Yes, no question about it. (I used to think this didn't matter, either. Turns out that I'm far more pleasant to be around if I don't have a beard. So I haven't

Yes, no question about it. (I used to think this didn't matter, either. Turns out that I'm far more pleasant to be around if I don't have a beard. So I haven't had one in 20 years). Welcome to the world of effective interpersonal interaction. We're primates, get used to it :-)