Above is a photo of Sharon with our favorite ‘hairstylist’ after her $1.20 wash, cut and dry. Sharon is my friend from ChaunMei a college down the street. She had already gotten one China haircut from a randomly chosen shop, which she did not like. And there are many shops to choose from. Just on this campus we have at least 20 shops. Last term a shop and stylist was recommended to me by one of my students. This summer when I got home to Georgia and my preferred hairstylist Nicole, I was pleasantly surprised when she told me to go back to the same guy that he really gave me a good cut. I told Sharon about him and she was also satisfied with her end product. One reason she got such a good cut was because she showed our stylist close-up photos her husband had taken of all sides of her head after a good US haircut. (Great Idea!) We ended up the visit with lots of phone photos being taken of her and her white hair by all the workers.
Side Note: I actually found an advantage to not being able to have Nicole cover up my gray hair. A couple of days ago somebody gave their seat to me on the crowded B1 bus on the way back from Metro. That saved me 40 minutes of standing (really balancing) with a very heavy bag. So maybe I should keep and enjoy my gray –at least while I am here.
