Comments on: Fierce Haircuts from Hot Climates

By: cindylu

cindylu — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:50:24 +0000

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I think I love ugly (and these moleskin posts) too.

And you know, I think you’re much less scraggly and unkempt looking that some of the white hipsters. I especially dislike the huge bushy beards. Ugh.

By: irasali

irasali — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:10:57 +0000

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i’ve had my fair share of bad haircuts. i’ve learned to just communicate what i want as best as i can and then if it doesn’t turn out right i tell myself it will grow back. i think prince did a pretty good job tho.

By: oso

oso — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:05:30 +0000

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Cyrus,

I like the idea. Would be good to have audio too though. Maybe an A/V slideshow.

EM,

Nice of you to drop by. It’s been a while since the good ol’ days huh?

Ray ray,

Once again, your enviable memory puts me at risk.

Jonny O,

Well said. It is springtime my friend … we should all be drunk of water … and the occasional lemonade. That French flag goes pretty well with your name.

By: jon o

jon o — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:50:25 +0000

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Next time we hang out, ask me about getting a haircut in Cambodia…

Re miserable expats: It’s becoming clearer to me that, if the 20th century was about having whatever we want whenever we want, the reactive challenge of the 21st century is to learn to want what we have right now.

Or as Henry Miller and Baudelaire and many others kinda said: Any fool can get drunk off of premier cru champagne. The real trick is to get drunk off of a glass of water.

Bon chance mano, come see me if you’re in Europe again before June.

By: revaz

revaz — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:34:35 +0000

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This made me dig around for a post I found hilarious, 4 years and 3 months ago: http://el-oso.net/blog/archives/2004/12/03/god-loves-ugly/ I’m glad that “grooming” posts are slowing overtaking “bowel movement” posts in the blog archive, though I love both.

By: elenamary

elenamary — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:20:59 +0000

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not quite sure how, but this post makes me miss you dearly.

By: Cyrus Farivar

Cyrus Farivar — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:38:36 +0000

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Sounds like a book — interviews with the world’s street barbers.

By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:50:02 +0000

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You’ll need a bit more hair to get a true tail, but you can start with a baby colita.

By: oso

oso — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:47:21 +0000

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But, for the record, the waitress at the bar seemed to be digging my self-haircut just as much …

I’m definitely gonna go for a rat tail cut in DF.

By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:59:10 +0000

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I know most expats I’ve met living in Mexico City think the same way: work to live…the wealthy life. I found this most apparent with those expats who make about 50K a year working for an NGO and want to join really expensive sports clubs ($150 USD a month) because they save 80% in rent, 70% in groceries and 70% in expenses allocated to having a social life.

When I get my haircut in Mexico City, I usually go to Contrastes in Condesa because it’s hip, clean and young. They charge 300 pesos ($21.20 at 14.1) and don’t do a bad job. Though, I keep demanding they snip the rat tail they love to leave, but I’m usually leaving frustrated that they don’t understand. I thought this haircut was cheap until I arrived in Los Angeles 5 weeks ago, in desperate need of a haircut, and found “Refuge” in Silverlake. There the stylist fashioned my hair just the way I liked it and I paid $30 for it, with NO rat tail. I never knew you could get a stylish haircut for less than $80 in the States.