Barbers' patter

freshpopcorn · 26-01-2019 10:27PM

Agricola wrote: »

Its why unisex salons are the best. The person cutting your hair will look a lot better than the guy in the barbers and they won't turn into a bantmeister general on you.

I switched from a unisex place to a barbers last year and I find it great. Theres no women going on about weddings and bingo!

Gonad · 26-01-2019 10:35PM

I remember when I was a around 17 I was getting my haircut and the barber asked me what I done for a living. I was at an angle where I could not see who else was in the shop at the time .

I started telling him I was going for trials for man untied and Celtic and that I was one of the best layers in Ireland for my age. Alex Ferguson was over at me gaff for dinner ect

When he finished my haircut he spun my chair around guess who was sitting there listening to our conversation ?

Alex Ferguson ....

He punched me and called me a liar

Now I don’t ever talk to barbers and I never ever tell lies ....

One eyed Jack · 26-01-2019 10:36PM

Agricola wrote: »

Its why unisex salons are the best. The person cutting your hair will look a lot better than the guy in the barbers and they won't turn into a bantmeister general on you.

Eh? There are plenty of female barbers too if women are your thing? I wouldn’t be into male barbers myself so I wouldn’t give a shìte how they look. It’s horses for courses as there are numerous differences between a barbers and a salon, unisex or otherwise.

vkus6mt3y8zg2q · 26-01-2019 10:47PM

lawred2 wrote: »

Oh I couldn't care less the questions.. I wouldn't be offended by anything.

But I just want to doze.. as soon as anyone puts their hands in my hair, man or woman, the eyes go heavy

Yep I'm the exact same, always feel sleepy in the barbers chair

vkus6mt3y8zg2q · 26-01-2019 10:49PM

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Jasus hang on a second. When did asking what you do for a living become taboo? It's not like he asked do you like anal or something. It's a job. Most adults have at least one. What's the big secret?

Unless you are a male escort, undercover cop etc what's the big deal?

What's your occupation?

Laphroaig52 · 26-01-2019 10:52PM

Kevin Finnerty wrote: »

Thought this was some new sex act or the like.Barbers Patter sounds sexual.

You're thinking of Barbara.

RhubarbCrumble · 26-01-2019 10:54PM

You know where it even worse? People phoning into radio stations and being asked. Seriously, I hear it all the time "Hiya Tom, so what are you at today, are you working?" I absolutely hate it.

I used to go to a hairdresser before who was really lovely. She never gossiped or b****hed about anyone else to me, therefore as far as I was aware, she never gossiped or b***hed about me to anyone either.

26-01-2019 10:54PM

Blake Purring Overlap wrote:

What's your occupation?

It's no secret here on boards.ie. I'm a plumber and proud to be one

Will I Am Not · 26-01-2019 10:56PM

Don’t go to England OP. It’s the first sentence out of everyone’s mouth over there. They have to class you before engaging further.

4ensic15 · 26-01-2019 11:02PM

weemcd wrote: »

Few of you need to dry up.

Only asking what you do, a highly common question that gets asked all the time, by everyone and anyone.

I never ask anyone what they work at. In fact, the phrase "what you do" implies that a person is their job. It is a way of classifying people and I find it objectionable. If anyone asks me what I do, I tell them I get up in the morning, have breakfast and so on.

CalamariFritti · 26-01-2019 11:08PM

It all depends. I go to the same barber all the time, i know him well, all good.

But when I go to someone different I kinda dread that expectation of having to chat. Most of the time I'd be happy to just sit there and get it over with and not have some forced small talk.

But sometimes the guy is good and comes up with something interesting or makes chatting easy and if the conversation went to what I do for a living I wouldn't really care to be honest. Whats he gonna do with what I tell him? Sell it on twitter?

BuboBubo · 27-01-2019 12:30AM

I go to a unisex/barbers place myself for the chop once in a while.

The best bit is when the they run their hands through my curly mop and ask me who cut it the last time, like a critique of sorts with a few silent tuts. I always say "twas you".

Total conversation killer that

Kevin Finnerty · 27-01-2019 12:32AM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I love talking shîte with the barber. It’s just chat like. He isn’t asking you what colour knickers your missus wears. Chill out.

Yeah but now you got us all wondering.

Guy:Incognito · 27-01-2019 12:33AM

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

It's just small talk. What's the harm. They aint the Stazi.

Much like taxi drivers, a lot seem to struggle with the concept that you might not actually want to talk to them at all. When you try to start a conversation with someone and they clearly dont want to engage ( one word answers etc) , deop it and just get on with the job you're doing.

4ensic15 · 27-01-2019 12:35AM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Much like taxi drivers, a lot seem to struggle with the concept that you might not actually want to talk to them at all. When you try to start a conversation with someone and they clearly dont want to engage ( one word answers etc) , deop it and just get on with the job you're doing.

In fairness to taxi drivers, they don't want to know anything about the passenger. They just want to advise the passenger of the solution to all of the problems of the world.

shutup · 27-01-2019 12:39AM

Grafton Barber : How would you like your hair cut?
Me : In complete silence.

bur · 27-01-2019 02:49AM

Need to be careful not to make any insensitive comments.

MrCostington · 27-01-2019 12:00PM

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Don’t go to England OP. It’s the first sentence out of everyone’s mouth over there. They have to class you before engaging further.

True! I was in Manchester in Nov looking at a car and the guy asked me that. Then his son asked me about the IRA

robindch · 27-01-2019 05:26PM

glasso wrote: »

Just tell them you're a tax inspector specialising in barbers/hairdressers.

Not sure that attitude is going to get you a better haircut, 'specially if the barber has already run into trouble with Revenue.

Muckka · 27-01-2019 05:32PM

I remember Bladez or Blade's in Cork city.
The ladies were very friendly, probably still are.

And the amount of guy's who'd be thinking when they'ed ask, are you heading out tonight ?

That it was a chat up line, back in the 90's you would more than likely just get a haircut and a bit of chit chat.

It was a small place, so you couldn't tune out from conversations.
I remember one guy really getting into the conversation, he asked her out

She found it hard to change the conversation, back before political correctness and all that.

Church on Tuesday · 27-01-2019 06:29PM

Loveinapril wrote: »

I only go to the hairdressers once a year or so because I HATE the small talk. I don't want to talk to a stranger about my job, the fact that I am too poor to afford a holiday and my lack of plans for the weekend. I only tip them if they don't talk to me, same for taxi drivers!

I'm not exactly one for small talk myself (find it very tedious), but IMO there is nothing worse then being in a taxi sitting up front and there being a deadly silence.

Always makes for a rather uncomfortable journey in my opinion.

FTA69 · 27-01-2019 06:32PM

There's some grumpy socially inadequate types on this forum, it's mad like. "Oh the barber was chatting to me it was awful." F*ckin hell like.

Church on Tuesday · 27-01-2019 06:33PM

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Don’t go to England OP. It’s the first sentence out of everyone’s mouth over there. They have to class you before engaging further.

It's literally the same here, worse if anything TBH.

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