Thanks guys! Saintc, yeah, it actually does seem like that would've been a logical course of action for me
Thanks.
I think I'm going to trim it myself with the zero-guard, as I've been lurking here a while and read a lot of people saying that if you're careful it's easy to do yourself. And also they don't have barbers here, they just have chic hair stylists (coiffeurs), so I imagine it would be pretty expensive, at least compared to a barber. And I'll see if the mood strikes me to go all the way sly... but I can say that at least right now, I feel like I want to transition into it a bit slowly. I also feel a bit more self-conscious in France than I did in the US, so that's messing with me too. If I don't ever go completely sly in France, though, this summer back in the states I'll definitely give it a go.
Again, thanks guys! This is a great site. I spent a lot of time reading stuff on hair loss forums when I first realized I was going bald in September (after being completely oblivious for two years), and the negativity and incredibly unhealthy obsession I saw there was pretty terrifying. I spent a month pretty much unable to stop thinking about it, and I finally decided I needed to do something to get on with my life. While I didn't go sly, this site did help me come up with a healthy partial solution, which was buzzing. And it did get me to stop worrying for quite a while and feel a lot better. Thanks for keeping me off the drugs!
I'll let you guys know how it goes. Planning to do it Friday.