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I go to a barbers in town that is all women. It's a bit of roulette as to which one you get.
I'll have a sociable conversation with any them, but it's not constant chat except for the one who's recently divorced and having issues with her 12 year old son, her son's school, her son's scouts group, her ex-mother in law, the neighbours and the dog.
I generally leave it if she's working.
My barber chats to his mate incessantly in Turkish/Kurdish 🙂 it's fine and if he chatted to me this would also be fine. I swapped barbers because the ones in Manchester were a bit daily mail and the young Turkish lads who set up near our house need the custom more.
I go to a barbers in town that is all women.
That's a hairdressers. If it's a proper barber's shop, there will not be any women.
It used to be all talk about holidays. The ennui! The last haircut I had the young woman barber also worked making prosthetic limbs for the film industry. It was fascinating.
If it’s a proper barber’s shop, there will not be any women.
A bit like those poncy golf clubs?
FWIW, it has got "Barbers" in the name.
I’d describe as not wanting someone to talk at me when I am unable to leave.
That where you learned your debating skillz ol boy? 😊
As a barber myself, its often diffcult to know when someone wants to chat or not. Social interaction doesnt really allow us to ask straight out if people want to chat or not...at least not without it feeling really awkward.
Some folks come in for a chat more than a haircut because they are on their own at home or whatever. Some folks come in that we are really glad to see and chat with.
You are kind of taught to chat and make the whole thing an "experience" but the longer you're in the business the more you realise that some folks prefer to just sit in silence.
Additionally theres some clientelle that i'd be more than happy to never hold another conversation with again, just as long as they keep giving me their custom.