Small talk at the barbers...

[vrooom]

"Why don't you ever smile?"

[227bhp]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

It's a well known fact that the reason that this country is in such a mess is because the people who actually know how it should be run are all too busy cutting hair or driving taxis.

Or on PH.

[Cotty]

227bhp said:

He's got the right idea you miserable old git

He is obviously the miserable one if he needs people to talk to him to cheer him up.

[JakeT]

This sounds odd but it is really hard to hold a conversation with a barber once my glasses are off. I usually say this to any new barber so they don't think I'm a miserable git. The Turkish place I go to in Reading are great. Only place I go. Before that it was when I was in Nottingham, as my barber there had been cutting hair in the family for a good 65-70 years. He knew my grandfather better than my grandmother did!

[egor110]

JakeT said:

This sounds odd but it is really hard to hold a conversation with a barber once my glasses are off. I usually say this to any new barber so they don't think I'm a miserable git. The Turkish place I go to in Reading are great. Only place I go. Before that it was when I was in Nottingham, as my barber there had been cutting hair in the family for a good 65-70 years. He knew my grandfather better than my grandmother did!

I like the way they hold the mirror up and and say how's that .

I have no idea , i'm not wearing my glasses i can't see st

[Wacky Racer]

My friend (when he was 36) went into a barbers in Stalybridge, which was like going back in time, sawdust on the wooden floors, gaslight, décor from the 1800's and the barber who was well over eighty asked him:-

"Have you left school yet?"

[Timbuktu]

briang9 said:

When they ask how you want your hair cut, reply "in silence please"

Ha I'll have to remember that one!


At the bank recently, when withdrawing a few grand at the counter the girl asked how I'd like the money.

Apparently "As quickly as possible" wasn't the answer she was expecting and I had to repeat myself whilst trying to keep a straight face...

[FN2TypeR]

Timbuktu said:

briang9 said:

When they ask how you want your hair cut, reply "in silence please"

Ha I'll have to remember that one!


At the bank recently, when withdrawing a few grand at the counter the girl asked how I'd like the money.

Apparently "As quickly as possible" wasn't the answer she was expecting and I had to repeat myself whilst trying to keep a straight face...

I said exactly the same thing at the post office recently and the woman behind the counter refused to serve me

[soad]

Impasse said:

soad said:

She offered to do my eyebrows once (just why?!), I refused.

I'm only 30-something, ffs!

Take the hint, Chewbacca.

Get lost, I'm not that hairy.

[Löyly]

I have very thick hair, so cutting it myself with any degree of precision is practically impossible, especially since I have a short back and sides cut with no guard.

My old barber was great. A proper petrolhead, who loved classic minis and motorbikes. The other two lads working there are a good laugh too. Sadly, after many years of going there, I've had to look elsewhere now. They can't manage their queues anymore, especially with the amount of fannies that want beard trims and shaves in there.

Still struggling to find a new barber that I'm happy with.

[Ki3r]

I used to hate getting my hair cut for this very reason. I finally found somewhere that cut my hair in silence, however when I asked for a number five all over they did some fancy stuff that I didn't want. Sadly it was 40 miles away at my exes, so not been for a few years!

Now found a great place, Gentleman and Rogues Club in Poole. They are fantastic. No appointments, walk in only. Can have a laugh with them all. What I like as well is they remember pretty much everyone. I went a few months ago and mentioned going for a interview, when I went back (day before) they asked if I was ready for it without me having to say about it.

If anyone is in Poole, it's worth popping down. They can be busy at times, I tend to go Friday mornings to miss the wait.

[PurpleTurtle]

I don't mind banal chit chat, I don't mind utter silence, what I do mind is sitting in my (walk-in) local barbers at the weekend where you might get seen straight away, or you might have to wait 45 mins to get a haircut if busy. It's dead time to me.

Fortunately my guitar teacher (who has become a mate) has trained on the side as a barber. He comes round and cuts my barnet in the kitchen at a time of my convenience, then we do an hour's lesson on the old geetar. Two birds with one stone (I have a lesson every week anyway) and he charges less than my local barber for the hair cutting bit.

[bigtomjaguar]

I have been going to the same barbers since I was a very small, very shy child.

My hair is always cut perfectly and she remembers what I'm up to and asks how things are going.

However, when my mum first started dropping me off there she must have mistaken me for another customer and began calling me Liam. I was too quiet to correct her.

Now fifteen years later, at the age of twenty four, I'm still Liam because it's just gone on too long for me to say anything.

[H4r1s]

This place in Cardiff has recongnised a gap in the market:

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/shortcuts/2015...

[markcoznottz]

egor110 said:

JakeT said:

This sounds odd but it is really hard to hold a conversation with a barber once my glasses are off. I usually say this to any new barber so they don't think I'm a miserable git. The Turkish place I go to in Reading are great. Only place I go. Before that it was when I was in Nottingham, as my barber there had been cutting hair in the family for a good 65-70 years. He knew my grandfather better than my grandmother did!

I like the way they hold the mirror up and and say how's that .

I have no idea , i'm not wearing my glasses i can't see st

When you pay him with a tenner, hold it up and show him the back, 'is that ok for you? ..looks ok ?' .... (lee Evans circa 1993)

[silverthorn2151]

egor110 said:

I like the way they hold the mirror up and and say how's that .

I have no idea , i'm not wearing my glasses i can't see st

Me either, but then that means I think all the young ladies who tend to my needs look lovely. Can be a bit of a shock when I put the specs on.

I'm a big fan of the 'accidental' boob rest though. Unless its the owner called Wayne.

[Some Gump]

Impasse said:

Some of us require more than a number one all over!

Number 2 on your chest?

There's a relevent saying here. "Those under glass tables shouldn't throw stones"...

Ps OP- sounds like it's you that's cack at small talk. I use 3 local barbers at random, often have interesting conversations about all sorts of stuff.

[egor110]

Some Gump said:

Impasse said:

Some of us require more than a number one all over!

Number 2 on your chest?

There's a relevent saying here. "Those under glass tables shouldn't throw stones"...

Ps OP- sounds like it's you that's cack at small talk. I use 3 local barbers at random, often have interesting conversations about all sorts of stuff.

I've had some great conversations about ska music , 90's manchester scene to why it's not a good idea to bleach your marines hair when serving in Afghanistan !

[347Andy]

I make a point of not looking in the mirror at the back of my head as my bald spot has grown every time !

[danllama]

I went to the barbers yesterday after work. I was the last customer at 5.30ish. Went in, said hello, told him what I wanted, and he proceeded to cut my hair in silence. He seemed to be enjoying the silence as much as me, and enjoying the process. And I felt relaxed just watching in silence tbh. Last time I went in we had quite a bit of chat. Maybe we're tuned in to each other. Maybe i've found 'the one'.