I’ve made my mind to get a haircut in Shanghai. A friend of mine who visited Shanghai told me that it is a must try in Shanghai as it is once in a lifetime experience.
Once I walked in a hair saloon, I asked how much it is going to cost. They told me 40 RMB, which is like £4. Cheap! There was 4 men and 4 women next to entrance dressed in uniforms like sailors. All dressed white!
They put me into chair and one of the woman started washing my head with some foam. She was massaging it for a while and it felt good, just sometimes I could feel her really long nails. I was wondering how often she scratches clients with those. Once she started massaging my neck I got completely relaxed and it felt so good! It was strange that this foam turned into some goo when they mixed with some other liquid and continued rinsing into my hair. After the massage she washed it away with water in a sink. When the woman washed my hair I sat down into another chair for the actual haircut. The guy was cutting my hair for a really long time and only with scissors! No machine! My hair looked very classical. Just the way I like it!
The most scary thing was when he was about to shave my neck. He took out a razor with exchangeable blades and then started shaving. I didn’t actually see if he changed the blade or it was a used one, so I was really scared not to get cut. Who knows what bacteria or viruses it could carry! I’ve heard there was a big risk of getting of infections in china with razor blades if someone was cut recently, but not sure how much it was true. I almost stopped breathing, that I wouldn’t move an inch. In the end, when it was all over I could finally relax.
On my way to hostel I grabbed fried dumplings for 5 RMB in the street. Street food is really amazing here! They were very delicious, with some herbs and quite greasy. I even splashed all the grease on my clothes. The taste of the meat was a bit strange though. It tasted a bit sweet. They say only dog and human mean tastes sweet… Oh well.
I bought some peaches. For 3 of them I have paid 18 RMB, but it was really worth it! Perfectly ripe and so delicious!
Now it is raining outside. Pouring really heavily. I hope the streets will not get flooded. So I am staying in hostel. It is good that this is towards the end of my holidays haha
And here is the result. A trully once in a lifetime experience of getting haircut in Shanghai!
