This is a thing I see a lot in hair cutting tiktoks and movies/tv mostly yet never really seen IRL

It seems like one of those things that sounds good in your head but in execution seems awkward and more of a hassle if anything

Nah I don't but I feel like a good barber wouldn't allow you to anyways

i cut my own hair now but when i used to visit a barber id just zen out

No I continuously make eye contact with the barber the whole time and refuse to break it

Nah I’m too busy making sure I don’t rub my knee or elbow on my barber’s crotch

No. That feels dismissive to me. And like it would exacerbate the already existing tension.

On a sidenote, a couple of the barbers at my place have recently begun doing this thing where they spin me round in the chair, rather than they walk around me. I don't like it one bit. Very emasculating.

I don't go to a barber

No I chat

once u leave they all joke about how they spun the lil boy in the chair

I know you're right too.

It's not even like I'm short and my feet are off the floor. I have to shuffle them as they spin.

do you ever accidentally push your hairline back?

i definitely f***ed myself up a couple weeks ago

that's weird lol, you'd get hair all over yourself

I wouldn't wanna get hair on my phone, depending on the barber I treat a haircut like a conversation or a sensory deprivation tank

Nah, just listen to barbershop talk.

nah looking at my hair, talking

nah, plus i keep it on the longer side anyway, no fades or anything like that. just chuck some guards on and buzz away

Only if I really need to. I usually talk to my barber while getting a trim

How can you even do this with the cape

I can appreciate a barber who doesn’t mind cutting in silence. I can make small talk if I need to but I usually get my cuts early in the morning and enjoy the silence sometimes

Some have a transparent square in the middle but it's s*** anyways

i just chat with my hair stylist, which most ppl at the salon do. people who have 2-3hr sessions usually bring their laptops and work

Nah I don’t. I’m someone who enjoys watching people who are good at their craft do their thing

Whole time I’m at the salon I’m focused on the craftsmanship. Rarely make small talk either

Nah. Just talk about random s*** the whole time

Real ones put their arm in the armchair so they can feel what their barber is packing