What cars do hairdressers actually drive ?
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I know someone who owns a hairdressing salon and raced a manual Jaguar XJS V12, a rented ASCAR and took a stint in a V8 Ford Galaxie as well as driving for MB World at Brooklands and Jaguar at the FOS!
Years ago I was working part-time at a self-storage warehouse and took my recently acquired BMW Z4 Coupe to work. The removal contractor we worked with said it was a hair-dressers car. I asked him what he'd buy and he said an automatic 911 Convertible!
Years ago I was working part-time at a self-storage warehouse and took my recently acquired BMW Z4 Coupe to work. The removal contractor we worked with said it was a hair-dressers car. I asked him what he'd buy and he said an automatic 911 Convertible!
Mr Tidy said:
I know someone who owns a hairdressing salon and raced a manual Jaguar XJS V12, a rented ASCAR and took a stint in a V8 Ford Galaxie as well as driving for MB World at Brooklands and Jaguar at the FOS!
Years ago I was working part-time at a self-storage warehouse and took my recently acquired BMW Z4 Coupe to work. The removal contractor we worked with said it was a hair-dressers car. I asked him what he'd buy and he said an automatic 911 Convertible!
Sometimes it translates as "You have a nice shiny thing, I dont, I must piss on your bonfire by questioning your manhood in a very unoriginal, borderline homophobic way", its just a bit of banter really but it can get tedious, sometimes its just their life, means or self limiting personality stops them getting anything nice.Years ago I was working part-time at a self-storage warehouse and took my recently acquired BMW Z4 Coupe to work. The removal contractor we worked with said it was a hair-dressers car. I asked him what he'd buy and he said an automatic 911 Convertible!
Best just to take it as a kind of back handed compliment.
It also sounds like there are plenty of petrolhead hairdressers.
Did occur to me that stereotype "hairdresser" is the supposedly effete one, who works on the fragrant ladies all day, but the supposedly manly career of being a barber is the one that has to touch means sweaty swedes all day.
J4CKO said:
Mr Tidy said:
I know someone who owns a hairdressing salon and raced a manual Jaguar XJS V12, a rented ASCAR and took a stint in a V8 Ford Galaxie as well as driving for MB World at Brooklands and Jaguar at the FOS!
Years ago I was working part-time at a self-storage warehouse and took my recently acquired BMW Z4 Coupe to work. The removal contractor we worked with said it was a hair-dressers car. I asked him what he'd buy and he said an automatic 911 Convertible!
Sometimes it translates as "You have a nice shiny thing, I dont, I must piss on your bonfire by questioning your manhood in a very unoriginal, borderline homophobic way", its just a bit of banter really but it can get tedious, sometimes its just their life, means or self limiting personality stops them getting anything nice.Years ago I was working part-time at a self-storage warehouse and took my recently acquired BMW Z4 Coupe to work. The removal contractor we worked with said it was a hair-dressers car. I asked him what he'd buy and he said an automatic 911 Convertible!
Best just to take it as a kind of back handed compliment.
It also sounds like there are plenty of petrolhead hairdressers.
Did occur to me that stereotype "hairdresser" is the supposedly effete one, who works on the fragrant ladies all day, but the supposedly manly career of being a barber is the one that has to touch means sweaty swedes all day.
I guess that sometimes there is a bit of jealousy linked to it as you say.
There seems to be sub-types.
That guy who works in a unisex salon (mainly women plus a few men who care about getting a consistent haircut) - it seems they're the source, and still somewhat adhere to, the stereotype. We've a friend of the family who fits this, he's a family man but likes his cashmere and would happily discuss moisturisers; drives and MX5, but slowly.
The old Greek/Italian guys, either live in a big conurbation and don't drive, or drives a knackered Golf or similar.
