I've been going to the same barber shop for about a decade. They do a decent enough cut but they are what one would call "modern". The hairdressers look as if they've just come off the catwalk and the ambience it tries to create is very sparkly and dynamic, although to me it seems somewhat antiseptic and too commercial. I hope you know what I mean.
Anyway today I was desperate to get a cut but my usual was closed. Instead I wandered into a ramshackle old place with broken mirrors and rickety chairs and what might be best described as having a "manly" funk. There were four Afghani barbers no odler than about 25 who could only manage the most rudimentary of English. The tv in the corner was blaring out some Bollywood movie and the whole place looked as if it was going to be raided by the immigration police anytime. Anyway as you might have guessed i got an absolutely brilliant haircut, by lads who knew exactly what they were doing with a comb and a pair of scissors. A cut which the other shop does in about 15 minutes here took about 30 as the guy used scissors only and took the time to make sure the style was just right. It felt proper and traditional. I really enjoyed the experience. And to top it off it was exactly half the price of my usual place.
I went away very pleased and somewhat chastised for judging a book by it's cover.
Anyway today I was desperate to get a cut but my usual was closed. Instead I wandered into a ramshackle old place with broken mirrors and rickety chairs and what might be best described as having a "manly" funk. There were four Afghani barbers no odler than about 25 who could only manage the most rudimentary of English. The tv in the corner was blaring out some Bollywood movie and the whole place looked as if it was going to be raided by the immigration police anytime. Anyway as you might have guessed i got an absolutely brilliant haircut, by lads who knew exactly what they were doing with a comb and a pair of scissors. A cut which the other shop does in about 15 minutes here took about 30 as the guy used scissors only and took the time to make sure the style was just right. It felt proper and traditional. I really enjoyed the experience. And to top it off it was exactly half the price of my usual place.
I went away very pleased and somewhat chastised for judging a book by it's cover.