Food and hair
Today it’s time for one of my occasional diary-entry blogs, as much for my own benefit in nine years as yours now. But maybe you’ll take something from it.
So we ate the massive meal as planned. It was one of these situations where you pay a set fee and then they just bring out more and more and more dishes until you sob for mercy. It was the sort of place where they talk you through the courses, saying things like ‘this is a gorgeous sea-salt we get from Cyprus’ or ‘the lamb was actually personally introduced to the mushrooms in the puree and they spent a day together discussing how they’d eventually be teaming up in your dinner’. (I made that up.) I’m not much of a gourmet and not used to seeing things like carrot ice-cream or pumpkin pate turn up on my plate, and certainly not used to discussing food with the sort of seriousness these restaurants encourage. It was tremendous fun. This is basically a story about me eating nice expensive food, probably not very edifying to most of you, so I’ll stop now before I sound like one of these people who go away on a sexy weekend trip and then come back to work on Monday and keep dropping horrible hints about what they get up to.
But seriously. Nom, as people say on Twitter.
On the other end of the scale of things I enjoy, I had a haircut today. There are few regular components of everyday life I like less than this. The sitting-still while they wash your hair, the bits of hair falling down the back of your neck, the awkward drip-drip of conversation (I’ve solved this by getting a regular hairdresser in London who I get on well with, but over here it was a stranger, of course)… and above all the worrying feeling that you are becoming balder and balder and ultimately you’re powerless to resist because they are wielding the scissors. They always seem to get almost-all-the-way-there and then spend the last half an hour taking a TINY bit more off here and a TINY bit more off there and just another TINY amount and just a LITTLE TINY bit there until you think PLEASE PLEASE LET ME GO. But it feels melodramatic to yell that during a haircut.
The thing is, most times I remark on the discomfort of having your hair cut, people act surprised and say ‘oh I love having a haircut’, ‘it’s so relaxing being shampooed’, and other statements I can’t identify with. I know girls who are happy to devote two or three hours to it. I’m going to get a Watcensus on this topic like we do with the Very Late Review. How do people feel about haircuts? You can give a score out of 10 too. I’d like to know whether I’m in the minority in dreading the moment when the barber visit comes round. Thank you.
Last thing. I wouldn’t normally do this, but here is a Classified ad on behalf of Misha. She comments every day and is regarded by experts as one of the most prominent Watsonians currently working, so it is kind of a loyalty bonus.
Sorry, hi-jacking the blog comments to ask 2 things, 1. Is there anyone looking to live in Cardiff next year? I need someone to take up my place, £325 pcm, double room, shared kitchen and bathroom with quiet female student, smoking ok, pets not ok.
And 2. I’m hoping to move to London in september, which bit should I be looking to live in?
I can afford about £85p/w max
Over and out.
Posted by Lucy on April 21, 2011
I like having my haircut as long as a) there is good conversation with the hairdresser or b) there is no conversation at all. Sounds quite unfriendly but there it is. Overall 8 out of 10.
Posted by Tom Beasley on April 20, 2011
I’m not a huge fan of haircuts, but I don’t actively dislike them. That said, I will put off going for as long as possible.
Posted by Aislinn on April 20, 2011
I love getting my hair cut, but I have a brilliant hairdresser. I show up and say ‘Yeah, do what you fancy’ and he does a top job and doesn’t let me pay for it either. Handy. He knows I don’t really like small talk and he likes to concentrate on the job so he gets me a big stack of magazines out to peruse. The lady that usually washes my hair is also lovely, she’s not much older than me and we have a lot in common, so. Good times all round. AND the chairs they wash your hair in have little vibrating bits in too. TEN OUT OF TEN! I am slightly excitable this evening.
Posted by Clembear on April 20, 2011
I’m neutral on the act of having my hair cut – its OK, its quite a nice treat, and my salon has vibrating chairs so you get an odd massage sensation whilst your having your hair washed. Its relaxing.
I mainly like having had my hair cut as I’ve found a style I like. Reminds me I need to go soon actually.
