Haircut

So....I just got my haircut for the first time in China, and I gotta say I am really really happy.  First of all, I've been growing out my hair for the last few years.  I loved the long look, and decided to see how long I could let it grow out.  But my last haircut was in June or July (I think), so 5 months without a haircut, and I was having terrible split ends.  So I decided I really needed to get one done when I was here.  The hair-parlors here are different than those in the US.  Pretty much every shop you go to (and there are a ton of them) are run and owned by men.  Think very pretty Chinese boys, with perfect hair, very appearance oriented.  The first time I saw it, I was shocked and it was very difficult for me to get over the impression that they were gay.  One of the things that is different over here is work expectations.  Jobs that are 'supposed' to be for women in the US (nurses, teachers, hairstylists), are filled by men here.  So Enoch went with me (as acting translator) to get my hair cut.  This is the first time my hair has been cut by a guy.  This is also the first time a hair stylist has sat down while cutting my hair.  But in his case I kinda don't blame him.  Right when I thought we were finishing up he was only halfway done.  He did my hair in 3 different layers, sprayed each one dealt with my tangles (I felt sorry for him!) and cut off a good two to three inches.  Then he used a blow dryer to blow dry my hair. I thought he was done.  Then he spent another twenty minutes doing detail work on the back....seriously took quite a long time, and I'm not sure why.  Then he went back at it with the dryer.  I'm not complaining about the length of time, I love it when people play with my hair, so I was eating it up.  Had a small conversation with him about the pink, and where I was from....yep.  I think that's all I have to babble about. ^_^

A good example of before the haircut

After haircut, Don't know if you can see the difference, but I sure can feel it!

Posting a correction, Yaohui informed me that I was mistaken.  Most nurses here are girls too, not guys!  My mistake!