I had the most bizarre experience this afternoon.
I went the the barber shop to get my hair cut... as one does, and at the end of the trim the barber used a razor to finish off around the edges. To be honest I've never really liked this as I find shaving with even an electric razor uncomfortable, let alone a three inch blade. Oh... yeah and of course the fact that someone you don't know is holding the blade at your neck!
Anyway, the barber was working away at the back of my neck and nicked a spot that I'd had there for a while - it was one of those spots that is perfectly placed so that I couldn't see it or really do anything about. After a brief apology the he took a second look at it (I thought to make sure it wasn't bleeding too profusely) and announced with some satisfaction that it was an ingrowing hair and he was going to do something about it... The next thing I know, he's doused his blade with some antiseptic and is hacking away!! A second or two later he puts down the razor, and starts squeezing. (Honestly, not a word of a lie) Finally he gets some tissue paper, wipes up the blood, and charges me £7.50 for the hair cut.
I walked out of the shop feeling ever so slightly strange but happy in the confidence that I no longer have an ingrowing hair in the back of my neck...
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I've never heard of in grown hair. Hair grows from the skin, so every hair on the body is in grown. If it hasn't come out yet, it means it's still growing. I think the barber just plucked a hair that was growing. I hoped you tipped him off for his extra service.
Alas, ingrowing hairs are an all too common problem for me, but usually on my face - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrown_hair
but saying that, I can't be sure that the barber wasn't just acting out his Sweeny Tod Fantasies on me!
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