Misha, places to live in London: take a look on Gumtree for places to rent etc. In terms of area, where you’re going to be commuting to is really important – if you can keep that time low its much better. Price wise, east and south east london are good bets – you should be able to find a share in Greenwich way which can is a lovely bit of town. Greenwich has good transport too so is a good one.
Posted by Lydia on April 20, 2011
I hate having my haircut. I am awkward at the best of times, but the scary salon atmosphere makes it even worse. The tea thing is the worst part. They give me a cup of tea, which is then place a little ways in front of me on the table thing, meaning, obviously that I have to lean forward to drink it, which I can’t do because she’s cutting my hair. I suppose at this point a sensible person would simply say they are going to lean forward, but, as I have probably established, I am not a sensible person. I have to try and dive forward when she pauses. Then I have to drink it without my hair getting in the way, which is a whole other issue.
And there is the massively depressing experience of being in front of a mirror for an hour. I feel that staring at the hairdresser and the other people would be awkward, so by the end I have mapped out everything I hate about how I look in fairly excruciating detail.
Yeah. 2. An unfortunate necessity in order that sheep hair be avoided at all costs.
Posted by isabelle on April 20, 2011
I hate going to the hairdressers so much I don’t think I’ve been once in the past five years. I have fairly long hair so once in a while I chop off a few inches. I’ve gotten quite good at it. No expertise necessary.
I might go back one day when I decide to chop off a good amount of hair. That probably won’t be soon, I’m pretty cowardly when it comes to changing hair styles.
3/10
Posted by Tibbs on April 20, 2011
I don’t remember the last time I went to an actual hairdressers. I always just get a friend to cut my hair, and as such quite enjoy it. Although the last time she dyed my hair she gave me a trim beforehand, and I feel it crossed the line into Too Short. However, she says if she hadn’t trimmed it there wouldn’t have been enough dye to do it all, so I suppose it’s alright. Getting a friend to do my hair removes most of the annoyances of haircuts; the conversation isn’t awkward, I get to wash my own hair and it’s much better on my bank balance. And I like feeling like the centre of attention. But it would be so much better if my hair just stayed the length I wanted it to be. All in all I think I’ll go with 8/10.
Misha, I have no advice to give, but I hope you find a great place in London! Perhaps somewhere with a couch that I could stay on? =)
Posted by Madeleine on April 20, 2011
I don’t mind it, the shampooing and the hot towels and all that is nice. I just don’t like having to make conversation (just… in life as well). Also, they always bring me a delicious drink or cookie or something and all I want to do is eat it but I HAVE TO KEEP MY BLOODY HEAD STILL. It drives me insane. I have to wait untill they go and get something then quickly take a bite and a gulp and chew at light speed. And that kind of negates the whole relaxingness of it.
6.5/10
Posted by Josh (the magnificent one) on April 20, 2011
I had my haircut today too. This is crazy.
I’ve had the same hairdresser since I was smaller than I am now. She does all my family’s hair (well, except my Dad was despises paying more than 18 pence for a haircut) and is generally ace.
Thus, haircuts, 8/10.
Posted by Rhian on April 20, 2011
I really used to dislike having my hair cut, and actually preferred going to the dentist, because at least there was no expectation of conversation. Now I have found a lass I like to cut my hair and I’ve been to her enough to feel comfortable chatting, or just sitting quietly. Also the hair washing element usually involves a bit of a head massage and after about a minute of sitting there all tense I relax, I can actually feel my whole body slumping a bit, all the way to my toes. In a good way. And, the salon isn’t full of trendy young things talking about stuff I don’t understand. I find that very intimidating. So, in the last couple of years I’ve come round the ways of getting a hair cut. In fact so much so I’m having some sort of colour next time. I never thought I’d see the day.
PS Sarah, I once asked Stan the Potato Man on Chapel Market, London for Satan on my jacket potato. That was quite awkard. I wouldn’t recommend it.
