Most of us have travelled near and far. Did you ever wonder where men in the Anglo Saxon countries go to get their hair cut? Probably to a unisex hair salon....
I cannot think of anything more depressing than going to what is effectively a salon for women to get your haircut. Come on, think about it, if it wasn't primarily a women's place do you think any women would go there? Most of the men have probably been dragged their early in their life by their mothers (fathers - where are you when needed most?), by their girlfriends and wives (in no particular order).
Now, one of the benefits those of us enjoy growing up and living in masculine countries (for those from way over there I do recall most Texans consider Texas a country and most Americans consider California a different planet...) is going to a barber shop. Isn't it great - just a bunch of guys, the TV is on a sports channel and everyone is just hanging out. Who rushes out of a barber shop or a men's salon? You get to immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and smells of a male hangout., a cave (if you think "refuge" is a better word, you are clearly under the thumb of some lady) in a world where at times it seems being masculine is a bad word. In fact, there is a quote that sums up what is going in some places "Women's liberation is the liberation of the feminine in the man and the masculine in the woman." I am all for women's rights but please leave us alone.
Another great benefit of being a man in Kuwait is the women are women - they do not try to be men. Something many women in the "Western" World (excluding Japan) seem to have forgotten - it is nice to meet women who are comfortable being women and do not want to be men. If I want to hang out with the guys all the time, I would do just that.
Over the years, I have been to a number of barber shops or men's salons in Kuwait and elsewhere. One of the best has to be Corners in Le Royal on the Gulf Road, particularly since Bassam and his colleagues from Shaab set up shop there as well.
I cannot think of anything more depressing than going to what is effectively a salon for women to get your haircut. Come on, think about it, if it wasn't primarily a women's place do you think any women would go there? Most of the men have probably been dragged their early in their life by their mothers (fathers - where are you when needed most?), by their girlfriends and wives (in no particular order).
Now, one of the benefits those of us enjoy growing up and living in masculine countries (for those from way over there I do recall most Texans consider Texas a country and most Americans consider California a different planet...) is going to a barber shop. Isn't it great - just a bunch of guys, the TV is on a sports channel and everyone is just hanging out. Who rushes out of a barber shop or a men's salon? You get to immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and smells of a male hangout., a cave (if you think "refuge" is a better word, you are clearly under the thumb of some lady) in a world where at times it seems being masculine is a bad word. In fact, there is a quote that sums up what is going in some places "Women's liberation is the liberation of the feminine in the man and the masculine in the woman." I am all for women's rights but please leave us alone.
Another great benefit of being a man in Kuwait is the women are women - they do not try to be men. Something many women in the "Western" World (excluding Japan) seem to have forgotten - it is nice to meet women who are comfortable being women and do not want to be men. If I want to hang out with the guys all the time, I would do just that.
Over the years, I have been to a number of barber shops or men's salons in Kuwait and elsewhere. One of the best has to be Corners in Le Royal on the Gulf Road, particularly since Bassam and his colleagues from Shaab set up shop there as well.
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