Last Tuesday I decided I needed a haircut and choose to walk
down Huntington Avenue to Sal’s Barber Shop. As stepped thought Sal’s threshold
how did I know I was in a barber Shop. I could have walked in to BHOP asking
for a cut, but I think the results would be upsetting… Barbershops exhibit a unique smell. The
shampoo, the various hair products, aftershave and the unmistakable smell of
talcum powder all give clues to the fact that I am in an establishment that
provides haircuts. Conversely the pizza shop a few doors down does not have the
characteristics that would demarcate a barbershop. The smell of pizza tells me
it is a restaurant not a barbershop thus smell proves very important to situate
ourselves.
On a side note, barbershops have the tell tale sound of
scissors and the continuous buzz of clippers.
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