| | So I decided it was high time to get my hair cut, since I can't remember the last time I got my hair cut (but I think it was at least six or seven months ago.) So I asked around a lot, and this girl I met this past week at a Wharton gathering in Tokyo referred me to her stylist. I was like, "Well, her hair looks good, so it must be ok."
So I got to the place, annnnd almost all the stylists were dudes who looked more likely to be at a skater park or backstage at a rock concert than at a hair salon. I was like uhh... the guy who greeted me at the reception had short, cropped red hair (like dyed red red), and he was wearing like, skinny jeans, a fedora (TimKots style) and possibly an earring. I took a quick look around the room. In the corner, a guy was getting his hair permed into an afro. I spoke English instead of Japanese to stall and decide if I should make a hasty exit. It's fair to judge a hair salon based on the haircuts of the stylists right??
I think I was more anxious before this haircut than I was pre-wisdom tooth extraction surgery. I decided that I didn't want to go to the trouble of finding another hair salon, and that since the girl who referred me had been going there for years, things might be ok. I tried to explain to the hair stylist that I was a business school student looking a relatively conservative haircut. (I looked up "conservative" on my electronic dictionary and showed it to him, but I think it said that I tend to vote for a certain political party. LOL)
The stylist who cut my hair was wearing a beanie-like hat (except it had no top). He was super nice. I think he could tell how nervous I was. I explained to him what kind of cut I was looking for (this is not my first time getting my hair cut in Japanese, but I never know the vocab bc I never practice it), and he responded slowly and in a soothing tone of voice. hahahaha We had the standard Japanese-person-who-I-just-met conversation, i.e. "WhoOA! You're not Japanese! AND you're Asian but you're a native English speaker!" As all hairstylists do, he noticed that the hair on the back of my head is naturally wavy, but the hair in front is straight. "You're lucky, a lot of women perm their hair so it will look like this! Embrace your natural waves!" he said, while fluffing it out lol
I'm actually pleased with results, although it's not really that different from my standard cut. I guess I shouldn't judge a hair salon by the people walking around inside. ...? haha |
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