Another hour wasted in Thailand I will never get back

[longballlarry]

So I come back from a month away at work, and see my 3 year old kid's hair needs a cut. I agree with the Mrs to take him, and the next day take the 20 minute walk together to a street nearby, that has 5 salons along its 100metre stretch. I ask them to cut his hair, and these were the responses.

1st Salon - has two girls sat on the sofa doing eachothers nails, no customers, I am told 'the lady who cuts the hair is'nt there'

2nd Salon - One lady watching TV eating something that stinks the shop out - 'Sorry do not cut kids hair ? '

3rd Salon - Same as second without the stink .

4th Salon - Lady washing a farang womans hair. ' Sorry I dont cut hair'

5th Salon - One woman inside watching TV - 'Sorry we dont open until the new year'.

We walk home. My wife asks why he hasnt got his hair cut. I walk past her, take my clippers from the drawer, set to grade 3, and do it myself.

[farang000999]

I know what you were thinking. You were hoping to spend some time with some cute Thai girls ooying and ahing over your adorable child while you starred at their cleavage and when that did not happen you got pissed off and mutilated your child's hair at home and then took yet another long shower.

[richard_smith237]

Its those little repetitive frustrations that sometimes add up. The apathy of some towards work here in Thailand sometimes amazes me.

That same apathy can also be found anywhere else, however, it crops up here not by those wasting away at home on benefits, but by those also in a work place.

After being away at work for a month and working a routine of efficiency and commitment, getting out of 'work mode' and back into the 'mai-penrai' drift of life here often takes a few days or more.

[longballlarry]

I know what you were thinking. You were hoping to spend some time with some cute Thai girls ooying and ahing over your adorable child while you starred at their cleavage and when that did not happen you got pissed off and mutilated your child's hair at home and then took yet another long shower.

Not really mate, no.

Although when I arrived here all those years ago, I would have found this hr a bit of a confusing head scratching moment. Now I just come to expect it a bit, and get on wth it. Sometimes its better just to do something yourself.

In Phuket Town about 9 years ago, I was getting my car serviced, so went for a stroll. There was a dog grooming shop with a big banner hanging outside that said "DOG TRAINING HERE". We had just got our first dog so I went inside.

-' Do you do dog training ?'

- 'No'

-'But the sign outside says dog training here'

-'Yes'

-So do you do dog training?'

-'No'

[siampolee]

Not bothering to take into account the waiting time in most hairdressers in the U.K. that is, let alone the cost ?

[Neeranam]

Time is an illusion. WE Westerners are more advanced in many things compared to Thai but they are miles ahead when it comes to understanding time.

[ignis]

Not bothering to take into account the waiting time in most hairdressers in the U.K. that is, let alone the cost ?

Has it gone up a lot in the past 10 years ? my hair cut was always £1...

[kikoman]

There is a difference in Beauty Salons and Barber shops, as the salons mostly cater to female services and a barber shop to cutting the hair of male customers,

As some salons also do haircuts, not all the female hair stylist do. I do not see anything wrong with the lady that does hair cuts is not here right now. It seems you went during the lunch hour, not a good time to go for a hair cut.

My wife has been my barber for about 6 years now.

Cheers

[namdocmai]

So i 'm not the only one that's getting aggrevated by the thai workingmentality. I do most things myself but no haircuts (yet).

I have visited many company's with a huge sign outside "BAKERY" , when i go in their shop they have 4 slices of pie for sale and a bag of cooky's.

Went to the garage with my wife and her car and told them to balance the wheels. They started lining out them wheels. When i told them that was allready done (by an other garage who could not even place those reflectors/mirrors properly on the rims) they told my wife that it was important to do that first so they continued doing that.

I needed a new battery for my notebook, went to Phuntip and found a batteryshop. I asked him how much it would cost and that was 1700. I decided to see other shops at well and came back to the first shop. There were 3 people behind the counter and the guy who helped me before was busy with another customer and then walked away with the customer. The other 2 didn't help me but started opening boxes. After 5 minutes i took my old battery of the counter and walked away when they called me back. Now he wanted to help me but i refused.

I wanted some jackfruit from a vendor, told him i wanted for 50 baht. Then he got a phonecall and after 5 minutes i still didn't have them, they were allready peeled in a bowl. I walked away again.