Posted by Helen on April 19, 2011
Yeah I’m not that much of a fan of getting my hair dressed. As well as the things you mentioned, I don’t like the fact they trap you in front of a massive mirror. It’s like watching a really boring movie but with mild peril to your hair (and ears) teamed with a deeper loathing of your own face. 3/10.
Posted by Beth on April 19, 2011
I like the bit where I step out onto the street and my hair feels really good after having had the nice girls do their thing, but I just want the actual hair-cutting bit over as soon as quickly. Not because I don’t like it, but because it’s boring. They take my glasses away so I can’t see more than five inches in front of my face, and I find that because I can’t see the hairdresser’s mouth move in the mirror then I also can’t really understand what they’re saying and so chatting with them is tricky. So for the last couple of years, I’ve just been cutting my hair myself and it’s done in ten minutes.
Misha, I assume you mean a house-share or flat-share? It’s unlikely you’d find someone by yourself for £85/week. Not anywhere nice, anyway! I suggest Zone 3/4 in west, north-west, north-east or south-east London for that price range – Willesden Green, Acton, Ealing, Hounslow, Croyden, Plumstead, Lewisham, Leyton, Stratford. If you’re lucky, you might find somewhere in Zone 2 around the Whitechapel/Stepney area.
Also, make sure you check out the difference in travel costs. As with everywhere, accommodation costs less the further away from the centre of town you get. But in London, I’ve seen people save £10 a week by living one zone further out…but then they end up paying £15 a week more in travel costs, so overall they would have been better off taking the more expensive place to live and paying less to travel in.
Also, not sure what your work/study situation is – but if you’ll be looking for a job when you get here, then I would suggest getting that sorted before committing to somewhere to live. There’s nothing more annoying than finding the perfect job and having to take three tubes and two buses to get there. There are plenty of hostels that charge reasonable rates and some will give you a discount if you’re staying a week or more. Or you can couch-surf if you have friends already in London, which also gives you the chance to try out different areas.
Posted by Kathryn on April 19, 2011
I quite like getting my hair cut, although I seem to be in the minority. Bits of it are awkward and the cost is exorbitant but the end result is usually worth it. I find it mostly quite relaxing to just sit for an hour and have someone make your hair look and smell nice. 7/10
Posted by LisaD on April 19, 2011
I like getting my haircut, sometimes I even love it. The place I go has four different women who are all really good at giving me a style that is incredibly easy to deal with. Since I spend almost no time on my hair each day I like that they can create something that still makes me look good. I don’t really have a problem with the chatting. If they’re not interested in chatting we don’t chat, but a few polite inquiries usually get the ball rolling easily enough without my having to summon up interest things I don’t care about. Other people chatting about their lives always interests me. I find that going in once a month (or once every two months when times are tough) taking off my glasses and letting someone else be in control for a change is good for me. Usually I don’t get my hair washed, although that is a financial issue and not because I don’t like it. I find the experience quite pleasant. It reminds me of my mother washing my hair when I was little. 9/10
Posted by Lizzy on April 19, 2011
I had my haircut today too! Which is quite a coincidence since I usually only go about once a year… mainly because of cash flow problems. I quite like the feeling of just having your hair done because usually I’ve left it so long and attacked it with my own scissors so much that it’s just a relief to have it all relatively the same length. And my hair’s so thick! It’s good to thin it out. I also hate the bitchiness of some hairdressers. I went to two different salons in a row that openly criticised the customers after they’d walked out, gossipping about their appearance and little secrets but WHILE I WAS STILL IN THE CHAIR so I could hear it all and it just made me feel really uncomfortable. So I don’t mind the one I’ve found these days because although I think they probably still… gossip… just because that’s the nature of human beings… I can justifably believe that maybe they don’t. Maybe they are actually nice. I think I’m getting really cynical in my old age. But the one who cuts my hair really is (seems) lovely and remembers me. Chat is awkward, but considering how I find any chat awkward, it’s not really that bad. SO, I give it a 5/10. Sitting on the fence.
