Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Professor Melon on November 19, 2006, 02:40:54 PM
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 ;D ;D Over the weekend, I attended a scholarly conference at a swank hotel in Boston-Cambridge, MA. There were about 400 attendees, two thirds of them male. Here are my observations from a bald shaver's perspective--informal but indicative. There wasn't a single toupee in sight, and only one conspicuous comb-over. Men in various stages ( cf. Norwood and other charts in Tyler's earlier thread) of balding were all au natural. I counted 15 total baldies, ranging in age from late twenties to seventies or older. There were also half a dozen chrome domes among the other guests and an equal number among the staff. It is definitely going mainstream in the professions. Boston's sharp wind and coldness seem not to be deterrents, although the bald look may be catching on faster in places like southern California and Florida. There was no correlation between bald-by-choice and class; it's catching on across the spectrum. Nice to sport the look in all contexts. I think it actually helped break the ice with strangers by focusing their attention on facial expression and the content of conversation, rather than on superficialities (hair). Professor Melon
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Great observations Melon! I'm noticing more and more in the professional world that men have their head shaved. It's not uncommon for me to have one more chrome dome in a meeting with me.
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;D ;D Over the weekend, I attended a scholarly conference at a swank hotel in Boston-Cambridge, MA. There were about 400 attendees, two thirds of them male. Here are my observations from a bald shaver's perspective--informal but indicative. There wasn't a single toupee in sight, and only one conspicuous comb-over. Men in various stages ( cf. Norwood and other charts in Tyler's earlier thread) of balding were all au natural. I counted 15 total baldies, ranging in age from late twenties to seventies or older. There were also half a dozen chrome domes among the other guests and an equal number among the staff. It is definitely going mainstream in the professions. Boston's sharp wind and coldness seem not to be deterrents, although the bald look may be catching on faster in places like southern California and Florida. There was no correlation between bald-by-choice and class; it's catching on across the spectrum. Nice to sport the look in all contexts. I think it actually helped break the ice with strangers by focusing their attention on facial expression and the content of conversation, rather than on superficialities (hair). Professor Melon
Personally, I think it makes all of us look more professional. Plus as a teacher, it's great to save the time in the morning where you can just get up and go on days the stubble doesn't bug you, or if you get up later than you planned.