Ok, so I've been needing to get my hair cut recently. I usually go to a cheap(ish) unisex salon but I've been wanting to go to a barbershop for a proper men's haircut.
So on Friday lunchtime the barbershop near work looked quiet. The sign on the door said that it would be £8 for a men's dry cut (they also do ladies' hair on a couple of days of the week, but they charge women £10). I steeled myself, walked through a barbershop's door for the first time in my life and sat down on the bench to wait my turn.
About 2 mins later I was called, sat in
an actual barber's chair and told the guy how I like my hair done. He got clipping away and to my delight he didn't start to chat about jobs, weather and kids like female hairdressers do. I felt fantastic, like I'm having my hair cut the way it always should've been cut and I've passed well enough to get a barber to do my hair. Even though I knew a barber would've spotted my complete lack of beard growth.
So he finishes off and I go to pay... and he says "that'll be £10 please, madam".
Ugh. Way to spoil what had, up till that point, been an wonderful, positive, life-affirming experience.
So I gritted my teeth, smiled at him and said "Dude, I'm
not a lady". He got embarassed & apologised profusely. I said not to worry, I get it all the time. He changed the price to £8 and I went on my way.
Now I hope this doesn't put me off going there again. It's the nearest barbershop to work and I was planning to go there regularly. They also do shaves and I'd planned to go there for my first professional shave once that becomes necessary.
But this does prove to me that I've done absolutely everything in my power to pass as well as I can... I hope this improves once I'm on T.
