Having a haircut of 2 minutes (THB 80)

[Don Dunkelblum]

I went for a trim at my regular barber at my regular place (full of Thais) and was met with silence

After my turn the hair job was done in 2 minutes and I was told so when finished.

I never complained before of the result and always gave a 20 baht tip.

The result was not impressive but what can you expect in 2 minutes

No big deal, but are there other Farang who had similar experiences of not being welcome some where as a cuntomer?

[CharlieH]

Obviously was a big deal or you wouldn't have bothered posting to the community about it.

 

What happened on previous visits?

[impulse]

10 minutes ago, Don Dunkelblum said:

No big deal, but are there other Farang who had similar experiences of not being welcome some where as a cuntomer?

Freudian slip?

The S and the N aren't even close on my keyboard.

Edited March 6, 2022 by impulse

[it is what it is]

The result was not impressive but what can you expect in 2 minutes

 

depends how much hair you've got, i guess

[Jingthing]

Yeah I used to use a guy and he was OK but not great. So I went in with a picture of myself with a cut I liked better and asked him to do it like that. He got hysterical and said no he wouldn't and then he kicked me out of his shop!

[Don Dunkelblum]

34 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Obviously was a big deal or you wouldn't have bothered posting to the community about it.

 

What happened on previous visits?

Previous visits, a sort of understanding of the effort of the job it takes: not 2 minutes, between 5-10 minute. now start lookig for a different Barber

[alien365]

I keep trying different hairdressers/ barbers in my area and I've yet to find one I'm happy with. It's usually being impolite or not up to the job. A nice lady tried cutting my hair a few days ago and I showed her my last cut that I liked. She asked about the back and showed me a silly picture to which I quickly found a more suitable one. She cut it her way anyway! She also shaved my forehead. That's a sensitive area for guys like me who are worried about it receding. 

I walked out my longest termed hairdresser a while back as she never smiled, and her fat friend drying my hair was messing around pulling faces while using the dryer on my fringe. There's a difference between funny and insulting. 

I'd be happy to pay more than my usual 200 here for a cut, but I don't want to travel due to time. 

Edited March 6, 2022 by alien365

[scubascuba3]

5 hours ago, Don Dunkelblum said:

Previous visits, a sort of understanding of the effort of the job it takes: not 2 minutes, between 5-10 minute. now start lookig for a different Barber

Yeah find a new barber, maybe a lady, i have two, they take circ 20 minutes, sometimes incl a little shoulder massage, TLC, one 80 baht one 100 baht +tip.

 

The only time I recall Thais being little hostile was when the health minister said "dirty farang" and we were no.1 covid risk

[steven100]

thais always give that fake smile .... 

[connda]

My wife does my hair for 20 THB and a kiss. <laugh>
Da*m good job too! 

[captainjackS]

@Dunkelblumim which city?  If you are in CM, I can recommend a nice lady who works at a local shop that i go to cut my hair for 3 years already.  150฿ gets you a haircut, shampoo and head massage.

[Sparktrader]

Life is good if haircuts only problem

[giddyup]

Never been back to the barber since Covid struck. Always kept it short with a #4 on top and a #2 on the sides. Bought a cheap cordless cutter and now the missus does it as well as the barber did.

[1FinickyOne]

On 3/7/2022 at 12:11 AM, Jingthing said:

Yeah I used to use a guy and he was OK but not great. So I went in with a picture of myself with a cut I liked better and asked him to do it like that. He got hysterical and said no he wouldn't and then he kicked me out of his shop!

It is like telling your favorite soup lady to not put this or that... you are insulting her lifelong secret recipe...

 

 

[1FinickyOne]

OP - I just do a #1 and take it all off - a monks cut. Faster the better... 

[1FinickyOne]

10 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Life is good if haircuts only problem

Oh. I am thinking if he can complain about a haircut, there is much more complained about every minute... 

[zzaa09]

On 3/6/2022 at 8:51 AM, CharlieH said:

Obviously was a big deal or you wouldn't have bothered posting to the community about it.

 

 

Too many here don't have much of a life and find it necessary to run on about everyday trivial matters in the mysterious Orient. 

