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mithridates · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:45 pm Post subject: Getting a haircut

http://wiki.galbijim.com/Korean_phrases_when_getting_a_haircut

What am I missing?

Manner of Speaking · Joined: 09 Jan 2003

Mith, God love you, this is great! But...why would you want to have your eyebrows trimmed?

mokpochica · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Well, I had my eyebrows trimmed against my wishes for my wedding pics here, so I probably could have altered this phrase in some useful way. Smile

Please don't touch my breast might have been useful on that day too, but I guess after my seamstress had already done it there wasn't much point in telling her not to... At least she wasn't creepy about it..I think she was just curious.

trigger123 · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:35 am Post subject:

hmmmm.... phrases you've missed for a visit to a korean hairdressers....

(stop the clock, but feel free to add your korean barbershop 'extras' anecdotes)

mithridates · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:36 am Post subject:

Mitch Comestein · Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Location: South

뒷머리는 길게 남겨 두세요. 위에는 그냥 두고 옆만 다듬어주세요. 사진에 있는 사람처럼 내 머리를 잘라 주십시요.

pet lover · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: not in Seoul

What's this in Korean:

"Please do not put any products on my hair whatsoever. Only plain water is acceptable."

djsmnc · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Dave's ESL Cafe

My girlfriend said that people don't usually say it like that, because it's too formal and is more of a written style than spoken style.

She didn't offer to help or add to the list either. I should break up with her

Gwangjuboy · Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Location: England

Some useful ones for the more conservative amoungst us,

전체적으로 2센티미터 정도로 잘라주세요. - (take about 2cm off (all over)

가위만 사용하시고 조금만 잘라주세요. - (use only scissors and cut only a little please)

끝을 가볍게 솎아내주세요 - (please thin my hair please out please)*

*More recently Koreans use 샤기컷 으로 깎아주세요.

mithridates · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:36 am Post subject:

mithridates · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:38 am Post subject:

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

That's a killer list. Very helpful.

Hilarious Billy Ray comparison there, Mitch.

I_Am_Wrong · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: whatever

guys it's very easy. If you want a nice trim just say "guido cut juseyo."

Trust me, it'll work like a charm and you'll be very happy.

pet lover · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: not in Seoul

mith,

Products = hairspray, hair conditioners, hair oils, hair wax, hair gel, anything that they want to spray on my hair to change or "enhance" it. My hair doesn't react well to any of that kind of stuff. My current way of dealing with it is to duck, insist they wash gunk off their hands, physically remove the spray bottle from their hand, and, once, throw their money at them and run out of the building when the haircut is over, but before they can go at me with their stuff. I haven't gotten a trim in about six months or so.

zappadelta · Joined: 31 Aug 2004