there's no need for small talk. 
Barbers? Stylist, if you don't mind. Yes, I do get served a cup of tea / coffee with a thin biscuit by a fairly attractive understudy before I am relived of a considerable sum of money.
When I used to visit her (hair now cut by my girlfriend, sadly to economise pending our house exchange), we generally caught up as I knew about her private life (family, boyfriend, romantic interests, tattoos in interesting places, holiday plans, etc) and she knew about mine. I probably know more [factually] about her than I do some immediate close members of my family and friends!
The only time that my hair was cut in silence, was by a Korean sensei, with whom I had a disagreement about hair style - he wanted to give me a hipster East End flick-over, whilst I pointed out that I have curly hair, and am not a mid-20s Italian homosexual. Didn't go back.
When I used to visit her (hair now cut by my girlfriend, sadly to economise pending our house exchange), we generally caught up as I knew about her private life (family, boyfriend, romantic interests, tattoos in interesting places, holiday plans, etc) and she knew about mine. I probably know more [factually] about her than I do some immediate close members of my family and friends!
The only time that my hair was cut in silence, was by a Korean sensei, with whom I had a disagreement about hair style - he wanted to give me a hipster East End flick-over, whilst I pointed out that I have curly hair, and am not a mid-20s Italian homosexual. Didn't go back.
Meet Mr. Remington. My barber.
He's been doing my hair for about 2 years, since his older brother retired after more than a decade of friendly and reliable albeit less than loquacious service.
The current Mr. Remington and I have agreed that it is better that he concentrates on the job at hand rather than striking up random conversations. An arrangement that appears to suit us both, for varying reasons.
He's been doing my hair for about 2 years, since his older brother retired after more than a decade of friendly and reliable albeit less than loquacious service.
The current Mr. Remington and I have agreed that it is better that he concentrates on the job at hand rather than striking up random conversations. An arrangement that appears to suit us both, for varying reasons.
I started going to the barbers I use when my boss told me about the rather gorgeous girl who worked there with the whopping boobs on her.
Turns out, she was the owners daughter. But by the time I next needed a haircut, she'd moved on to set up her own shop, back home in Cyprus. Which was a shame, as that's a long and expensive way to go for a haircut.
I do still go to this barber shop though as they are rather good in my opinion, and there's always good chit chat going on and having used them for 6 or 7 years now, they know what I want.
My wife, when she was getting her hair done earlier this year at one of the big expensive chain places, mentioned to the haidresser about our wedding and they very kindly offered that when she went to get her hair done for the wedding, they would cut my hair for free at the same time, which seemed like a decent offer on what would usually be a £30-40 affair according to their price list.
What a load of nonsense that was. OK, my hair did look good at the end of it, but I felt so out of place in there, and you can't relax because there's always two or three other customers with the hairdryer going full blast and some crap loud pop music going on, and of course, as a first timer, the conversation was pretty limited as well.
Turns out, she was the owners daughter. But by the time I next needed a haircut, she'd moved on to set up her own shop, back home in Cyprus. Which was a shame, as that's a long and expensive way to go for a haircut.
I do still go to this barber shop though as they are rather good in my opinion, and there's always good chit chat going on and having used them for 6 or 7 years now, they know what I want.
My wife, when she was getting her hair done earlier this year at one of the big expensive chain places, mentioned to the haidresser about our wedding and they very kindly offered that when she went to get her hair done for the wedding, they would cut my hair for free at the same time, which seemed like a decent offer on what would usually be a £30-40 affair according to their price list.
What a load of nonsense that was. OK, my hair did look good at the end of it, but I felt so out of place in there, and you can't relax because there's always two or three other customers with the hairdryer going full blast and some crap loud pop music going on, and of course, as a first timer, the conversation was pretty limited as well.
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