my barber makes the cut

I have a history with barbers. Documented less, but I do. Here and here.

• A trim never, ever remains a trim. It finds its way into a full-fledged cut organically. But it does. You shall never exit the door within five minutes of your entry.

• They like to talk, and how!
  

• Barbers, I repeat, are the best movie critics, social commentators.

• This follows the above. My barber from Hyderabad may not speak the same language my American fellow does. But they both stand for the same ethos. All of them are so ably in touch with the societal pulse. Their knowledge of what's in, what's out, what's OK, and what's not is not just limited to their line of work but so remarkably extends to very many other facets of our daily lives.