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Do Hairdressers Speak To You ?

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  • #32
    jimthemental
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭jimthemental


    Jesus, some people in here are fair touchy. I'd have no problem with a barber/barman/taxi driver talking away. What do you expect them to do, deal with people all day and just act like robots? They'd go mad if they couldn't talk ****e now and then.


  • #33
    Camackaze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭Camackaze


    My hairdresser is my sister / ma so it's hard to keep them quiet


  • #34
    holystungun9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,933 ✭✭✭holystungun9


    Not the morning after at least. I stay 'asleep' hoping they will get their stuff and slip out the door early. Nothing worse than wanting a lazy Sunday and having to make morning-after conversation. "So....you're a hairdresser then?"


  • #35
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,496 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Yes, for about 9 hours a day.


  • #36
    saa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭saa


    Yeah she asked why I wasn't in school today I replied well because I'm in my twenties.
    I like to think I'm quite socially awkward so I usually repel them except I get along well with any of the male Asian hairdressers (sorry to generalise just an observation they were always a great laugh and friendly I found most of the female hairdressers to be a tad well bitchy or impatient)


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  • #37
    trish23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 148 ✭✭trish23


    Im_EoinD wrote: »

    Do any of ye not speak to hairdressers or is it just me ?!?!:confused:

    I will speak to them for all of 2.5 minutes to tell them what I want, after which I'm on my time not theirs. I'm not a bitch, I just don't see the point of ****e talk


  • #38
    fasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 981 ✭✭✭fasty


    I don't really like having big chats about nothing with anyone so a hairdresser who says very little suits me.

    I got my hair cut today, and exchanged a few words about weekend plans and music and other than that, he just did his job. I'm pretty happy with the haircut too!


  • #39
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,653 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Don't mind a chat, place I go we normally end up talking about cars. But when the woman in there starts chatting, she actually stops cutting my hair and goes into a full blown conversation with me in the mirror. Cut my freakin hair woman and shut the f*** up!


  • #40
    Duddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,134 ✭✭✭Duddy


    Camackaze wrote: »
    My hairdresser is my sister / ma so it's hard to keep them quiet

    o_0


  • #41
    ismiseuisce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 184 ✭✭ismiseuisce


    I'm not a chatty person at all. My heart sinks whenever a hairdressers starts chatting away with me. I feel the same whenever a taxi driver starts talking shíte.

    Don't get me wrong, if it's a genuine and interesting conversation or if we hit it off and have a bit of craic together that's great, but most of the time it's just forced, awkward nonsensical chatter.


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  • #42
    Amiyah Freezing Material
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Amiyah Freezing Material


    I get on well with my usual hairdresser, so the small talk isn't too bad anymore and we have nice chats. She also knows when to stop and just let me read in peace!
    I hate small talk with the ones I don't know though, "are you going out tonight" well no I'm not, sorry!!


  • #43
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    No, I just say I don't follow football and they clam up.


  • #44
    Show Time
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,637 ✭✭✭Show Time


    Having my own head shaver solved that problem.


  • #45
    SarahBeep!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,965 ✭✭✭SarahBeep!


    Leave me alone so I can read your out of date Now/Hello magazine, do as I say and don't scalp me and while you're off getting towels would you put the kettle on, Love? Cheers.


  • #46
    dsmythy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,593 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    OutlawPete wrote: »
    Of course I chat with them, would feel weird not too.

    Not non-stop, but a little conversation is better than the tense atmosphere that none would bring.

    It's handy the barber has something to cut the tension with.


  • #47
    davetherave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,682 ✭✭✭davetherave


    I go to my barber purely for the conversation. Of course I've been going to the same guy once a month for the last 14 years so I can only presume we are going to run out of stuff soon to talk about at some stage. :p

    I'd say taxi drivers must be driven mad with the first thing people asking them is 'Are you busy tonight, and what time are you on until?'


  • #48
    El Siglo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,803 ✭✭✭El Siglo


    If they make the effort to chat, I'll make the effort to be polite. I don't bother starting the conversation but if they want to have a chat then I'll keep up with it, it's only politeness really.


  • #49
    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    If they want to talk it's fine with me, I like chit chat.


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