US Bar Chat

MULLETS

This month we are going to listen to two young Americans, Kay and Randy, who are talking about the hairstyle known as the mullet (see picture). This hairstyle consists of long hair at the back, very short at the sides and short and spiky at the top. Listen to the conversation and answer these questions:

1. What arguments are there in favour of the mullet? 2. What arguments are there against the mullet?

Kay: I’m so disgusted. Katy just got a mullet and it looks hideous. Randy: Really? Why? I think they look great! Kay: The whole side, shortness thing with the long back. It’s so outdated. Randy: Really? People… I don’t know… people define mullets in different ways. I’ve seen some websites where they have all different types of mullets. And depending on the type. Granted, some aren’t that good-looking, but some of them are pretty interesting. Kay: Like the spiky thing on the top with the long on the back. I… it doesn’t really make sense. Randy: I don’t… I think… I really think that depending on the person, depending on their style, depending on where they live… Kay: Maybe the South, maybe in… Randy: Maybe in the South Kay: …maybe in 1985, I mean… Randy: Well, so, it was big during, like, with, with musicians back in the day. Kay: So how does it make sense that somebody would get a mullet now? Randy: Well, what’s the difference? It’s just style, style changes. Kay: Yeah, but you wouldn’t wear like a beehive haircut, you wouldn’t… Randy: … Well, you don’t know, maybe I would.

G L O S S A R Y

Practice English Conversations

disgusted adj angry, shocked a mullet n a hairstyle with long hair at the back, and short hair on the sides and at the top outdated adj old and not popular any more granted exp “I accept”, “I agree” the spiky thing on the top exp the hair on the top that is sticking up (in a vertical position) the South n the southern states of the US (Texas, Florida, Mississippi, etc) in 1985 exp mullets were popular in the late 1970s and 1980s big adj popular a beehive haircut n a hairstyle with very high hair. It was popular with women in the 1960s

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