Many Thai have a villagers mentality, even in BKK. My wife would never walk away because she also has that mentality. They seem to not realise that there are plenty of vendors/shops who all sell the same product. If i get treated like that i won't come back.

Also for jackfruit i have been waiting for them when they are still peeling the fruits and then a local friend orders in the meantime and they do that order first. So when i think my fruits are ready they keep them apart for the friend and i have to wait for them to peel more. When they don't have customers waiting they start playing with their phone instead of peeling a stock of fruit for the next customer that might come.

I 'm happy with my barber though, costs 150 baht but i never have to wait because it is not busy there. I have been there sometimes before 1 o'clock. The shop is open then but they don't cut yet so i have to come back later. I know that now so that's fine.

[thailiketoo]

I'm in a song tau making the turn at the corner to head to the mall. A girl wearing a short black skirt in he hair salon starts waving almost hysterically. She's cute. So I stop. Walk to the shop. Me, "whats the problem (yes I can say that in Thai)" She, "I want to cut your hair ohhh, yes please?" So I get a haircut 60 baht and give her 500 baht tip. It was a really good haircut.

[BookMan]

So i 'm not the only one that's getting aggrevated by the thai workingmentality. I do most things myself but no haircuts (yet).

I have visited many company's with a huge sign outside "BAKERY" , when i go in their shop they have 4 slices of pie for sale and a bag of cooky's.

Went to the garage with my wife and her car and told them to balance the wheels. They started lining out them wheels. When i told them that was allready done (by an other garage who could not even place those reflectors/mirrors properly on the rims) they told my wife that it was important to do that first so they continued doing that.

I needed a new battery for my notebook, went to Phuntip and found a batteryshop. I asked him how much it would cost and that was 1700. I decided to see other shops at well and came back to the first shop. There were 3 people behind the counter and the guy who helped me before was busy with another customer and then walked away with the customer. The other 2 didn't help me but started opening boxes. After 5 minutes i took my old battery of the counter and walked away when they called me back. Now he wanted to help me but i refused.

I wanted some jackfruit from a vendor, told him i wanted for 50 baht. Then he got a phonecall and after 5 minutes i still didn't have them, they were allready peeled in a bowl. I walked away again.

Many Thai have a villagers mentality, even in BKK. My wife would never walk away because she also has that mentality. They seem to not realise that there are plenty of vendors/shops who all sell the same product. If i get treated like that i won't come back.

Also for jackfruit i have been waiting for them when they are still peeling the fruits and then a local friend orders in the meantime and they do that order first. So when i think my fruits are ready they keep them apart for the friend and i have to wait for them to peel more. When they don't have customers waiting they start playing with their phone instead of peeling a stock of fruit for the next customer that might come.

I 'm happy with my barber though, costs 150 baht but i never have to wait because it is not busy there. I have been there sometimes before 1 o'clock. The shop is open then but they don't cut yet so i have to come back later. I know that now so that's fine.

I feel exhausted just reading your story

[BookMan]

I'm in a song tau making the turn at the corner to head to the mall. A girl wearing a short black skirt in he hair salon starts waving almost hysterically. She's cute. So I stop. Walk to the shop. Me, "whats the problem (yes I can say that in Thai)" She, "I want to cut your hair ohhh, yes please?" So I get a haircut 60 baht and give her 500 baht tip. It was a really good haircut.

I hope this story doesn't end there

[p_brownstone]

Not bothering to take into account the waiting time in most hairdressers in the U.K. that is, let alone the cost ?

Has it gone up a lot in the past 10 years ? my hair cut was always £1...

How long is it now?

Patrick

[hanno]

Wow, some people get pissed off at really trivial things!!! Maybe time to move on.......

[scubascuba3]

I can understand I had a similar experience looking for a hair cut. If you want to get them really balking ask for a scissor cut

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[Crossy]

I walk 50m to our local Mom and Pop store who also cuts men's hair, sit in the barbers chair, get a haircut, pay 50 Baht, walk 50m home.

Not on a Wednesday, sometimes a queue, sometimes Pop is out, come back later, and occasionally have to wait whilst he serves a shop customer.

Zero stress, zero problem.

OK he's not cute and doesn't wear a short skirt (at least not in the shop)

[Will27]

I'm in a song tau making the turn at the corner to head to the mall. A girl wearing a short black skirt in he hair salon starts waving almost hysterically. She's cute. So I stop. Walk to the shop. Me, "whats the problem (yes I can say that in Thai)" She, "I want to cut your hair ohhh, yes please?" So I get a haircut 60 baht and give her 500 baht tip. It was a really good haircut.

