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> wanted to add that barbershops have also started to appear in considerable numbers in Bucharest, we definitely didn’t have them in the past. I'm a bit confus

• close04 7y ago
  Unlike hair (unless you opt for very straight forward buzz cuts) a beard is much easier to trim at home by yourself. I mean you can always go for profi-services but you don’t have to. I’ve been cutting my own hair (easy thanks to the fact that it’s basically close to shaved) and trimming my own beard for years. Went to a barbershop once and despite clearly explaining and even showing pictures of what I want it ended up looking so horrendous (and impossible to fix since it looked like it was drawn with a thin pencil) that I decided to just do it myself. I’m very happy with the result and the whole thing takes 10, maybe 15 mins. Downside: it’s not forgiving if you mess up :).
• Mediterraneo10 7y ago
  > I'm a bit confused, do Romanians not typically have their hair cut by a professional or is there another term than "barber" / "barbershop." He’s talking about hipster barbershops for men with the same decor as you would find in trendy neighborhoods of American cities. The hairdresser is likely to be a man and the price high. These barbershops are a new arrival in Romania (and most European countries). Of course in Romania we have always had our hair cut by a professional, but historically we have relied on unglamorous, hole-in-the-wall establishments where the hairdresser is a woman and the cost (at least for men) is minuscule.