Posted by Ingrid on April 19, 2011
Haircuts… hmmmm. Well sometimes its fun when you have a nice hairdresser and can just sort of relax and talk. But then other times you have a grumpy hairdresser who gets half way round your head before you realize that her/his idea of an inch off is very different from yours. And thats not so fun.
Those are both extremes though. In my opinion the average haircut is just somewhere in between these. So 6/10
Posted by Sophie on April 19, 2011
Forgot to leave a score. I say 5. Just in the middle.
Posted by Georgie on April 19, 2011
Not a fan of haircuts… and well overdue for one! I think I’d have to give it a 3/10 I think. Hope you enjoyed seeing Bo tonight! Saw you in the crowd.
Posted by Dan on April 19, 2011
Haircuts get a 0 from me too. Hate them.
Posted by Claire on April 19, 2011
I don’t mind having my hair cut, but I hate sitting there in awkward silences. I also hate it when they strike up a convo when they are using the hairdryer on me, so I hardly make out what they’re saying, and therefore don’t know how to respond.
The guy who owns the shop I go to is lovely, he’s gay and very camp, and loves his job which he started when he left school at 16. The staff are also lovely.
6/10.
Posted by Megan on April 19, 2011
Good lord, I’m a tit. Promised to do the Very Late Review two weeks ago and…yeah. Will send it off tonight or in the morning.
As for haircuts, I used to hate them and get my hair trimmed *maybe* once a year (seriously, I had long, not even layered hair for years and years and years). I never thought hair was a priority, I hated the small talk, and I didn’t like strangers futzing with my noggin.
Then I went to my current (and hopefully forever) salon on a friend’s recommendation and I love it, even/especially the scalp massages they give. My hairdresser is a delightful movie nerd (I sometimes tip him in passes), so that helps, and he convinced me that short hair is 100% pure awesome (for now).
Posted by Nick on April 19, 2011
I’d give having my hair cut a 1/10. You’d be amazed at the number of so-called hairdressers who can cock up a ‘grade 1 all over’. I think I would enjoy it more if I had more hair and therefore a choice of possible haircuts.
Posted by Beth (Bloomability) on April 19, 2011
I don’t mind geting my hair cut since our hairdresser is one of my mum’s old friends. The conversation is a little awkward but generally not too bad. The only overly horrible bit is the hair washing part- that thing you have to rest your neck on is the most uncomfortable thing I’ve ever come across.
7/10, maybe?
It would probably be a lot more awkward for me if I didn’t know Lisa.
Posted by Simone on April 19, 2011
I dislike getting my haircut. I never used to mind until a hairdresser cut my ear and did such a bad job. It cost me a lot of money to have it fixed and took years for the undercut to grow out.
These days I have long hair (all one length) and get it cut about every 6 months or whenever I can build up the courage to go. I find the hairdressers in the really cheap salons (Super Cuts etc) don’t really chat. Brill.
Posted by hornseygirl on April 19, 2011
In all honesty, I would rather pay a visit to the dentist than the hairdresser. I really find it an uncomfortable and awkward experience. The frequency of my hair cuts is, unsurprisingly, low as a consequence (I’ve had one in the last year and a half or so!). I have found a friendly salon, but I still feel pretty much the same. So, I am afraid it’s going to be a 1/10!
Posted by Misha on April 19, 2011
Thanks chaps, most people suggesting south of the river that i’ve asked.
I’m ambivalent to haircuts, I mostly cut and clip mine myself (some of you may remember the NYE incident where I shaved it all off) however, the last time I had a haircut she crew cut it and talked about my mum, oblivious to the fact she’d been dead for 3 years at the time, hence why I let her cut it all off, single most awkward experience of my life.
At uni we do our own between us, cutting, dying etc, so the chat is quite good and as it’s in the kitchen there’s usually telly on etc.
Posted by h2osarah on April 19, 2011
I’ve gotta say that I’m not used to the hairdresser’s much. Although to get the purple streak I had for a while it took 3-4 hours each time. I like the shampooing part, it feels nice. But I’m really bad at sustaining awkward conversation with the hairdresser. We usually have so little in common.