I hope this story doesn't end there

Me too. Hopefully there's a happy ending

[uptheos]

I know what you were thinking. You were hoping to spend some time with some cute Thai girls ooying and ahing over your adorable child while you starred at their cleavage and when that did not happen you got pissed off and mutilated your child's hair at home and then took yet another long shower.

Cleavage,,,,,,,,Thailand.......your kidding right?

[JingerBen]

I know what you were thinking. You were hoping to spend some time with some cute Thai girls ooying and ahing over your adorable child while you starred at their cleavage and when that did not happen you got pissed off and mutilated your child's hair at home and then took yet another long shower.

Cleavage,,,,,,,,Thailand.......your kidding right?

Cleavage,,,,,,,,Thailand.......you're kidding right?

Is that what you meant?

If you've never seen tits in Thailand, you haven't been looking in the right places.

[dave2]

re

Has it gone up a lot in the past 10 years ? my hair cut was always £1

a mans haircut in a grim one eyed shop in reading

england was 9 quid in april 11 ... oaps was six quid

in chiang mai ive used the same man for seven years

and he charges me 60 baht

just over a quid ! .. a bargain

dave2

ps .. if you get it cut for 40 baht good for you but i and probably nobody else is interested !

[samuibeachcomber]

I'm in a song tau making the turn at the corner to head to the mall. A girl wearing a short black skirt in he hair salon starts waving almost hysterically. She's cute. So I stop. Walk to the shop. Me, "whats the problem (yes I can say that in Thai)" She, "I want to cut your hair ohhh, yes please?" So I get a haircut 60 baht and give her 500 baht tip. It was a really good haircut.

was the shop called lolita's by any chance?

[samuibeachcomber]

Wow, some people get pissed off at really trivial things!!! Maybe time to move on.......

no no................this is serious stuff.I find everywhere i go a lack of motivation except massage parlours.

[mca]

If you've never seen tits in Thailand, you haven't been looking in the right places.

I agree. Spend an evening in an upcountry expat bar. Heaving with them.

Edited December 24, 2013 by mca

[thailiketoo]

If you've never seen tits in Thailand, you haven't been looking in the right places.

I agree. Spend an evening in an upcountry expat bar. Heaving with them.

Or the German part of Pattaya. Go straight after the dolphin roundabout.

[ToddWeston]

I have my barber on Line.

I'll walk by and if they're busy I give the sign I want a haircut and they know to message me.

Only problem is the message reads - "okey I do you now"

[Songhua]

I'm in a song tau making the turn at the corner to head to the mall. A girl wearing a short black skirt in he hair salon starts waving almost hysterically. She's cute. So I stop. Walk to the shop. Me, "whats the problem (yes I can say that in Thai)" She, "I want to cut your hair ohhh, yes please?" So I get a haircut 60 baht and give her 500 baht tip. It was a really good haircut.

I hope this story doesn't end there

I think it did (just before the 500 baht tip).

[mca]

I have my barber on Line.

I'll walk by and if they're busy I give the sign I want a haircut and they know to message me.

Only problem is the message reads - "okey I do you now"

Maybe he's disappointed when you only go back for a shot back and sides Todd

[salavan]

i got a puncture on my mo sy in pattaya took it to a repair shop run by a European, german i think, second or 3 road, it took over 2 hours and it was on the front wheel

[thailiketoo]

I'm in a song tau making the turn at the corner to head to the mall. A girl wearing a short black skirt in he hair salon starts waving almost hysterically. She's cute. So I stop. Walk to the shop. Me, "whats the problem (yes I can say that in Thai)" She, "I want to cut your hair ohhh, yes please?" So I get a haircut 60 baht and give her 500 baht tip. It was a really good haircut.

I hope this story doesn't end there

I think it did (just before the 500 baht tip).

I think you are questioning my veracity. I'll have you know I'm not a wannabe expat or Virtual Virgin. I live in Thailand with all the benefits and not so beneficial things that go with that status. And further, Christmas tree lights don't always mean Happy Christmas!

[Costas2008]

"Another hour wasted in Thailand I will never get back"

So, because they refused to cut your boys hair in those Ladies hairdressing salons.....you will never come back to Thailand to see your kid and wife!

Hmmmmm.....may be they are better without you!