What it takes to be a barber...

Next installment. What it takes to be a barber.
It takes a sense of humor, on many levels.
The days are long, the clients can be tough. They will throw all kinds of things at you. You have to be able to take it all well, brush it off, and move on.
You will see and hear things that will amaze you, scare you and most of all, if you are looking at it all in the right frame of mind they will make you laugh.
You should be able to tell a good joke, too.
You should be able to laugh at a good joke, even if the joke is directed at you.
There is a world of barber humor out there as well. Much if it critical of barbers and some of the things we have been known to do.
Some barbershop humor can be off color, inappropriate, sexist and downright wrong. You may not want to laugh at the joke itself... but you need to understand the situation and be able to move on.
That is not to say that you should tolerate hurtful comments, and insensitive behavior. Have standards and stand up for them... more on that next week.