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Morning all :)

i was having some more work done on my tattoo this morning, and I also needed a haircut. As the weather is rubbish and I didn't fancy a 40 minute drive to the hairdressers I went to the barbers next door to the tattoo shop, as I only needed the back and sides shaved to a zero I thought I'd give it a go.

The result is the same as if I'd have gone to the hairdressers, but my question is, what is the difference between the two. I asked my dad and he said "about 8 quid son" - thanks dad :)

that is the only difference I can see really to be fair, plus the barbers was a bit more down market (at the risk of sounding a snob).

So do any of you boys know the difference?
 
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Easy. A hairdressers is where my wife and daughter go. A barber is where I go. :)

And your dad is understating it. The difference is closer to £30 down here.
 
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When I go the hairdressers it's costs me 16 quid, but I just give her twenty. The barbers just cost me 6 quid. But I never have anything fancy at the hairdressers like wash and bow dry nonsense. So would I be right in thinking, I can just go the barbers for what I have done from now on? Even when I need the top trimming?
 
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BOD said:
Yes as my sister has a few barbers shops

barbers will cut that's about it

hairdressers will wash cut n dry

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As far as I was aware the barbers is the old school approach. In the olden days they did practically everything including pulling out bad teeth, the red and white barber poles are a throw back to this, it represents a white pole with bloody rags thrown around to dry. Hairdressers came much later after the Victorian ages and where supposed to dress woman's hair for a special occasion. Now the two are starting to become the same apart from the price.
 
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zeebeedee said:
As far as I was aware the barbers is the old school approach. In the olden days they did practically everything including pulling out bad teeth, the red and white barber poles are a throw back to this, it represents a white pole with bloody rags thrown around to dry. Hairdressers came much later after the Victorian ages and where supposed to dress woman's hair for a special occasion. Now the two are starting to become the same apart from the price.
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Only a gay boy would know that :)
 
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croppie said:
You trying to change the subject before we make Zeb cry like a girl?
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No just wandering. But if you want make zeb cry. Go for it. Ill join it too :)

i hate you zeb! We all PM each other saying nasty things about you! Your wife said you had a little willy aswell.
 
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