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Topic: The HoH Bug
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CoralFrequency
Knowflake Posts: 1176
From:
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted August 29, 2008 03:50 AM
 
HoH stands for Hatred of Hairdressers. Am I the only person who feels this way? I think I've developed a long standing issue with hairdressers. If you are a hairdresser yourself, ignore me - move along to the next thread, pretend I've apologised. If you are not a hairdresser - please tell me I'm not nuts. They're just soooooooooo annoying. gaaaah They over-charge. My hair looks scruffy. They TALK and TALK and TALK - geez can they talk! They ask invasive questions. It never ends. And it's not just the talking in itself that gets to me, but the things they talk about! I could have a more intelligent conversation with a 4 yr old. I'll zip it before I get nasty. IP: Logged |
writesomething
Moderator Posts: 2006
From: meet me in montauk
Registered: May 2006
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posted August 29, 2008 03:58 AM
lol....IP: Logged |
deuxantares
Knowflake Posts: 409
From: Dubai
Registered: Nov 2006
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posted August 29, 2008 07:09 AM
LOLMost people see going to the salon as kind of therapeutic and their hairstylists as some sort of shrink. IP: Logged |
Eleanore
Moderator Posts: 2802
From: Japan
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted August 29, 2008 09:04 AM
Where are you at? Have you tried a different salon or is it just your experience all around?I've had moments at gossip mills masquerading as salons, too. But I'm happy with the one I use now. My hair always looks and feels better after a visit and the chitchat is minimal overall. Though that could just be the language barrier. I do happen to enjoy the soft, murmuring voices in Japanese even if I don't often know what they're saying.  The music they play is the only thing that I could complain about. Very American top 40s kind of a thing and, for some strange reason, the sports channel on mute on the tv. IP: Logged |
CancerianMoon
Knowflake Posts: 1189
From: Sydney, Australia. Cancer Sun.....Gemini Moon.....Aqua Rising
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted August 29, 2008 02:01 PM
Awwww its a bit embarassing to say..i feel the same way...and i go to different places to find one i like but it doesnt happen...the reason answering this is embarassing is that right now im studying to be a qualified haidresser..hehe
I hope i can encourage people like you and i to have faith in a hairdresser again!!I think especially a hairdresser should recognise when someone does and doesnt wanna talk...
NO GOSSIP... I feel you CF  IP: Logged |
Unmoved
Moderator Posts: 1791
From: Born in S.Africa
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted August 30, 2008 01:28 PM
CFHee... my hairdresser thinks I am the shy type - and that works for me because I don't want to talk to her a lot - and being "shy" is a good excuse to not speak. I just want her to do my hair and leave. Yes, they ask personal questions and are forward. I can't stand it, so I just give one word answers and become standoffish to discourage anything that would make her talk any further with me. Then, when she is done I become myself and smile and become a little chatty, but only because I can leave. I tip her well so that she can see that I am not being an a$$ for not being too friendly. She's been doing my hair since high-school. She's the best at what she does, but I hate yapping and gossiping and that's what happens there. I will find myself bursting out laughing at some of the stuff they say because some of the stories that come out there are just far-out! and they seem to like the fact that they make me laugh. I am generally not a talker in groups. I am usually the listener and observer so now she is used to me being like that. At first she didn't understand. IP: Logged |
bunnies
Knowflake Posts: 370
From: U.K
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted August 31, 2008 06:24 AM
I understand you and I have the solution.
Go to a female barber who knows how to cut womens hair.
They are not used to hacking off great swatches ...Oh don't worry it will grow back.....YEAH!!! at 1/2" a month!!!
They are much more refined in their techniques and tend not to be so "up themselves"
Plus they are used to having monosyllabic males sitting in the chair so don't feel the need to fill a gap with conversation.Having said that, my ex hubby is a hairdresser and women would tell him all sorts.
The moment that head went over the backwash it was like a confessional!! IP: Logged |
blue moon
Moderator Posts: 2502
From: U.K
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted August 31, 2008 07:15 PM
I cut my own hair.
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