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"Err, I'd like a shave please."
"Certainly sir."
It's one of those things I felt I had to risk trying while in India, and for any man tempted, some, few or all of the following steps may occur:
3 Cities, A Close Shave and Bob the Camel
Simon Wadsworth2006-09-04 13:04:44
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"Err, I'd like a shave please."
"Certainly sir."
It's one of those things I felt I had to risk trying while in India, and for any man tempted, some, few or all of the following steps may occur:
1) Conversation - when there's a man holding a blade next to your neck, it's very important to attempt to become friendly with this person, by talking about his livelihood and cricket.
2) Warn him off the goatee!
3) Continue cricket conversation while spending 10 long minutes having 'John's' cream applied; difficult when my cricket knowledge is the same as my knowledge of fishing (despite being Will's friend for so many years - what went wrong Will?)
4) 1st blade applied - silence ebbs through the room as I realise it's best for my health not to move a muscle. Result: slight pain (my fault for lazily not shaving in 3 days) and 3 small cuts (his fault, but they're minor so I've decided to let him keep his life).
5) More cream dabbed on for a second, closer shave
6) Random pink, minty (Vick's Vapour Rub?) stuff then put on face and a face, head and balancing act part 2neck massage one did have with hands and some strange contraption straight out of a sci-fi movie - particularly interesting was the massaging of my eyeballs.
7) Final trimming: no one likes to admit it, but the nosehairs were trimmed and the ears cleaned, and sideburns cut too for good measure.
8) No shave would be complete without the final, stinging, slap-in-the-face of aftershave, waking me up to the reality of my poor, sensitive skin.
9) Came out feeling like a new man with a fragrant glow about myself, the wind blowing against my fresh, airy face, and only $1 lighter in the pocket.
Down to the Gadi Sagar Lake I then went for a wee paddle on a paddle boat, before taking in a sunset over the sandstone fort. Hungry, I walked to
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