I go to physical therapy twice a week. I have one main therapist - a man who is 57 - but he is sometimes helped by one of the younger therapists in the office, who is about 25 I believe, maybe 26. The other day during the beginning of my therapy, the younger guy, who had been sporting stubble for a few days and wore it well, had obviously shaved. The older one noticed. They briefly discussed shaving as they got me onto the table and into a laying position. I only listened and said nothing.
"Got rid of your beard, huh? You looked good with it!"
"Yeah, my wife didn't like it. So it had to come off."
"Do you use a razor or an electric?"
"A razor, man. The new 5-bladed Gillette...that's where it's at! It's great."
"Oh really? I'm old school. I use the 2 or 3-bladed ones."
"I don't know what they did, but this new one...it's really smooth. Once with the grain and once against the grain...perfect shave. No pulling at all."
"I may have to try it out."
At this point, the younger guy left. So I briefly talked with the older one about shaving. I told him that I used a DE safety razor and also a Gillette Guard (which I explained had 1 blade and was developed for the Indian market by Gillette). The man was taken aback.
"Really? A safety razor? I hated those. I used one when I first started shaving. It was horrible! I was glad when I moved to the 2-bladed ones. The 3-blades are even better. They still make the safety razors? Jeez."
That was the extent of it. I didn't get into the shaving gospel or talk about brushes or soaps or anything like that, because I don't believe in "converting" anyone's personal grooming habits. I just thought it was funny...I've yet to talk to anyone that's old enough to have used a safety razor back in the day that actually enjoyed it (other than here on the forum). My father (who is 71) loathed it as well. He uses a Sensor on the weekends, but a Remington electric day-to-day, and thinks I'm crazy.
Seven years into wetshaving, most people still look at me like I'm an alien if it does come up in conversation.
"Got rid of your beard, huh? You looked good with it!"
"Yeah, my wife didn't like it. So it had to come off."
"Do you use a razor or an electric?"
"A razor, man. The new 5-bladed Gillette...that's where it's at! It's great."
"Oh really? I'm old school. I use the 2 or 3-bladed ones."
"I don't know what they did, but this new one...it's really smooth. Once with the grain and once against the grain...perfect shave. No pulling at all."
"I may have to try it out."
At this point, the younger guy left. So I briefly talked with the older one about shaving. I told him that I used a DE safety razor and also a Gillette Guard (which I explained had 1 blade and was developed for the Indian market by Gillette). The man was taken aback.
"Really? A safety razor? I hated those. I used one when I first started shaving. It was horrible! I was glad when I moved to the 2-bladed ones. The 3-blades are even better. They still make the safety razors? Jeez."
That was the extent of it. I didn't get into the shaving gospel or talk about brushes or soaps or anything like that, because I don't believe in "converting" anyone's personal grooming habits. I just thought it was funny...I've yet to talk to anyone that's old enough to have used a safety razor back in the day that actually enjoyed it (other than here on the forum). My father (who is 71) loathed it as well. He uses a Sensor on the weekends, but a Remington electric day-to-day, and thinks I'm crazy.
Seven years into wetshaving, most people still look at me like I'm an alien if it does come up in conversation.