Posted by Andrew on April 19, 2011
Hairdressers. Hmm. My shameful admission is that I find the feel of fingers through my hair incredibly sensuous (the film The Hairdresser’s Husband could have been made for me). As a result, if when I go to the barber’s I happen to get the attractive blonde one, that would probably be a 10 out of 10; if however I get the fat Mexican bloke, well, I don’t even want to describe the psychological complexity of dealing with that. Given that if I had the resources I could choose who cut my hair, I think I should probably give an overall mark of 10/10.
Misha, London is deeply, deeply horrible (unless you like being made to feel like the human condition is wretched and the only correct option is to hate everything and everybody), and I strongly advise that you still well clear of it.
Posted by Craig Tubb on April 19, 2011
I found a great barbers that does my hair in 4 minutes flat for £10. I’m in and out and only have time to say “Hello, how are you?”
I give haircuts a 7/10 for this reason.
Misha: East Dulwich in South London is nice, plus for your price range you should find somewhere there.
I’m looking to move there at some point in the future. (I currently live in Camberwell/Southwark).
Posted by Sarah on April 19, 2011
I like going to the hairdressers but my experience depends who is acutally cutting it at the one I goto. However most of them are nice enough and it’s quite cheap. Then I go and ruin it by dying it in the bath at home.
Also I always have a dry cut since I hate having my hair washed in the hairdressers. On another note, my twin sister hasn’t been to the hairdressers in about decade. My mum keeps getting on at her but she refuses to go. No idea why.
Posted by Emily on April 19, 2011
I seem to have absolutely nothing in common with any hairdresser I’ve met so far. I usually just let them prattle on about Zante while I daydream. That’s not being stereotypical, it’s just a feature of my last three haircuts. Do they go every year? Together?
2/10. I suppose they do make you look marginally better.
Posted by Rachael on April 19, 2011
I hate getting my hair cut. 0/10. It is even worse when you go to your mothers hairdresser and she has told them in advance that you hate having your hair cut, then all they want to know is why you hate them!
Posted by Alice on April 19, 2011
Hate getting my hair cut, so awkward and dull to boot. Used to wait until my mother summarily announced my ‘appointment’ roughly once a year and I’d drag myself in, but now my hair is short and in order to keep it so I must be more diligent. 5/10 but only because Steph, who cuts my hair and that of my sisters and mother (a much bigger task, they all have long, thick, unruly Irish hair) is fantastic, so full marks for her contribution and 0 for mine as I just can’t bear the experience.
Posted by lisan66 on April 19, 2011
I love getting my hair cut. My hairdresser used to have an actual shop in the village, but that’s closed down, so now I go to her house (she’d come to mine if I asked, but I’m not paying an extra €10 for that). I don’t like the small talk though, I can barely make small talk with my dad let alone my hairdresser, but I do love to just sit there and relax. I think she’s copped by now that I don’t talk, so she normally just puts the radio on and we lsiten to music while I daydream and she gets rid of my hair. Plus, my hair always manages to look nicer after she blowdries it.
I’d give it 9/10, but I’m minusing two, one each because of the small talk and the fact that she lives a 45 minute walk away (maybe I should just pay that extra tenner?), so that makes it 7/10.
I should probably mention that I’ve not gotten my haircut since July 2009 because I wanted it long and I had a bob
Posted by Dave on April 19, 2011
0/10 as well.
I hate having my hair cut. I get very tense when strangers (or even non strangers) with very very very pointy things come near me.
Posted by Alex on April 19, 2011
*the rest of it is shit.
Posted by Alex on April 19, 2011
I think I would give the hairdressers 4/10. The shampooing bit would be nice if you could sit up straight, but the angle you need to put your head back to is always horribly painful. I sometimes wonder if you’re meant to change the hight of the seat but they never ask if I want to and I don’t like to ask. Then I’m never sure whether I’m meant to close my eyes or just stare at the ceiling.
