Things they always ask

Is it just me, or are the a certain few questions that are always asked when someone sees very long hair.

I'm always being asked to "turn around so I can have a look".

These are the common ones:

"Can you sit on it?"
"Will you ever cut it?"
"Is it knotty?"
"Is it hard to wash?"
"What about when you're old? That'll look scatty."
"Doesn't it get on your nerves?"
"Why don't you cut it? I'd look much nicer"
"Have you ever had it cut?"

The last one really got me when my friends mum asked me that on Saturday. Her my friend (and her offspring) apparently had hair as long as mine when she was little, then cut it off and has kept it BSL ever since. Surely it's obvious that if her hair was as long and it's been cut countless times since, then my hair would have to have been cut. If not it would be about 8 foot long. Which it isn't.


Does anyone else suffer this, or is the Spanish inquisition reserved for me?

Sorry this is so long. It's been a very hard week with 3 pieces of cousework due in. I'm very tired. Please excuse me.

Well, as a guy with hair past his chin
now, all I've heard from friends
who last saw me when I had a typical
short tapered haircut is "you have
long hair!"

My "favorite" is always "What do you do with it when you go to the bathroom??" accompanied by a look of disgust.
If people can't figure this out for themselves, then they deserve my usual answer as I go into a stall (accompanied by an absolutely incredulous look): "Uh, I let it hang in the bowl!! How else do you think I wash it??" (which actually answers *2* stupid questions )

Denise

Oh yeah, as far as maintenance questions (how do you wash it, does it take long [no], does it take a long time to dry [yes very. air dryed], how do you keep it so nice looking! is it hard to brush?, how do you braid you hair (I can french braid and such just fine by myself)...etc).

I dont mind these questions because I like hair talk and Ive usualy gotten friendly talk from it.

I dont like the when will you cut it, how long will you let it grow questions. I guess i dont like the ones that imply the hair should be cut.

Denise, you and your hair are both gorgeous! Do you model, or were those just photos you took? And what color is your hair, since I can't see in the B&W pics.

Aw, thanks for the compliments, y'all! (the kitties thank you, too)
Jenna, I "model" for painters & photographers, but I'm a bit short (5') to do much mainstream modeling .
Erinlynn, I try to wear my hair up in a bun as much as possible, but I go through phases where I just want to wear it down a lot (like the past couple of months!). Cooler weather, with its static and sweater-wearing, forces me to wear it up, too. I wear it in a braid to sleep and while motorcycle-riding (I stick it down in the leg of a pair of tights worn on my head ).
-Denise

I havent thought of British shorthairs but Ive concidered the cornish and devon rexes. I think they are cut with thier curly short hair too! In Miami there is a cattery with all rexes that I think I might visit someday. They garentee you that if your allergic to cats youll have no problem to theirs and you can give th cat back if you are terribly allergic. i dont want to go buy one and then have to bring it back so I figure I cold go there and play with them a while to see my reaction.

Of course that is if I ever live in a place that allows cats and if my boyfriend likes it.

Denise, I consider that type of modeling much more interesting and real than the mainstream business. I'm actually considering being a figure or portrait model, because I'm an art student myself and I've taken a couple classes using live models. It seems very difficult to stay still so long, so I'm not sure I can handle it.

Oster and Wahl make great products for dealing with long hair. LOL

I don't have a clue who Oster and Wahl are - suspect they make something to divest people of their hair?

Anyway, what's up with you guys taunting Dave like that?

If you're spoiling for a fight then I'm game and you've just waved the red flag.

Quit messing with my Mod and get your cutting implements off this board.