Huh. Do you want me to acknowledge you in this situation?
2009 July 16
Sitting in my local nail shop getting a mani when a dude walks in and says “Hi” to the ladies working there. I casually turn my head and from his profile I recognize him as a coworker that I’ve only talked to while drunk at the Christmas party. He then asks in a beaming voice “Is the wax ready?” I then proceeded to gag a bit a the horrible mental image of his pasty white skin and which poor, poor Korean girl got the joy of waxing various parts of his body (not the back, not the back, for the love of god not the back).
Of course it just hit me that he might actually have been getting his eyebrows done (or as the sign advertises, for only 10,000 won you can get your forehead done (???)).
Why? I think it’s fine that he gets waxed. A man’s gotta do what he’s gotta do. No joke.
Of course it’s fine, it was more about the social awkwardness that I felt, seeing as I sort of know him (fellow teacher) but not well enough to know what to do … kind of like waiting in the doctors office and someone you sort of know asks you what you’re there for… personal lines being drawn? crossed? stepped over? what the hell is that idiom…?
met some hairy fellers in yer life have ya? tee hee
I actually used to GIVE waxing to men, if you can believe it. When I first started out as a makeup artist, I learned also facial, massage, waxing, nails, etc., etc., you name it and I used to have male clients. Wow, did that sound really dicey? So yeah, I can say I had my shares of hairy men.
haha that’s funny! thank god i don’t have much hair on my body. i don’t think i can walk into a nail shop yuk!
ee gad you are a strong lady!!