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Yesterday, inspired by the warm weather and a new pair of sunglasses, I decided it was time for a haircut. Feeling comfortable enough with my Turkish to navigate a barbershop, I resolved to offer my head up to the next erkek küaför

that I came across. Just in case one of you is temped to do the same, please re-think your plan.

I took a step down into the barbershop and greeted the guys there. After putting down my bag and taking off my coat, an older man asked me to sit down in the plush vinyl chair. I explained to him that I just wanted a trim of one or two centimeters all around as he fastened the plastic smock around my neck. Then, without warning, he haphazardly grabbed a lock of my hair near the front and cut off a 4cm handful. I stopped him and asked him why he didn’t do as I had asked and he just laughed at me and assured me that I would be handsome when he was done. Only at this point did I notice that he had a moussed-up puff of a comb-over that was cheaply dyed black so that he probably had inky lines of sweat running off his scalp on hot days. A feeling of panic began to set in. What had I done? He proceeded to snip around my head at random with his scissors. I stopped him again and asked how he knew that it would be even if he weren’t wetting it or using a system. He just kept laughing. As a cloud of regret grew dark and heavy in my mind, I stood up and said, “You are not doing this as I asked. I don’t want you to cut my hair. I am leaving.” I pulled off the smock took my bag and coat, and walked out with a lop-sided, partial ‘do.

Somehow, it doesn’t look too bad. I owe this to the fact that I didn’t let the geezer finish. I’m trying to tell myself that it makes me look devil-may-care. When I start earning money I will go to a nicer place. In the meantime, just humor me, ok?