Got inspired to post this by a haircut entry from a blog I follow by a pleasant and well-spoken fellow who has made a home with his partner outside San Miguel de Allende.
For the past few years, I've put off haircuts for as long as I can stand it, then start watching for coupons for one of the local franchise hair places - maybe for eight or nine dollars. With tip I am out the door for about ten to twelve bucks. One of the highlights of my trip to San Miguel de Allende in February was a stop at a barber shop/hair salon for a two buck (maybe $2.75 with tip) haircut. The place was carefully selected on the basis of walking by it randomly.
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| I couldn't fathom what the observer in the doorway was thinking. |
The girl working looked very uncertain about my arrival, but we quickly negotiated the kind of haircut I would get (clippers on the side, scissors on top, short in the front), and I was out of there in about ten minutes. From the attention I received from other patrons, it seemed evident that not many gringos dropped in. The haircut was fine - I'm not very fussy and as I approach age 60 the attractiveness of my haircut is the among least of my worries.
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| The girl in the chair behind me captures the moment on her cell phone cam. |
It's not just that I am cheap, and delight in getting things more affordably (although I am and do) - it is the whole experience of dealing with people, the style of the business, the signage and infrastructure... Lots of things are just more fun to experience in Mexico.
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| OK, is it Mari or Mary? |
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3 comments:
mary = María, to make it short: "Mari". I would not be surprised if the lady's name is actually "Mari" though
That's hilarious. Stew had a haircut in Isla Mujeres and the most unnerving part of it was a group of Mexicans standing around looking at him as if he were a Martian. (He isn't but came out almost looking like one!)
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this reminds me of the barbershop in the back of an abandoned truck in Puente de Itzla, Stan :) Maybe you can get your hair cut there if your ever our way. He was also selling a goat the last time we were there!
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