My little brother (19 years old) told me that he's figured out a new way to get really funny odd looks from people......... give hair tips! 

 

   He works as a cabinet builder/installer and he and his 2 coworkers and some other guy friends frequent this one restaurant in town.  They're very well known there and the waitresses always chat with them.  They are always getting funny looks for several reasons - they come in covered in saw dust and it's a nice place where alot of office people have lunch, they fixed a table that was unlevel, they put out the candles on their table with their fingers, they order stuff that's not on the menu, etc.

   Well, there's one waitress who has long hair past her waist.  My brother told the guys that it was natural curly because he can tell the difference between natural and permed.  Nobody believed him.  So he asked her, and he was right!  He talks to her about hair all the time and always takes notice of how she fixes it because her hair is so much like mine.  That gets him some odd looks.  But this really did... 

   There's this other waitress who has hair between shoulder and mid-back length.  She was telling the guys that she was going to get it cut.  They all said in unison "No! Don't!"  She said the ends were so unhealthy and it was dry and nasty, she didn't know what else to do but get it all cut off.  So my brother says, "Stop straightening it."  "Huh?"  "You use a flat iron like every day!  And that's what makes it like that."  Speachless pause.  Then, "You're so weird" and she turns and walks away.  He said that not only did she give him a strange look, several people at near-by tables did too!  Later, it was brought up again.  He insisted that he knew what he was talking about, but she didn't want to believe that a guy with military-short hair knew something like that.  He also told her that longer hair makes girls look thinner (she's always worried about her weight even though she's a toothpick).  She gave him another look.  The other guys joined in, trying to convince her to grow it longer.  She really didn't know what to think!  He got a good laugh telling us about it.

     I do find it interesting that *all* the men were displeased about the waitress' contemplated cut. Some on these boards do not believe that most guys have a definitive preference for long. But, one thing you will never see is a bunch of men encouraging a woman to whack off her beautiful hair. (lol)  For those of you (you know who you are!!) who are skeptical about this fact, I rest my case. Great story, Sarah! (lol) Blessings, Bob

Yes, he's one of THOSE! lol  And not ashamed of it in the least.  It is unusual to have a group of guys like that, willing to voice their opinion on the subject.  But, then, they're an unusual group.

 

Alisa,

Thanks.  He's very attentive to me and my sister.  All of my brothers are really.  They're great.

 

That's funny.  I think he mentioned to one of them that his sister was a hair fanatic.  um... that would be me.

     But haven't you noticed that the actual gay men who are beauticians seem to love funky and short styles on women? They live to chop hair off! My wife's old stylist certainly did. Blessings, Bob

 

It's not just you, Horselover!  It's great to know... really KNOW... that all that work being put into it is being noticed.  I have one guy friend in particular who is always commenting on my hair and asking me what kind of funky concoctions I've been using and how well they're working.  He's always encouraging me about it.  I saw a guy the other day that I haven't seen in a while.  He said "wow! your hair has really grown since I saw you last!"  I said ""  lol