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[QUOTE=Tony Hoeprano; 1283804]The last haircut here in BKK was a near disaster, the lady had no idea what she was doing, kept asking me is this ok as she was cutting it, and eventually the owner came in for guidance. I asked her how long she been cutting hair, expecting an answer of no more than a few months or years."30 years"! WTF? Unbelievable she been cutting hair all these years and is clueless. LOL.
Can anyone recommend a place to get a good haircut? It's important because I got some internet dates lined up for free girls this week, and I don't want to look like a clown.[/QUOTE]Dude, don't go to Nana or any of these places if you want a Great Haircut. I suggest you go to Emporium or Paragon to a REAL Hair Salon. Sure, the price will give a heart Attack to many here, but if you want no surprises.
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[QUOTE=Horny Landoora;1283847]I am assuming Nick was refering to McDonalds![/QUOTE]Yes I was, I thought MickeyD was a widely known nickname for McDonalds. I mean, Even us French know about it hahaha
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[QUOTE=NicFrenchy;1283950]Dude, don't go to Nana or any of these places if you want a Great Haircut. I suggest you go to Emporium or Paragon to a REAL Hair Salon. Sure, the price will give a heart Attack to many here, but if you want no surprises.[/QUOTE]A decent haircut can be had in Pattaya on Soi Buakhow for 60 baht; no surprises.
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[QUOTE=NicFrenchy;1283951]Yes I was, I thought MickeyD was a widely known nickname for McDonalds. I mean, Even us French know about it hahaha[/QUOTE]Yeah, the hysterical French government wanted to prevent the spread of McDonalds restaurants in France because they think it "diminishes French culture." Hahahaha!
Hell, Burger King will diminish it just as much.
Anything American diminishes French culture. But I agree with the French. Disney World sucks!
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Burger king is OK, but that Burger King dude in the commercials is dodgy!
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[QUOTE=NicFrenchy;1283950]Dude, don't go to Nana or any of these places if you want a Great Haircut. I suggest you go to Emporium or Paragon to a REAL Hair Salon. Sure, the price will give a heart Attack to many here, but if you want no surprises.[/QUOTE]Agreed. Yes, it will set you back 600-1k baht, but you will get a good cut.
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[QUOTE=Daddy07;1283985]A decent haircut can be had in Pattaya on Soi Buakhow for 60 baht; no surprises.[/QUOTE]This is new? A flaming war of words over a price of a haircut? 600/1, 000 baht for a haircut hell the Nic and Goat must have one hell of a head of hair? Looking good boys?
LBM
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[QUOTE=LittleBigMan; 1284148]This is new? A flaming war of words over a price of a haircut? 600/1, 000 baht for a haircut hell the Nic and Goat must have one hell of a head of hair? Looking good boys?
LBM[/QUOTE]Truth be told. You get a point of diminishing returns spending big money on haircuts if you have simple, short hair, and are male. There's no reason anyone moderately skilled could not give me a good haircut. I pay $15 for an excellent haircut in the US, and have paid more a long time ago at a place like Jean Jaurez for like $40 and it was no better than a Great Clips cut.
The only problem in Thailand is there seems to be a plethora of unskilled stylists who have no business having a pair of scissors in hand. I'd say anything up to 550-600 baht is acceptable. 1000 baht and you're just paying for fluff. Still. 550-600 is really pushing it in the 3rd world. Anyways, I gambled and hit up the Thong Lor BTS salon for 100 baht, it was actually OK, but they still need a little guidance, which I'm not used to giving since in the USA, they're skilled enough to use their own discretion.
truth be told, i think its easier getting sex for free than getting a good haircut in BKK!
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[QUOTE=Tony Hoeprano; 1284216]Truth be told. You get a point of diminishing returns spending big money on haircuts if you have simple, short hair, and are male. There's no reason anyone moderately skilled could not give me a good haircut. I pay $15 for an excellent haircut in the US, and have paid more a long time ago at a place like Jean Jaurez for like $40 and it was no better than a Great Clips cut.
The only problem in Thailand is there seems to be a plethora of unskilled stylists who have no business having a pair of scissors in hand. I'd say anything up to 550-600 baht is acceptable. 1000 baht and you're just paying for fluff. Still. 550-600 is really pushing it in the 3rd world. Anyways, I gambled and hit up the Thong Lor BTS salon for 100 baht, it was actually OK, but they still need a little guidance, which I'm not used to giving since in the USA, they're skilled enough to use their own discretion.
Truth be told, I think its easier getting sex for free than getting a good haircut in BKK![/QUOTE]Actually found a cool place today. 250 Baht (plus 50 baht tip). Called Never Say Cutz. Suk 51. Think it is owned by the guy from Thaitanium. I am very pleased with the result and a lot less than I usually pay.
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[QUOTE=Tony Hoeprano; 1284216]Truth be told. You get a point of diminishing returns spending big money on haircuts if you have simple, short hair, and are male. There's no reason anyone moderately skilled could not give me a good haircut. I pay $15 for an excellent haircut in the US, and have paid more a long time ago at a place like Jean Jaurez for like $40 and it was no better than a Great Clips cut.
The only problem in Thailand is there seems to be a plethora of unskilled stylists who have no business having a pair of scissors in hand. I'd say anything up to 550-600 baht is acceptable. 1000 baht and you're just paying for fluff. Still. 550-600 is really pushing it in the 3rd world. Anyways, I gambled and hit up the Thong Lor BTS salon for 100 baht, it was actually OK, but they still need a little guidance, which I'm not used to giving since in the USA, they're skilled enough to use their own discretion.
