Bald In Scotland? What made you shave your head?

• Bald In Scotland? What made you shave your head? by jeff_ers on 09 Apr, 2012 20:52
• hi,
  
  so i'm 23 and live in scotland, and i rarely see guys my age who have shaved their head. Is there anyone out there and if so what made you shave and what gave you the courage to do it?
• #1 by kylebcool on 09 Apr, 2012 20:54
• When I went shaved for the first time I had courage from my friend Patron! I seriously wanted to do it and just got drunk before I had a friend shave it off. I rocked it for about 6 months and I'm back to square one again. I'm on the fence again, but for different reasons this time.
• #2 by chgobuzzbald on 09 Apr, 2012 22:45
• Just do it, you know you want to 
• #3 by mrzed on 10 Apr, 2012 04:22
• I'm BBC. At work there are only a few old men who are bald, or nearly bald, but a bunch of guys who SHOULD shave their head. The comb-overs, the thin hair, etc. 
  
  Multiple best buddies buzz their heads with a #1 or no guard.  So I started doing that. Really liked it.
  
  Thought I could be the example to others that it's OK to shave your head.  So I did.  Others have not followed suit yet, but many comment that they really like the look, and I do to.  One fellow who is my age, says he's really tempted to shave his head bald, and another close friend really needs to, as he is balding fast.  Hope to be an encouragement to him to just do it.
  
  
• #4 by Baldstu on 10 Apr, 2012 11:50
• I dunno bruv I was in Edinburgh last year and saw a few
• #5 by nuts on 10 Apr, 2012 15:47
• Like mrzed I am at the older end of the age scale.  Quite a few older men where I live have shaved heads including about 4 at my gym.  Interestingly a group of men I used to work with andare all now retired still meet for lunch.  All six of us have beards!! but I am the only one with a shaved head.  Frankly four of the other fivd really should shave what little hair they have left but despite my urging (and great example?) have not taken the plunge.  Time will tell.
• #6 by baldjoeg on 10 Apr, 2012 17:41
• Hey Mrzed and nuts. Great posts.
  
   
• #7 by Mr Jules on 16 Apr, 2012 12:25
• Quote from: jeff_ers on 09 Apr, 2012 20:52

  hi,
  
  so i'm 23 and live in scotland, and i rarely see guys my age who have shaved their head. Is there anyone out there and if so what made you shave and what gave you the courage to do it?
  

  
  In June, there'll be another sly guy in Scotland when I turn up. Having a few days break in Inverness / Highlands. Looking forward to it, too.
  
  
• #8 by the big guy on 27 May, 2012 13:07
• Jeff-ers I am from Scotland too and I have seen lots of guys of all ages who are sly; one of the things that made consider shaving my head was the amount of sly guys I have seen. I always look at each SLY guy I see and think that looks awesome I have never seen anybody who looks bad.I do have an advantage in that i am 6'6'' and can look down to check most sly guys without it being too obvious. As it says in my profile "today is the first day of the rest of your life"
• #9 by Frontier Guy on 27 May, 2012 16:21
• Quote from: mrzed on 10 Apr, 2012 04:22

  Thought I could be the example to others that it's OK to shave your head. 
  

  
  I think this is really important - being positive role models for others.
• #10 by Sir Harry on 27 May, 2012 16:52
• Quote from: FrontierGuy on 27 May, 2012 16:21

  Quote from: mrzed on 10 Apr, 2012 04:22

  Thought I could be the example to others that it's OK to shave your head. 
  

  
  I think this is really important - being positive role models for others.
  

  Right On, Mr. Z and FG!
• #11 by Lynchy on 28 May, 2012 04:53
• Hey,
  
  I'm 23 and bald!
  
  Courage came from well, I was already a buzz and it just seemed a logical step!
  
  Have you shaved yet?
• #12 by Mr Jules on 28 May, 2012 11:09
• Quote from: jeff_ers on 09 Apr, 2012 20:52

  what made you shave and what gave you the courage to do it?
  

  
  Partly going grey / thinning. Mostly curiosity.
  
  So if you are curious, there's only one way to find out.
• #13 by Bilko1 on 08 Jun, 2012 15:32
• Having been involved in different military based organisations / military connections for most of my young adult life & keeping my hair fairly short up until about 2007, I decided that I wanted to go "shorter". I went to my barber for my usual summer haircut & he suggested that I go "shorter", too. I ended up having my head shaved smooth. I kept it shaved off and on until recently when I decided to accept the 30-day-rule challenge on this forum, and now I am happy to stay bald.
  
  My advice: if you are thinking about it, just do it!
  
  All the best,
  
  Bilko