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Growing a beard says what about you?

StereoSound

I've always shaved daily like many men, now I feel its time to grow a beard... Beards these days are very professional, years ago when I started working in my current job beards were nowhere to be seen. Now so many staff members from supervisors to managers in my company have them. However it seems to be staff in the higher end of the food chain with stylish beards....Oddly enough lower paid floor staff that I'm employed to supervise are mostly clean shaven. I'm not sure why this is, maybe men in higher paid jobs feel it gives them a confident look?

In your opinion what does a man with a beard say about him and what does it say to you?

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Birneybau

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Exactly. Paper Bags ftw

AnneFrank

A, they could be a jihadi, or b, a drinker of craft beer

harry Bailey esq

Arghus wrote: »

For myself, it means that I'm too lazy to shave regularly.

How do you get past the itch? If I miss a shave in the morning I'm snookered if I don't get home by 5pm. If I'm lucky enough to to get a seat on the train and 5pm rolls around the itch starts. By 5.30 the I'm tearing the face of meself like a well dressed leper after a morphine dose. God can only guess what the poor tired commuter sitting across from me knows where to look. They don't need to be dealing with that sh*t at the end of a tiring day. And that's when I'm lucky enough to get a seat, you can only imagine what it's like when I'm standing and grabbing the handrail.

suicide_circus

The_Valeyard wrote: »

His laces are open, he could trip and fall!!!

He'd be better off with velcro shoes and possibly a bicycle helmet.

RayM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Whereas this guy's beard says............. go fuck yourself.

I dunno, I'd say he grew it because he wanted the approval of all his little motorbike friends.

One eyed Jack

RayM wrote: »

I dunno, I'd say he grew it because he wanted the approval of all his little motorbike friends.

The fella sitting behind him has no beard?

RayM

One eyed Jack wrote: »

The fella sitting behind him has no beard?

Looks like a beard to me.

Arghus

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

How do you get past the itch? If I miss a shave in the morning I'm snookered if I don't get home by 5pm. If I'm lucky enough to to get a seat on the train and 5pm rolls around the itch starts. By 5.30 the I'm tearing the face of meself like a well dressed leper after a morphine dose. God can only guess what the poor tired commuter sitting across from me knows where to look. They don't need to be dealing with that sh*t at the end of a tiring day. And that's when I'm lucky enough to get a seat, you can only imagine what that's like for all concerned.

I dunno I've never experienced this beard itch that people talk about. I don't feel anything.

wexdevil

My beard is down past my nipples, I grew it out for vikings. I also work in a cleanroom so getting it into the beard hair net would be impossible without being able to braid it.

Women always seem surprised that I can braid it myself

Its never been itchy either

harry Bailey esq

RayM wrote: »

I dunno, I'd say he grew it because he wanted the approval of all his little motorbike friends.

Check out the guy sitting pillion, strange bedfellows indeed.

harry Bailey esq

One eyed Jack wrote: »

The fella sitting behind him has no beard?

He's also substituted a tie-dye bandana and a white t-shirt in place of a visorless helmet and leathers.

Outlaw Pete

One eyed Jack wrote: »

The fella sitting behind him has no beard?

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Check out the guy sitting pillion, strange bedfellows indeed.

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

He's also substituted a tie-dye bandana and a white t-shirt in place of a visorless helmet and leathers.

lol. That's a woman sitting pillion. Hence the blouse and breasts :pac:

mulbot

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Growing a beard is fine.
But if you grow a beard and start dressing like this......

Do I see a camel toe?

radiata

Hipster dick nonsense

harry Bailey esq

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

lol. That's a woman sitting pillion. Hence the blouse and breasts :pac:

I'm not a woman, I'm developing a good pair myself. Haven't worn a blouse in weeks though.

The Rape of Lucretia

It means you are struggling to find some identity for yourself. At a deep level you have some unresolves stress on how you perceive yourself, and how you think other people see you.
Growing a beard is an expression of this desire to change something fundamental in yourself, and the person that looks back at you (for less time now admittedly) from the mirror everyday. It is an effort to disguise yiu previous self from both yourself and the world.
It indicates a high degree of psychological stress, which would be better helped by a professional psychologist than be saving on razor blades.
To finish on a positive note, growing a beard is at least an acknowledgement to yourself that you have a problem, and that itself is an important step on the road to recovery.
Good luck on your difficult journey op.

pauliebdub

I have one because it suits me. I'm not a particularly attractive man without one as I have a chubby face.

Baron Kurtz

OnDraught wrote: »

If you have a face worth hiding, hide it.

It’s just hipster nonsense anyway. Same as it was with the Dubliners in the 70’s. Another couple of years and it will be moustaches, 10 more and it will be clean shaved and then we’ll repeat it all ad infinitum.

What's your favourite, ad infinitum or ad nauseum?

Ulysses Gaze

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

It means you are struggling to find some identity for yourself. At a deep level you have some unresolves stress on how you perceive yourself, and how you think other people see you.
Growing a beard is an expression of this desire to change something fundamental in yourself, and the person that looks back at you (for less time now admittedly) from the mirror everyday. It is an effort to disguise yiu previous self from both yourself and the world.
It indicates a high degree of psychological stress, which would be better helped by a professional psychologist than be saving on razor blades.
To finish on a positive note, growing a beard is at least an acknowledgement to yourself that you have a problem, and that itself is an important step on the road to recovery.
Good luck on your difficult journey op.

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FishOnABike

Meh, it's starting to get a bit chilly. If I wore a scarf I'd probably forget it and if I wore a balaclava I'd probably get arrested :-)

monkeysnapper

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Growing a beard is fine.
But if you grow a beard and start dressing like this......

This is like the photo of a man that couldn't find his contacts . the state of him . if he's in fashion I know I'm happy enough looking like an average Joe soap.

mr_edge_to_you

“my home brewed craft beer is better than your crappy bottles of Heineken”

JamboMac

If you are a man you grow your beard, if you are a woman you shave it and if you wear no socks with your shoes or runners your a tosser.

Mr. CooL ICE

I have a beard because I have a face that needs hiding

LadyMacBeth_

I like men with stubble or a beard, not like a full on pube beard though, a somewhat groomed one. So what do I think? Well depending on the guy I might think "hot damn".

Dr Crayfish

I can't grow one it just turns into this patchy nonsense like I've been on a Napoleonic era boat for months and have scurvy or something, not to mention it starts going multi coloured. I always liked beards though but the current Hitler Youth hairdos combined with the sleeve tats and perfectly groomed beard look doesn't do it for me. I'd be a fan of the Abbey Road era Beatles ones.

Capt'n Midnight

Any man who would shave his beard for a woman deserves neither.

SnitchenBubs

I've been growing mine for almost a year now, just 3-4 months shy id say.

The beard itself doesn't take much maintenance, I use a pine tar soap on it once a week and co-wash it every day with a leave in conditioner. I shower everyday anyway so its no hassle, takes about 5 minutes to do. After the shower I just towel dry and brush it down with a good quality boar bristle brush, then oil and that's it. Very little maintenance, for me anyway.

The only major difficulty I found is with the mustache, If you have a decent mustache then it will cause difficulty at some point, guaranteed, especially if you try and grow it out. Eating becomes very difficult, you have to modify the way you eat, things like sandwiches, burgers, etc are very troublesome, the sides of the stache that connect to the beard constantly get dragged into your mouth and it just feels horrible.

LirW

Eoghan Murphy is just hiding his baby face.

Beanntraigheach

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Growing a beard is fine.
But if you grow a beard and start dressing like this......

That picture is the best thing on the internet