Acclimation and adjustment isn't their strong suit, as they'll always be looked upon as foreigners - most certainly as they see themselves as well. The cultural comparative thing.

Predictable.

Somewhat pathetic.

[Jingthing]

13 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

Too many here don't have much of a life and find it necessary to run on about everyday trivial matters in the mysterious Orient. 

Acclimation and adjustment isn't their strong suit, as they'll always be looked upon as foreigners - most certainly as they see themselves as well. The cultural comparative thing.

Predictable.

Somewhat pathetic.

Did you attend classes to perfect your dance moves? As in Superior Dancing.

[zzaa09]

2 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Did you attend classes to perfect your dance moves? As in Superior Dancing.

Much too shy for such activities. 

[simon43]

On 3/6/2022 at 9:11 PM, Jingthing said:

Yeah I used to use a guy and he was OK but not great. So I went in with a picture of myself with a cut I liked better and asked him to do it like that. He got hysterical and said no he wouldn't and then he kicked me out of his shop!

Perhaps he wasn't a magician! ????  (Or he had run out of glue!)

[simon43]

7 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

OP - I just do a #1 and take it all off - a monks cut. Faster the better... 

#3 for me - all over (my head!).  5 minutes and it's done. 

[4MyEgo]

On 3/7/2022 at 3:41 AM, Don Dunkelblum said:

No big deal, but are there other Farang who had similar experiences of not being welcome some where as a cuntomer?

Nope, always have the ladies do me, 100 baht, no que's even had the one I used to use before come over our place as the mosquitos would eat me alive at her place.

 

She is from the same village, she cut my hair the way I like it, now I use a different one as the previous one got a little too busy with other things, putting haircuts to the side, and wasn't as reliable as she was before, even said to my wife the other day, who cuts your husband hair now and the wife said, oh another farang wife, so as to keep the peace, even said, she was available now if I wanted a haircut.  

[GammaGlobulin]

I feel, during these times, it is better to shave myself and cut my own hair.

 

I have been cutting my hair for about 18 months, now, and it still looks great.

 

I will never go back to paying for a shave or a haircut.

 

Why should I?

 

 

[richard_smith237]

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I feel, during these times, it is better to shave myself and cut my own hair.

 

I have been cutting my hair for about 18 months, now, and it still looks great.

 

I will never go back to paying for a shave or a haircut.

 

Why should I?

 

Because a mate cuts his own hair or lets his MiL cut it - he thinks it looks great !!!!  ????

 

 

[ozimoron]

3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I feel, during these times, it is better to shave myself and cut my own hair.

 

I have been cutting my hair for about 18 months, now, and it still looks great.

 

I will never go back to paying for a shave or a haircut.

 

Why should I?

 

Last time I got my hair cut on soi buakhao I met a particularly nice girl in the shop waiting to have her hair cut. I got her number and she came by the next day...

[bojo]

5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Because a mate cuts his own hair or lets his MiL cut it - he thinks it looks great !!!!  ????

 

 

[Pmbkk]

On 3/8/2022 at 10:36 AM, zzaa09 said:

Too many here don't have much of a life and find it necessary to run on about everyday trivial matters in the mysterious Orient. 

Acclimation and adjustment isn't their strong suit, as they'll always be looked upon as foreigners - most certainly as they see themselves as well. The cultural comparative thing.

Predictable.

Somewhat pathetic.

 

And you have the time to comment on it on your busy schedule...

Kettle and Black - much like your pathetic comment  ????

[rott]

On 3/9/2022 at 10:57 PM, bojo said:

You're

 

Unless you come from the UK, then it would be:-

Wow he's handsome like. 

[RafPinto]

Picture please.

 

But don't get angry.
I went for a ST. She gave me 25minutes and said, off you go. I have a somtum appointment.

[rott]

On 3/8/2022 at 5:36 PM, zzaa09 said:

Too many here don't have much of a life and find it necessary to run on about everyday trivial matters in the mysterious Orient. 

Acclimation and adjustment isn't their strong suit, as they'll always be looked upon as foreigners - most certainly as they see themselves as well. The cultural comparative thing.

Predictable.

Somewhat pathetic.

For many, life is about everyday trivial matters.

Mine has been for years and I love every minute of it.

Had more than enough of weighty, stressful matters.