I got my haircut tonight. Yay for eliminating the cute cut that turned into a mullet as it grew out.
I am so awkward in situations like haircuts. I'm stuck with this person who wants to make small talk for 30-45 mins and I just don't have shit to say. My stylist is very nice and seems very interesting, but 30 min every 3 months is just not going to make us BFFs (of course I know that this is part of her job and she doesn't want to be my BFF either). She tried really hard to ask about my work, but I just couldn't be bothered to talk about it. What I do is just too weird to try to explain to someone with no background when I'm that distracted. Plus I'm much more interested in what it's like to do her job. So after an awkward moment after the third or fourth question about work, I giggled and joked that it was classified and said I didn't really want to talk about it. Then I asked her stuff like, "do people want to cut off all their hair this time of year?" or "Do people think their hair is so awesome that they can pull off ridiculous haircuts?" That got her telling me stories about crazy customers which was much better than me droning on about my research.
And I wonder, do stylists take notes about you after you leave? Seriously, I've been to this woman once before back in January and then took my sister to her in February. She remembered what I do, where I work, where I'm from, etc. It's impressive.
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I have the same awkward issues when I get my hair cut. I've started taking a book along so that I'm not required to make conversation. Usually, after a few minutes of chatting the conversation will end with some variation of "well, let me get back to your book." :)
Depends on the hairdresser, but usually I find it easier to smalltalk with strangers than people I know well.
Some stylists I've been to are amazingly capable of talking about everything. And then you have those that look so scaringly hip and übermade-up that you just feel ugly and ungroomed...
I personally prefer the stylists that can get me out in 20 minutes without forcing small talk. It's nice if there's a conversation, but most of the time, I just want my hair cut.
Mine has the same incredible memory! Curly hair is more forgiving of infrequent cutting, so I don't go very often, but she always remembers me and what we talked about last time. I really enjoy going because I always get to hear hilarious stories about her crazy family.
Got any photos of the mullet?
I always dread the small talk with the stylist. I'd much rather just sit there silently trying not to freak out about the haircut.
I'm the same way about getting my haircut. I do the same thing you do and try to talk about them. My research is frankly rather boring. And I'm bored by it at times.
I always feel like my hairstylists lives are much more fascinating than mine. They've typically lived in like 15 different cities since turning 18, and they do crazy things with art in their spare time. So like you, I try to get them talking about their lives because their lives are so much more interesting than mine.
This is why I only get my hair cut once a year. Well, aside from just being lazy....
I detest small talk, but am alarmingly adept at it. I apparently can talk to anybody about anything, even as I cringe inwardly. So I usually play the game.
However, I've found that if I tell her I'm suffering a huge stress headache, close my eyes and zone out that she leaves me alone. It might work!
I'm glad to know at least I'm not alone!
Belle, when I arrived I told her I was all stressed from traffic and running late. It didn't stop the small talk but I did get a most awesome shampoo complete with scalp massage. nice. :)
I feel like if I'm talking during my hair cut, it will end up crooked or something. Which would not be good, as I think I have a funny-looking head.
Yay for new hair cuts!
When I first went to my current hairdresser, my Spanish was barely up to saying how short I wanted my hair. Even now small talk still takes me some effort, so usually I just sit and listen while she talks to some of the other clients.
The last two times I've gotten a cut it's been in the University union. The Hairdresser cuts loads of academics' hair. Instead of asking about our projects (which she isn't so interested in) she inquires about where people have been recently for conferences, or just for fun travelling. She has a big map of the world on the wall and gets people to put pins in where they've been. She says she enjoys hearing about the cultures and experiences people have had.
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