Truth be told, I think its easier getting sex for free than getting a good haircut in BKK![/QUOTE]I have some experience in this area regarding training in salons but of course only in Pattaya. But at the same time if Pattaya is any indication it is most likely the same in Bangkok.
I have found that many shops open that the workers are self trained and aren't licensed. And if they aren't self trained they haven't or can't afford the cost of a good school therefore their training is only limited. A good school cost will run you 45, 000 baht just to enroll and doesn't include all the material one needs to complete the course. A good women school takes at least 2 years which trains you for all salons needs and a train one to do hairstyles for weddings. Within that training they are also required to cut hundreds of women / mens hair at local festivals for free.
In Pattaya, there aren't any restriction that I can see that does not allow a shop from opening that is why there are so many shops opening and closing on the same Soi. Many seem to get a sponsor and decide to open without much training. Just like a Thai massage shop you rarely see a license on the wall. I'm lucky at my age I have a crew cut look clean and simple and the ladies here still call me handsome man? It requires just a slap on #1 in ten minutes I'm done but in most salons I worry that she doesn't know how to handle a razor? This is the reason I go to a men Barber, whether they have gone to a good school I'm not sure. Many places I have gone to I know the guy doesn't have a license but through experience is now very skilled. For 70 baht, I like the old fashion Barbers, a haircut, shave and a short neck and shower massages. Most women salons I know don't do enough men cut therefore the lack of experience in style cutting for men/women and of course if they haven't gone to a school wouldn't know how to cut with the newest techniques.To end, going to places as NicFrenchy suggested might charge you more but the workers are most likely licensed. These stylist get a montly wage in general of 15, 000 baht, I know two women from Bangkok who now work at Central Festival in Pattaya.
LBM
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[QUOTE=Tony Hoeprano; 1284216]Truth be told. You get a point of diminishing returns spending big money on haircuts if you have simple, short hair, and are male. There's no reason anyone moderately skilled could not give me a good haircut. I pay $15 for an excellent haircut in the US, and have paid more a long time ago at a place like Jean Jaurez for like $40 and it was no better than a Great Clips cut.
The only problem in Thailand is there seems to be a plethora of unskilled stylists who have no business having a pair of scissors in hand. I'd say anything up to 550-600 baht is acceptable. 1000 baht and you're just paying for fluff. Still. 550-600 is really pushing it in the 3rd world. Anyways, I gambled and hit up the Thong Lor BTS salon for 100 baht, it was actually OK, but they still need a little guidance, which I'm not used to giving since in the USA, they're skilled enough to use their own discretion.
Truth be told, I think its easier getting sex for free than getting a good haircut in BKK![/QUOTE]Tony, one reason I think is the difference between Farang and Thai hair. We tend to have much finer hair than Thais and that requires a ver different approach to styling. Stylists here get little practice with fine hair.
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I pay 300 thb (+100 tip) and have been going to the same shop for years, the girl knows me and I don't even have to ask anything.
I enter the shop, shampoo, she cuts, shampoo again and I'm out.
I go every 2 weeks though.
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[QUOTE=Wendella;1281389]Ah ok, now I see. You should have mentioned that you would post it later, I made the wrong assumption that the system was contained in that same post. Look forward to hearing it.[/QUOTE]In that post I was quoting the system of Bowerboy, not mine.
I will post my way later int he week.[/QUOTE]Gentle reminder. I want to see this system, man!
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I studied thai script, they look a little different from other scrips based on sanskrit but they are pronounced the same e. G. SA RE A, SA RE E, etc. And the scripts share the same constructs. The Thai vocabulary has a large of number of its words borrowed from Sanskrit, therefore, many thai words sound familiar to a South Indian speaker of Hindi, Bengali, etc. For example:
SAAMI Which is HUSBAND SWAMI (HINDI)
PANRYA WIFE PREEYA (HINDI) (BTW, the literal pronunciation of the written form PANRAYA is actually PREEYA)
MAHAWITHYALAY SCHOOL / COLLEGE MAHABITHYALAY (HINDI)
As for Sanskrit's European connection, just google "Lithuania and Sanskrit"
[QUOTE=Syzygies; 1282672]You made some good points, but forgive me if I don't swallow that one, as a skeptical type.
Yes Thai script is vaguely similar to Tamil but closer to Laos and Khmer scripts. Of course the languages were spoken long before they had any scripts at all. Scripts were an afterthought.
Quoting Wikipedia:
"The Thai alphabet is derived from the Old Khmer script (akkhara khamen) , which is a southern Brahmic style of writing called Vatteluttu. Vatteluttu was also commonly referred to as the Pallava script by scholars of Southeast Asian studies such as George Coedes.
According to tradition it was created in 1283 by King Ramkhamhaeng the Great "
I do know that many Thai words, especially Khmer influenced, are similar to some Indian language words. E. G. What Arun "The Temple of Dawn". Arun or a very similar word appears in some Indian languages, right? I recall meeting an Indian named Arun, I think. Arun is a not a commonly used Thai word, its more of a stylistic alternate one. Thai has borrowed words from several origins, including many English words. Khmer is one of the strongest due to Khmer dominance of the region in times long gone by. The Thai numbers sound very similar to some Cantonese numbers.[/QUOTE]
