A typical barbershop is just few square meters that accommodates males at a time depending on the number of barbers who are also males and rarely cater to females. A cut normally lasts 15 to 20 minutes with a little head and shoulder massage as relaxing finale for the service. Here in the Philippines, males of all ages converge in the barbershops every time they want new haircut or have their beard or mustache shaved or trimmed. Young and old share the scene where stories, anecdotes and even gossips are told, discussed or argued about especially while waiting for their turn. Current events are not spared, and opinions about all those things are flooding every minute. Every time something is talked about, one can observe how everyone else expresses themselves in the discussions and one easily knows who among them is wise and not. Those who are wise don't talk too much but their few words can make a thousand winning arguments while those who are dumb talk so much that it's hard to interrupt and their words just contain little meat. Few minutes in the shop will make one wiser or dumber depending on the customers who are involved in the discourse. There's no dull scene in the shop for most of the time because when customers are done and left, new ones come in to take their place and the same thing happens all over again. There could be loud mouths heard with some harsh, insulting words when they're too involved in the course of the discussion or debate. But in the end, this scene in the barbershop promotes a friendly atmosphere where every discussion, argument or debate ends with jokes and laughter besides being provided with good service. And the barbers themselves become not only better in the service but also better in discourse and debate.
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