The actual process of haircutting is at best boring and at worst very awkward. My hairdresser has stopped trying to make small talk with me, which I’m very grateful for.
I do always get “gosh you’ve got thick hair haven’t you” or words to that effect. Yes. I do. I’ve been coming here for two years. We’ve been through this before.
However, I do like actually having a nice new haircut when my head actually feels lighter. I swear a lose a couple of pounds every time I have it done. So that bit is good, the rest of it.
Posted by Katy on April 19, 2011
I’m normally about a 5/10 for haircuts as I’ve not been able to find one that doesnt make me feel awkward. However I went to a new place a couple of weeks ago and the woman was lovely and gave me the best haircut I’ve ever had so now I’m more on a 8/10. I hate paying for it though.
As for Misha moving, Spareroom.co.uk will be your best bet for looking for rooms etc. I’d say go South of the river as its cheaper, and I’m biased as I live there. You could get a single room in zone 3 in South London for what you’re looking to pay.
Posted by alot of rachels on April 19, 2011
I hate having my hair washed by a stranger and it’s not massaging it hurts. but I’ve had the same hairdresser for about 15 years so I love talking to her so don’t mind my actual hair cut: 8/10
Posted by MusicalLottie on April 19, 2011
(Needless to say that was a 0/10 for general trips to the hairdresser.)
Posted by MusicalLottie on April 19, 2011
Hmm. Currently my hairdresser is a family friend and she’s great for many reasons:
- She doesn’t wash my hair, only sprays it if it’s particularly frizzy
- She and Mum natter away, thereby relieving me of any conversational responsibility
- She charges us half price (my trim cost me £4)
- She knows what she’s doing so I trust her
- I like having the end of my hair straight rather than straggly!
So 9/10 for her; -1 only because it’s inconvenient having to have hair cut anyway.
If I had to go to a hairdresser’s, I don’t think I’d ever get it cut. Or I might ask another friend to do it. I hate other people messing about with my hair – the above hairdresser just gets on with it, no faffing – I’m useless at small talk, I wouldn’t be able to hear them properly anyway, I’d hate having to sit in front of a mirror, and it’d be more expensive. Urgh, I’ve just put myself off them for life.
The meal sounds exciting! I’m a bit of a foodie in that I’m interested in trying new things and experimenting, but I don’t actually know a lot about food … or really have much of a palate. Your post actually reminded me to defrost some salmon, though it smells a little odd :-/ Not that you needed to know that … I’m just going to shut up now.
Oh, Misha: I’d love to live in Cardiff but I have absolutely no reason to actually do it, sorry. I hope you get a taker and some good advice about where to live in London
Posted by Sam on April 19, 2011
I think the trick to liking (or even just tolerating) a haircut is to get a regular hairdresser that you like and trust.
I enjoy getting my haircut – I like the head massage I get after shampooing. I like reading a trashy magazine and drinking a coffee while my colour is developing and I like talking superficial nonsense with my hairdresser while she’s cutting. I also love the way my hair looks so shiny, bouncy and healthy after it’s been done. The only think I don’t like is the expensive bill at the end of the appointment . But c’est la vie you’ve got to take the good with the bad.
All in all, i’d give it an 8/10.
Posted by Joelle on April 19, 2011
I rather enjoy going to the hairdressers normally. Until they start doing things you told them not to and if they constantly comment on how thick my hair is. Yes, I realise it is still wet, no I haven’t just showered, I showered 7 hours ago but when you put it up wet, thick hair doesn’t dry all that fast.
So really I just like it when the person doing the cutting is nice and does what you want.
I also love the smell of your hair after you’ve coloured it. I don’t know if that’s weird or a sign I could become a dye junky in later life but yes.
I’d give it a 6.5/10 (because I couldn’t decide between 6 and 7, sorry).
Posted by amycool on April 19, 2011
I’ve only had my hair cut twice, once when I was about 10 and again at about 13 I think. The way I see it, I own all the tools necessary for cutting hair, i.e. scissors and hands, so why would I pay someone else to do it? Plus it gives me a good work out trying to do the back and then using 2 mirrors to check.
