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Should I grow a beard?
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.38 Special



Joined: 08 Jul 2009
Location: Pennsylvania

PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can count on my fingers once over the number of times I've clean shaven. Every couple of weeks I use the trimming attachment on an electric razor to "drag" it down to stubble again.

I've almost always had a beard. I'm as lazy as all get-out.

That said, I'm not in Korea yet. I anticipate learning to love shaving in order to command a more professional look. Frankly, I'm ugly as sin, so I gotta have something going for me. Might as well be professional looking.

But if you're a handsome gentleman, definitely spring for the whiskers.

Bonus points if you grow such a gnarley soup-filter that random New Yorkers ask you what kind of Harley you ride Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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young_clinton



Joined: 09 Sep 2009

PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One important thing to consider is---------> do the Korean babes like beards?
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Ukon



Joined: 29 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

young_clinton wrote:
One important thing to consider is---------> do the Korean babes like beards?


Most detest them a great deal(bearded celeb dudes are rare unless it's a historical drama they act in)....a minority few dig it...
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Fishead soup



Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Get a nasty bad ass American Chopper mustache with a long flowing mullet. Get a Corvette Stingray and drive around blasting" The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car". Have a Southern Rebel flag painted on the roof of your car and a naked girl tat on your arm. Always wear an old T-shirt with a pack of smokes shoved up one of the short sleeves.

Or
Shave your head and grow a long ZZ top beard. Wear a baseball cap and overalls no T-shirt. Walk around with a cigar in your mouth.
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mole



Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III

PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

All I've ever been able to grow is a "box," mustache + goatee, no sideburns.
Looks OK, but takes too long and getting grayer every time I try it. *doh!*
It's also Itchy and Scratchy and uncomfortable.
This time, I'm just seeing how long I can go without a haircut.

Go for the beard and see what happens!
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Shapur



Joined: 27 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Planning on joining the Taliban?^^
Then by all means do so, but itchy as hell and looks less than cool with sun dubu stuck to your face^^
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pianowill



Joined: 11 May 2009
Location: Bundang

PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've spent the better part of the last 3 yeas with a beard, and I don't know what people are talking about when they say they itch. Mine has never itched. The g/f loves it, it keeps me warm in the winter, and it's natural. The question should never be, "Why grow a beard?" If anything, ask yourself, "Why not grow a beard?"
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Junior



Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye

PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pianowill wrote:
I've spent the better part of the last 3 yeas with a beard, and I don't know what people are talking about when they say they itch.


Me too, Its a very natural and complimentary look if you keep it trimmed and tidy. And women have typically been surprised to notice that it doesn't feel bristly on their face.

Some korean employers don't like it btw. So I usually wear mine to any interviews so they know what to expect. Its part of my look, I'm not about to change it for them.
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UrbanStyle



Joined: 23 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you want to be epic cool to your buddys, grow a beard - a big one.

If you want to get laid, dont grow a beard
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Fox



Joined: 04 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

pianowill wrote:
I've spent the better part of the last 3 yeas with a beard, and I don't know what people are talking about when they say they itch. Mine has never itched. The g/f loves it, it keeps me warm in the winter, and it's natural. The question should never be, "Why grow a beard?" If anything, ask yourself, "Why not grow a beard?"


Usually people who talk about beards itching are people who quit early in the beard acquisition process. When I grow facial hair, it itches for a little while before it becomes a full beard.
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UrbanStyle



Joined: 23 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beards are Hawt
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MollyBloom



Joined: 21 Jul 2006
Location: James Joyce's pants

PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hate the soul patch more than anything.
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP



Joined: 28 May 2009
Location: Electron cloud

PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MollyBloom wrote:
I hate the soul patch more than anything.


Yet another thing dumbo here needs explaining....
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namu_nim



Joined: 22 Sep 2009
Location: korea

PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

definitely
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mua'dib



Joined: 29 Sep 2009
Location: sweating pure pocari

PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the soul strip = much more offensive than the soul patch. agreed?
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