Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: regularJ101 on May 01, 2010, 02:00:37 PM
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Hey bald guys. I still have some more bald questions before ever deciding to shave my head.
Do you ever get asked, from people you already know or from people you just meet, why you shave your head? If it's because of hair loss, do you feel comfortable saying it? How often do you get asked?
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I get asked only occasionally. And my answer is always a simple "Because I want to".
No one is "owed" more of an explanation than that (except for spousal units).
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People never ask me why I shave my head. I would get the bald comments when I had hair, now that I'm sly no bald comments. Go figuire.
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People don't ask me that question. In fact for the most part -- nobody says anything about my shaved head. Its such a mainstream look now that I don't think people question it. I'm sitting at an indoor jungle gym and play area for kids and its packed with people. Everywhere I look I see at least one shaved head. Three of the guys who work at this place have shaved heads. As my redneck friends would say -- It just ain't that u-neek anymore.
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Only rarely and that is ususally from people who have known me for years and only known me as sly.
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They only did at first, the first two or three months--except for the wife--and as Paul said, most really only remember me as a shaved head guy now. It really isn't the worry that I probably considered at the time--but you know, I really don't remember that, all I constantly have in my shaved smooth head is, "Why the F did I wait so long?" That's really all, promise.
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Once guy asked and my reply back was to not look like him, nor would I because I have a full set of hair anyway....felt like rubbing salt in the wounds >:D
He looked like this
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Yes and it's an annoying question. Why do I wear black socks instead of white? Why do I have a goatee? Why do I wear this tshirt instead of that tshirt? I don't get asked those questions, but they'd be just as obnoxious because how do you explain your decision on an issue that's totally irrelevant? People want some profound logical answer when the reality is "I like it".
I usually only get that question from family or people who are used to seeing me with hair. It makes sense for people to wonder why you've gone from one hairstyle to another when those hairstyles are so at odds with each other, and I have to admit that I've done this myself. One of my best friends throughout college had long and perfectly straight black hair. It was his trademark. After college I found out that he cut most of it off and I couldn't imagine seeing him with short hair. Had I seen him, I would have demanded an answer within 1 minute on what he had done to his hair! Now on Facebook I see that he's got a mid-length style.
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A few people asked me right after I shaved for the first time, but after that, not so much. Occasionally someone will ask how much hair I would have if I didn't shave.
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I've been asked how often I shave, but never "why?"
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One answer....Aerodynamics O:O
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Very rarely anymore...... right after I shaved a few people asked and I gave the same response as Booted Bear... Because I want to.....
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I was asked once why I shaved, and like the others, I said, 'Because I want to'. I have mostly been asked how often I shave and if i use a razor.
To most people who know me its just not an issue any more. 8)
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I always get asked that question. Since I started my new job last September, I had to meet every client for our firm, and they alway ask, "you're bald too", Why? The guy before me was bald too.
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someimes i get asked, and i always say that its easy for me to maintain
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Never been asked: "WHY"
I have only been asked about products I use and - - -how often I shave
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I get asked many questions about my SLY melon. It's usually the same answer, "I like it and I can!"
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since when i started count, iv been asked that question 18 times !
and its 2 months since i went sly .
i normally answer saying :
" i feel much more comfortable this way than what i used to"
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"Nobody messes with the sly guy walking down the street"
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This is my maiden voyage week and so far, noone has made a big deal of it, I've seen a few friends, and all they have said is, " Hey, I see your ready for summer." I tell them it's really cool and they say they are thinking of doing the same thing. I tell them go for it, it feels good. I went to my barber to take him my left over tape for my rug, he said you mean you don't need it? So I revealed my new look from under my cap and he said oh good, you look great, you have the perfect head for it.
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This is my maiden voyage week and so far, noone has made a big deal of it, I've seen a few friends, and all they have said is, " Hey, I see your ready for summer." I tell them it's really cool and they say they are thinking of doing the same thing. I tell them go for it, it feels good. I went to my barber to take him my left over tape for my rug, he said you mean you don't need it? So I revealed my new look from under my cap and he said oh good, you look great, you have the perfect head for it.
I get the summer thing too, considering a fact that i live in a city where its summer 11 months a year and 'winter' is rainfall for hardly a fortnight.
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I had quite a few people ask why. They were only people who know me. They all know I had a full head of hair. When asked I told them the truth. I had a flat top. Driving to the barber was time consuming and costly. I started doing it myself and got pretty good at it. I then slipped and took out a big chunk, I took the clippers and cut it all off. Then shaved it. I liked it so now I keep shaving it. I was already shaving the sides of my head because they were going gray but the top was still black.
People who I have never met before or haven't seen for a long time never ask.
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I get told by most people that say anything that I should grow my hair out. I just tell them I do it cause I want to, and we move on to the next subject.
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yeah, and my answer is usually "MPB started the fight, and I finished it."