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Barber Saloon Experience: it’s more than just a haircut

Barber Saloon Barber Saloon culture Experience: Experience: it’s more than just a haircut

In the early cultural and tribal beginnings, barbering was developed, and to this day, it is recognized as one of the oldest professions [1]. Communication, and people skills, together with barbering skills, are what makes a successful barber. In Skopje-Macedonia, “The Barber Saloon Mendo” is one of the oldest family businesses in the region, with a history of more than 100 years. Therefore, being the 4th generation in this business, it will be my greatest pleasure to share first-hand observations on why fathers should take their sons to a barber saloon.

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култура “You can trust your barber with secrets you can’t tell your wife” Baathers, just like proper behavior among man (man-tomothers, are the most man). Boys, taken by their fathers to influential persons in the the barber saloon, tend to be calmer, proper development of a interactive, social, and observing their child’s emotional well-being. surroundings, trying to put meaning It is suggested that involved on what is the proper behavior. In fathers motivate the inner growth and contrast, mothers usually become strength of the child, thus fathers who are result-oriented, thus focusing on affectionate and supportive influences how the haircut will turn out to be, their child’s cognitive, as well as social excluding the experience of the boy development. In addition to this, in that atmosphere. Usually, these boys, from a very young age, require boys tend to behave aggressively, the approval of their fathers. In not wanting to get the haircut, not order to function in the world, so interactive, and they do not adapt humans started imitating the to the changes in the barber saloon, behaviors in their surroundings, mainly failing to observe. which is why if the father figure is kind, caring, and respectful, Therefore, the above-mentioned the young boy is more likely reasons are critical, and it is necessary to develop these behaviors, in that fathers introduce their sons comparison to an absent father to how to adapt, behave, and [2]. communicate among other men. This approach could affect the boy’s My personal experience as a success in the next steps of their lives barber indicated differences in positively. Moreover, fathers taking the interaction of fathers, and their sons to the barber could be an mothers with their kids, as well as informal education. the barber during the day of haircut. Generally, fathers’ behavior, seeks Dzaner Shengjuler the experience which the barber is offering, this includes the services, [1]https://www.easterncollege.ca/ conversation, and enjoyment of uploads/docs/barbering-NS.pdf being able to share the knowledge [2]https://www.pediatricsoffranklin. and the experiences with another com/resources-and-education/ man. This is the reason why, when pediatric-care/the-importanceasked, fathers would say “the of-a-father-in-a-childsusual child haircut for my son”. life/#:~:text=Children%20want%20 Since the father is not focusing to%20make%20their,well%2Dbeing%20 on the haircut, but on and%20self%20confidence introducing his son to the VOICES - 19

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