haircut
Who taught: Andrew, Stan and Kara
Where it would be useful : hair salon
Mullet haircut
Yesterday, I went to a hair salon to get my hair cut. Price of haircut in America is pretty high compared to that of Korea. I used to pay around 8 – 10 dollars for my haircut in Korea. Here in America, it is around 25 dollars and that does not include tips. (This could go up way higher in other cities such as New York or San Francisco.) So, every time I get my hair cut, I need to pay around 30 dollars. To save money, I always get very short hair cut and let it grow for a while like 5 – 6 months. On average, I go to the hair salon around 3 times per year.
This morning, Andrew noticed that I got a haircut. “Hey, T-Bone! You got a haircut.” I answered, “Yeah! What do you think?” “Hmm… It looks like boy’s haircut. Too short!” said Andrew. I said, “Well, it is summer. And it was pretty long. Can you notice a line created by tanned part and untanned part due to the long hair in my back.” Andrew responded, “Why? Did you have a mullet hair style?”
Here, I had to ask, “What is that hair style?” Then, Stan showed me how that hair style looks like using his long hair.
Here is the definition of that hair style.
a hairstyle that is short at the front and sides, and long in the back.
Emo haircut
Andrew said, “It is also called ‘business in the front, party in the back’.” Isn’t that funny? Speaking of hair style, there is another one I learned from Kara. It is emo style. Emo itself is a style of rock music but it is different from the classic rock. Then, let’s think about the hair style all of the rock singers usually have. It is long, right? So, emo style is kind of long but a little different. Its look includes long side-swept bangs, sometimes covering one or both eyes. Well, you need to see the picture I am inserting here to have proper idea about it.
When you go to a hair salon, there are two equipment stylists use a lot. They are scissors and what? In Korea, I used to call it ė°ė¦¬ź¹”(Ba-Ri-Ggang). Do you know why we call it Ba-Ri-Ggang? It is actually not from English but from French, sort of. The name of the French company which makes this equipment is “Bariquant de Marre.” The first part of the name is “Bariquant.” I do not know who first started to call it following its company name. But, interestingly, if you say Ba-Ri-Ggang in Korea, everybody understands what is means.
Well, so if you had a chance to get your hair cut in America and you do not want your stylist to use Ba-Ri-Ggang, you should say, “Please do not use hair clipper to cut the sides! I want you to use scissors instead.” These kind of expressions seems not really important to know but you could easily find out that you wish you already know these before you actually go into a hair salon to get a better haircut. Funny, isn’t it?
I am pretty sure there must be a lot more expressions related with haircut. Do you know any?
Buzzcut is also a useful phrase. That’s when they use clippers to cut all your hair very short. It’s like a military haircut.
Related to mullet is skullet… that’s a mullet where the top of the head has gone bald.
I guess skullet is originated from mullet?
This is the kind of haircut my dad has. It’s very long in the back, but it’s all gone on the top. This is going to happen to me someday, but I probably won’t grow it that long in the back!
Actually, he can put it in a ponytail, which is another type of haircut. I bet you can guess why it is called that!
I do not think that hair style is cool for you. So, do not have that style.
I like a pixie style for the women, but I don’t think you do.
hmm… you know I like long hair, right? But, if you want, you can have that style.
You should do it, Jessica! Maybe Terry will change his mind when he sees it on you, but it will be a lot cooler either way.
A lot of people would call my hair style an “afro”! But my girlfriend has some crazy ideas about how she wants to cut my hair so watch out for something new soon…
Cannot wait! When is the date you are going to let your gf cut your hair?
$25!? That is expensive. You should be able to get a haircut for $8-10 around here. I consider supercuts to be on the expensive side and they usually charge around $15.
I guess I will try out those places. But if they are terrible then I will go to Phil or James.
I usually pay about $20-25, but I get a shampoo after the haircut. It feels nice to have most of the loose hair gone, and I also enjoy getting a head massage!
Do I need to ask shampoo after the haircut and also head massage. How much are they?
Do they charge for taking a head massage, moreover shamp?
What kind of free of charge do they have in the states?
What if i ask for side dishes and appetizers more like a miso soup and small veggies?
Do i have to pay on it too?
It’s sort of strange culture for me, but it can be a reasonable thing from the point of view of owners. š
It depends on how nice the place is, but make sure you also tip the shampoo person if it’s different from the person who cuts your hair. When we lived in Maryland I once gave the shampoo the whole $10 I had in my pocket for the hair stylist, because the shampoo gave me the most wonderful scalp massage.
Usually though, you just give the shampoo person $1 or $2 and then the stylist 20% or so. It’s nice to give them cash even if you put the cut on a credit card.
The more I learn about how much you’re supposed to tip to whom, the worse off I am. I didn’t realize that cash was preferable to tipping on the credit card! How do you know this?
On that note, if you’re in a hotel, do you know how much you’re supposed to tip a meloncholier? Or for a feral turn-down service?
I used to leave one dollar or two dollars on bed. But I think not many people do that in America so that I stop doing it. Am I right? Should I leave a small tip in a hotel?
For some reason, I had the same idea so that everytime I give a tip to my stylist, I give him cash separately.
Mark, Thanks for the coupon! I will definitely try that out!
You could also get a haircut like Phil’s for free!
Yeah Terry – why don’t you let Phil and I cut your hair next time?
Actually, I think I will let Pat try to cut my hair first and then maybe I can give you guys a chance later. But, I have to warn you. I tried Phil and James’s hair style but I did look like a thug so that I have not tried again. But, free sounds very tempting š
I don’t really like to go get haircuts, either, so I do the same thing that you do… but a little more extreme! Remember when I buzzed my head about 2 years ago? Well, I’ve gotten a few haircuts since then to even out the bottom, but basically I will now let my hair grow for a couple of years until it is really long, then probably cut it off short again. That way, my haircut is always changing, which I like.
Are you going to buzz again?