Today I did a risky thing. I walked into a salon without speaking the language, pointed at my hair and trusted them to make me look okay.
The first time I walked into the salon, I manged to indicate an updo for the USMC Ball and got a very nice hairstyle. So this time, I made snip snip motions with my fingers at my bangs.
Then I sat down and trusted them to make me look good.
I ended up with a haircut that I would not have asked for on my own. I think it's probably a little more 'fashion forward' than I usually get. The jury is out about whether or not it will look good when I'm the one blowing it dry...
But I feel kind of empowered really. I faced a 'what's the worst that can happen' kind of situation. Don't they always say, "what's the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut? About two weeks!" I figured that the worst that could happen is something that would only last a short time.
So I walked in, made the crazy hand motions and forgot the outcome. Just trusted.
I guess that non-verbal language works as well as the vocal type. I got the hair cut. I don't look too wild. And none of us really understood each other.
--Sandee Wagner
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LOL, I want to SSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
*hugs*
Yes, picture please!
Me, too, on the pictures.
My hair stylists have always loved me because I let them do whatever they want and never freak. I learned when I was a teenager and my hair turned iridescent green (color plus chemicals in a pool) and again when the girl left the perm on too long and it fell out in clumps: it always grows out again.
Here you go, one front shot, one shot from the back. And this is after I've showered, washed my hair and styled it myself... spw
Lover-lee... I like it.
I think it's GREAT!!!!
Very nice!
It turned out pretty good. He shredded a bunch of my hair off my head. Instead of all one length, it's layered so there's a lot less of it. spw
Are you trying to learn any Arabic or French while you're there, Sandee? I tried to learn some Thai when I lived in Thailand, after 3 months of speaking only English, and was amazed to find how much of a bubble I had been living in before, just after knowing a few words.
Keith,
I know about three words of Arabic, and I'm working my way through Rosetta Stone's French lessons. If I have to tell someone their apple is green or their bicycle is yellow, I'm in! spw
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