Balkan/Levantine bros who like to "lightheartedly" josh about the ethnic/sectarian issues and give you an unwanted shaved-in parting. The younger lads have older German stuff, invariably modded in a flashy fashion. If they progress to being a multi-salon owning bro+ they'll have an M/AMG or a massive, gross SUV. There seems to be a middling type who drives a pickup with tribal decals and 24" rims - probably an independent and likes the tax arrangements. Presumably all of them work 3-day weeks and do other work for their "uncle" (unrelated) the rest of the time.
For women hairdressing is a less left-field option, so it's not restricted to identifiable groups or to those with strong inclinations, at least not to the extent it is with men. Hence, there isn't really a stereotype to be had. The only exception would be the multi-salon owning female entrepreneur; it's probably a passe stereotype, but these were once the female equivalent of the successful scaffolding contractor - SLs back in the 90s (a friend of my mother fitted this bang-on), or probably an RRS today.
That guy who works in a unisex salon (mainly women plus a few men who care about getting a consistent haircut) - it seems they're the source, and still somewhat adhere to, the stereotype. We've a friend of the family who fits this, he's a family man but likes his cashmere and would happily discuss moisturisers; drives and MX5, but slowly.
The old Greek/Italian guys, either live in a big conurbation and don't drive, or drives a knackered Golf or similar.
Balkan/Levantine bros who like to "lightheartedly" josh about the ethnic/sectarian issues and give you an unwanted shaved-in parting. The younger lads have older German stuff, invariably modded in a flashy fashion. If they progress to being a multi-salon owning bro+ they'll have an M/AMG or a massive, gross SUV. There seems to be a middling type who drives a pickup with tribal decals and 24" rims - probably an independent and likes the tax arrangements. Presumably all of them work 3-day weeks and do other work for their "uncle" (unrelated) the rest of the time.
For women hairdressing is a less left-field option, so it's not restricted to identifiable groups or to those with strong inclinations, at least not to the extent it is with men. Hence, there isn't really a stereotype to be had. The only exception would be the multi-salon owning female entrepreneur; it's probably a passe stereotype, but these were once the female equivalent of the successful scaffolding contractor - SLs back in the 90s (a friend of my mother fitted this bang-on), or probably an RRS today.
J4CKO said:
Mr Tidy said:
I know someone who owns a hairdressing salon and raced a manual Jaguar XJS V12, a rented ASCAR and took a stint in a V8 Ford Galaxie as well as driving for MB World at Brooklands and Jaguar at the FOS!
Years ago I was working part-time at a self-storage warehouse and took my recently acquired BMW Z4 Coupe to work. The removal contractor we worked with said it was a hair-dressers car. I asked him what he'd buy and he said an automatic 911 Convertible!
Sometimes it translates as "You have a nice shiny thing, I dont, I must piss on your bonfire by questioning your manhood in a very unoriginal, borderline homophobic way", its just a bit of banter really but it can get tedious, sometimes its just their life, means or self limiting personality stops them getting anything nice.Years ago I was working part-time at a self-storage warehouse and took my recently acquired BMW Z4 Coupe to work. The removal contractor we worked with said it was a hair-dressers car. I asked him what he'd buy and he said an automatic 911 Convertible!
Best just to take it as a kind of back handed compliment.
It also sounds like there are plenty of petrolhead hairdressers.
Did occur to me that stereotype "hairdresser" is the supposedly effete one, who works on the fragrant ladies all day, but the supposedly manly career of being a barber is the one that has to touch means sweaty swedes all day.
GeniusOfLove said:
Exactly this. Usually the sort of jealous, frustrated, dickless bloke who says it drives something really manly like a FWD 1.0 turbo crossover his wife made him buy too.
Yep. I once got no end of grief about my hairdressers car off a bloke at a place I was contracting. Very tedious. What did he drive? A G reg 1.2 Nova in that awful sort of faded blue colour. Bless him.
I’ve got very used to it tbh having owned nothing but MR2s, Alfa Spider, SLKs and SLs over the past 30 years.
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