Harvest in Korea

For all those people with a special penchant towards farming practices, this blog is going to be a disappointment. Iam not going to write anything about the more celebrated agricultural practice of harvesting the crops. Well, this one is dedicated to my experience at the Korean saloon.

At the outset I should admit that my scalp hair growth rate is exponential and Iam a lazy man as per as getting a hair cut is concerned. But in Korea it did not really bother me as the thick growth of hair on my head was a natural protection, to a certain extent, against the sub zero temperatures prevailing here this time of the year. However somebody did not like this idea of me flaunting such a exuberant growth of it and I had to go in for the quartely harvest of my hair much earlier. I would prefer calling it harvest to cut for its abundance.

One fine bright and chilly morning, I set out to look for the saloon. I found one close to my apartment. The surprising thing was that the hair cut was done by female barbers or should I call them barbara. Well I sat down on the chair and she jumped to work. No questions asked, no preferences taken. There is mostly one style of cut in Korea, the military cut. After the initial spraying of water to moisten the hair, they trim the hair with a pair of scissors, the hair being held in between their tender fingers rather than combs. It is done this way to maintain hygiene and prevent the spread of dandruff. Once the initial trimming is done, they use the electric hair remover to complete the remaining task. Within minutes, the entire process is over. They then use a vacuum cleaner to suck the cut hair from the scalp. The job is over and the price is 5000 wons (about USD 5).