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Apu: Although there is no skill at all, it is a top-notch skill

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Apu: Although there is no skill at all, it is a top-notch skill I remember when I was a kid, there was a barber shop not far from my home. It had a banner and a sign in regular script: "发人人人...

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" . This also tells the truth: the key to haircut is to be cool and happy, and to be recognized by everyone. As a result, the article became popular

When I first came to the United States, I immediately discovered that Americans are free and have all kinds of weird and modern hairstyles. Punk's buddies prefer the rooster style, with the sides cleanly shaved and a half-inch rooster's comb sticking up to the sky. The sides are windy, like a hippie. The guys have long hair shawl, looking at the waterfall hanging in the back stream, flying down several feet, they are bold and unrestrained. There are also many men who tie their hair in a pigtail, or tie it with a monkey leather band, and they are resolute and arrogant; , pleasing to the eye and benefiting a lot.

I have Richard in the next class, who is unique: the sides are clean, the hijab in the middle is mushroom-shaped, and the Niagara Falls is behind it. Under the sun, the blond hair is fluttering and dazzling, and paired with suits and leather shoes, he is elegant and popular with ladies. NAU's black brothers often come up with new tricks. Their thin curly black hair is neatly trimmed with a few latitude and longitude lines, which are randomly intersected in the shape of a globe, or deliberately left white and black to clearly outline the forest, snow, and the Grand Canyon.

Hairdressing salons often cost ten dollars. , the price has been reduced by a few percent, but the poor fellows who are new to studying abroad still dare not pay attention. The Chinese brothers here all responded to his great call and worked hard to achieve their goals. The scene of the haircut was really spectacular. On the one hand, it encourages oneself, and on the other hand, it encourages the recipients to stay calm. The old newspaper held tightly by the hairdresser's scarf does not dare to step out of the way, but prays for God's blessing. The onlookers sit on the mountain and watch the fight, and one or two speakers of various types broadcast together. At the end of the day, everyone was busy blowing their beards and glaring at their eyes. They looked so young and sultry. No wonder Shi Dakai, the Yiwang of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, wrote to the barber shop: "If you sharpen your beard, how much does your head look like?" Try it before it's too late and see what I can do! ”

Recently, the new arrival Li Junchui fell in love with him and shaved his head with great brilliance. At NAU It was a moment of great success. Li Junben was a good surgeon, but he came to the United States to take care of it. He stopped working for a few months and was temporarily trusted by his brothers. In addition, the onlookers encouraged him too much, and he was careless in Jingzhou, and he made two more cuts on his forehead without realizing it. Suddenly, the situation above me suddenly changed. I was defeated in Maicheng and complained endlessly. Fortunately, I was not a person with a glorious image. I immediately issued an urgent memorandum: I am not a sage. How can I change it? There is no need to encourage me! A cold sweat broke out on my back, and I tried to make amends. After all the mistakes were made, I considered the shortcomings. I said: Happiness comes from misfortunes. Five minutes passed, and the sky returned to peace. More than fifteen years old! It's true that "it's annoying to have unruly hair, but it's a joyful face". All the onlookers clapped their hands and exclaimed: Now I can become a monk!

After a few days, passers-by looked at me while walking to and from the classroom and dormitory; In the lab, the students slapped the table. The teacher exchanged words, and the classmates clicked their tongues. I suddenly felt that I was worth a hundred times, just like a giant panda came to NAU. It is up to others to judge the good or bad. The wind in the late winter in the highland whizzed by the top of my head, and I suddenly realized the supreme coolness.

Confucius taught us first: the skin and hair are affected by the parents. Since ancient times, people have never taken their hair lightly. Those who attack the book with anger will hang their hair on a beam; those who are worried and miserable will lose three thousand feet of gray hair; those who serve the country loyally will be angry and crowned. In today's world, people take their hair very seriously. If you are bald, wear a wig, and if you have long hair, you should shave your head; if you have curly hair, you can straighten it, and if you have straight hair, you can iron it. There are many kinds of ones that are left with distinction, decorated with flowers, dyed, and oiled. One moment the shawl is fashionable, the next moment the sporty style is fashionable. In the blink of an eye, the situation changed suddenly, and it changed into a cauliflower type and a hedgehog type again. Liupan Mountain, Qinglong Ridge; unique beauty, hybrid advantage; lion rolling hydrangea, Sanmao's wandering story. The manners are so sophisticated that it is dazzling. I really don’t know what year or month there is a standard term for it.

Hairstyles are like history, reflecting all aspects of society. How is it that historical society is not like hairstyle, allowing people to distort and dress up? Since we are lucky enough to be a member of the human race, we must either dress up the historical society or be dressed up, there is nothing to say. Unless you want to be an orangutan baboon, they all have a slim body shape and look like a Kuching coal boss. Although it is not a hibiscus from clear water, it is de-carved and purely natural after all. Looking at today's society, how many of the so-called "elites" from all walks of life are worthy of the words "natural and innocent"?

Woohoo, three-quarters of a person's makeup, three-part hairstyle, no need to pretend! At this time of year, when the head of the head is cool, inspiration comes out, and Lu Fangweng's famous poem is pieced together into a limerick. No disrespect, I’m just praying for the weather today hahaha:

I got a haircut to relax,

but I don’t share the same sadness.

Thousands of twists and turns,

The bald man in the mirror laughs!

* This is an essay I wrote when I first came to the United States more than 20 years ago. The date of the manuscript is "March 8, 1990, at NAU, Flagstaff, Arizona." I accidentally found it while looking through the pile of old papers, and now I took it out to bask in the sun.

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