I don’t like strangers touching me, and although this is probably very stereotypical, the kind of people that go into hairdressing are the kind of girls I avoided at school. Quite literally in a few cases.
So far, nobody has ever looked appalled at any of my DIY hair styles and on quite a lot of occasions they’ve been amazed that I did it myself. No booking, no inane talking, no paying.
The only downside is that your boyfriend and mother and often brother insist that you cut theirs too.
So 1/10 for trips to the hairdressers (1 because I’m sure there are lots of lovely ones).
Posted by Phill on April 19, 2011
I hate getting my hair cut. Partly because it seems that I’m rapidly losing it (I swear I’m going to end up looking like William Hague before too long, which is not a good look really.) Partly because I never have anything particular done to my hair and I always resent having to pay through the nose for it (well, it seems like I’m paying through the nose. I know that women have it much worse when it comes to paying for hair appointments).
I also don’t like the half-hearted attempts at talking which most people seem to engage in at the barbers. I’m not a natural conversationist (is that a word?) so it’s just a bit awkward.
In general, I’d give getting a hair cut 3/10: If I didn’t have to do it I wouldn’t, but I hate having long hair so to the barbers I must go regularly!
Posted by Sarah on April 19, 2011
I quite enjoy a haircut usually. I like having my hair washed and, if it’s a good hairdresser, cut, too. My current hairdresser is great. His attention to detail is excellent (and, coincidentally, looks a bit like you, Mark – if you’d been born in Turkey! I spent most of the first time he cut my hair trying to work out who it is that he reminds me of). However, I have had hairdressers who pull at my hair too tightly or keep bashing my ear with the comb.
Oh, and pretty much every time I go, they comment on how long my hair is. It’s long, but not VERY long. It’s a few inches below my shoulders really. You’d think they’d have seen such hair before, y’know, being hairdressers and all.
Overall score, weighted in favour of my current hairdresser (+1 for looking a bit like Mark) is 8.
Posted by Sarah on April 19, 2011
0/10 I dread it. I’m socially inept and often say something to make me sound daft, coming out with “I love snow” in the middle of a awkward silence was a classic. Especially as it was in the May heat last year. I’m stuck in that chair trying desperately to be “normal” and failing. I’m actually panicking by just thinking about it, I feel more comfortable at the dentist.
Posted by Dawn on April 19, 2011
Definately 0/10!
I last went to the hairdressers about 15 years ago and had a full blown panic attack half way through the cut!
I now associate hairdressers with panic attacks so luckily my daughter Amy cuts my hair:)
Posted by Katie on April 19, 2011
1/10. I personally hate going to the hairdresser, and have even resorted to going with clearly freshly washed hair (still damp), just to cut down on the time I spend there. I usually go about once a year now, and the rest of the time I get my mum to give my hair a trim, until it gets too crazy and needs professional help again. Also, as a woman, the prices they charge for those three hours of tiny snips are ridiculous!
Posted by Nuala on April 19, 2011
0/10! I hate having my hair cut. I get it cut about once a year. I go to the dentist more often.
Posted by Sophie on April 19, 2011
I am neutral when it comes to haircuts. I dislike the awkward conversation. It’s fun to see friends the next day and wait until they notice something different. For me this takes a while. Next time I have a haircut and someone asks, “Have you had a haircut?” I will reply, “No I just dyed the ends of my hair invisible.” I never thought I’d be rambling about haircuts at before seven in the morning. Anyway.
Unfortunately I cannot be of any help to Misha having to not be looking to live in Cardiff and having never lived in London.
Posted by Miz on April 19, 2011
I generally adore going to the hairdressers – I’d give it an 8! I love having my hair shampooed and the feeling of newly-cut hair. The only problem is when the hairdresser inevitably starts talking to you, which being socially awkward, isn’t a lot of fun. I just don’t have anything to talk about! (That’s actually true for a lot of my conversations actually, oh dear.)