In China - expect the unexpected
What should a goal be? What is a good goal? A goal should have a high Return on Investment. Meaning that it should be at least worth what you have given blood, sweat and tears for. My mind is pondering what I want to do in the future. I feel it should be something that has a big return for the effort.
Speaking of benefits/cost (i.e. value)...for a long time I have cut my own hair, more or less just shaving my head. However, on very rare occasions with encouragement (her money) from my mother I have gone to a barber. I started shaving my head around 1997 when I was living in Japan. I was looking for a barber and all of them wanted about 3000 to 5000 Yen! That was about 30 to 50 dollars US at the time. I decided to hell with them and I would buy a shaver and learn how to do it myself. I ended up just cutting it all about 2 millimeters from my scalp.
I was not unhappy with the results though. I saved money on shampoo and barber fees, saved time after getting out of the shower and thought I looked cool too. So I kept this up for years. Even in the US, I felt it was still hard to get a decent cut for a fair price month after month.
Now I am in China, land of the greatest barbershops on Earth. I could not more pleased. First, think of your own barbershop experiences back in the states or wherever. If you are like me you may pay 12-15 dollars, plus maybe a tip! For what? Maybe you get your hair washed. Then you get a haircut, but very quick with a style I would swear I saw on reruns of Hee-Haw. I remember the two style choices I used to be able to get back in high school. The Block or the V. The block was straight across in the back or the V was the back in the shape of a V. And the V cost extra!!! Once they are done they are nice enough to wipe the hair off your face.
China is a whole new experience. Once you go in the barbershop, they take your coat and bags and put it in a locker and hand you a number. I appreciate this, because I don't want to leave my stuff on the floor or unattended. Then one of the service people puts lots of shampoo in your hair and washes and rubs and massages your scalp for several minutes, then you go to have it rinsed out. They put a towel on your head and while you wait give you a head, neck, arm, hand and back massage! This lasts for about 10-15 minutes! Finally, you are ready for the haircut. The stylist spent at least a good 15 minutes cutting my hair, making sure it was even, that he didn’t miss anything, and not talking to anyone else while cutting my hair. Then there is a second hair washing. I assume this is to get rid of any cut hair leftover on your head. Finally, the drying and styling. The total cost, 35 RMB, about $4.37 US. And no tips are expected!
Speaking of benefits/cost (i.e. value)...for a long time I have cut my own hair, more or less just shaving my head. However, on very rare occasions with encouragement (her money) from my mother I have gone to a barber. I started shaving my head around 1997 when I was living in Japan. I was looking for a barber and all of them wanted about 3000 to 5000 Yen! That was about 30 to 50 dollars US at the time. I decided to hell with them and I would buy a shaver and learn how to do it myself. I ended up just cutting it all about 2 millimeters from my scalp.
I was not unhappy with the results though. I saved money on shampoo and barber fees, saved time after getting out of the shower and thought I looked cool too. So I kept this up for years. Even in the US, I felt it was still hard to get a decent cut for a fair price month after month.
Now I am in China, land of the greatest barbershops on Earth. I could not more pleased. First, think of your own barbershop experiences back in the states or wherever. If you are like me you may pay 12-15 dollars, plus maybe a tip! For what? Maybe you get your hair washed. Then you get a haircut, but very quick with a style I would swear I saw on reruns of Hee-Haw. I remember the two style choices I used to be able to get back in high school. The Block or the V. The block was straight across in the back or the V was the back in the shape of a V. And the V cost extra!!! Once they are done they are nice enough to wipe the hair off your face.
China is a whole new experience. Once you go in the barbershop, they take your coat and bags and put it in a locker and hand you a number. I appreciate this, because I don't want to leave my stuff on the floor or unattended. Then one of the service people puts lots of shampoo in your hair and washes and rubs and massages your scalp for several minutes, then you go to have it rinsed out. They put a towel on your head and while you wait give you a head, neck, arm, hand and back massage! This lasts for about 10-15 minutes! Finally, you are ready for the haircut. The stylist spent at least a good 15 minutes cutting my hair, making sure it was even, that he didn’t miss anything, and not talking to anyone else while cutting my hair. Then there is a second hair washing. I assume this is to get rid of any cut hair leftover on your head. Finally, the drying and styling. The total cost, 35 RMB, about $4.37 US. And no tips are expected!
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