I just went to get my haircut. I have been worried about doing so for a few weeks now because it appears that the popular Chilean hairstyles for men are atrocious. Luckily for me, I have a peluquería about a 30 second walk from my house, so there wasn't any adventure involved in finding the right place. I walked in and got some pretty weird stares. I walk by this salon almost every day and can't really see inside, but from what I can see, it's usually just women. Whatever. My host mom said it was a fine place to get my haircut, so I went. The stylist was working on my head of hair for about 40 minutes. Back home at the local Supercuts, Haircuttery, or Razors (Boston), a fast haircut for me is 10-15 minutes. A slow haircut can take up to half an hour. This woman kept hacking away. It got to the point where I wondered if I was supposed to tell her when to stop. It wasn't that it was getting short, it was just that she kept going. When I thought there was nothing left to cut, she would find a few millimeters here and a few millimeters there that had to go. In the end, I got a decent haircut and it only cost $4500 pesos (US $9) including tip, which is not necessary here.
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