treated differently after haircut.

[Thick_Unit]

so I got a hair cut about a week ago.. It seems like people are treating me differently. Especially when I take a light jog in the park, people just move out my path I take. I used to need to use piss off body language to get the same result . I did used to have kinda long hair down to the tip of my nose, now it's about 1/8" . I may just keep it this length because of it's positive result

Yesterday I was testing the waters. by cutting the whole line (the line for boarding the bus. no one said anything.) at the bus terminal

 

[aidan784]

I've had similar reactions when I've got really short from quite long, my friends said I looked scary. I just thought it was funny

I can't imagine abusing it like that to cut a bus queue though, but I wouldn't act differently with longish hair to get similar results either.

 

[GTO]

It shouldn't be surprising. We are still drawn to, put off by, and generally base our views of others on stereotypes - still. Shouldn't be but it is and it's reality. Had a friend go im for an interview once and very long dreds - they pissed him off. Went back a couple weeks later without them and they hired him on the spot. Another buddy had a really wild Justin Beiber (sp?) thing going and caught some flack trying to get a loan. He got a haircut and went back - not only did he get the loan, bit a really good rate.

What changed with the both of these guys between incidents? Nothing except a haircut/hairdo change. Appearance is still the biggest barrier we have to move past. Will we? Hmmmm ....

 

[beetleboy]

I've noticed the same thing, especially with women. I've been going bald for several years so I just started shaving my head. When my hair gets to about 1/8 or 1/4 inch women start flirting more obviously. Much longer or shorter than that and I don't usually even get a second glance. I've also had a few women come onto me when I bic my head. I guess it's all about the personal preferences involved and think it's kind of funny.

 

[GTO]

Very weird. I have a full beard and when I trim it, I certainly gets lots of glances and stares and littke smiles. But when it's a bit fuller, women are much more talkative and tend to be more flirty then when it's cut low.

 

[MrBigDick]

Well hell, I've got them flashy 70's sideburns goin' on and no facial hair............I'm a tad light on the top too and they ALL ignore me......lol

Funny, I thought retro 70's stuff was in??? ;-)

 

[Total_Honesty]

The 70s look was corny, even in the 70s.

Humans have always been superficial since the begining of time and will be that way when it ends.

 

[MrBigDick]

The 70s look was corny, even in the 70s.

Humans have always been superficial since the begining of time and will be that way when it ends.

I was a kid back then so I don't overly remember. However, it's my understanding and from my observation in society that side burns are kinda the in thing again.

Yes, humans are superficial and I don't see that changing either.

 

[Total_Honesty]

I'm a child of the eighties, so I don't remember it either.

 

[MrBigDick]

I'm a child of the eighties, so I don't remember it either.

Ah. Well, I don't think the mullet will ever make a comeback.........but, who knows..........

 

[BlasphemousRumors]

When you have longish hair people tend to think your a slacker, but sometimes cutting short can scare people off as well cause these days alot of guys are into the modified bowlcuts ( justin Beiber) or their into long hippyish hair. As for dreads for fucks sake leave it to blacks to have dreads!!! When I was in highschool I had a foot fucking tall mohawk( was a crustpunk) nobody took me serious. Now I have the opposite effect lol, I step into businesses and people look at me very strangely and the reason is because I look too clean cut ( I'm into the Clark Kent, Mad Men look) and it freaks them out. Lucky for me I have a girlfriend that likes it, but I tell you what girls these days don't want clean cut dudes, they want dirty, smelly, dudes that look like Zach Galefinakas, but thin! LOL!

 

[ManWithPlan]

Go bald or go home.

 

[BlasphemousRumors]

Go bald or go home.

AWESOME!!!!!!! Bald can be considered an extreme style too depending on who you are.