Hairstyles and People´s Thoughts

Do you have short, long or shoulder-length hair? Do you have dyed pink hair or are you naturally blond? How many people have their original coloured hair? Why do so many people dye their hair? Perhaps to appear younger, or more attractive, or just different from everyone else? Whatever the length or colour of your hair is, it says something about you. Do you agree?

Imagine you’re a university student and a new student comes into your class. He’s about fifty but he has very very long hair. What do you think? Does it seem strange to you? Do you wonder what kind of man he is? Are you a little afraid of him? Or does it seem normal to you? Now imagine another new student joins you, this time a young woman. You see that she has no hair - her head is bald. What do you think? Do you stare? Do you wonder what has happened to her? Perhaps she’s an artist?

Do you think that your hair is ‘normal’ for someone like you? Is it the right length and colour for your gender and age? If the answer is ‘yes’, then perhaps you are a conservative person. What would happen if you changed it? If you have long hair and had it all cut off, what would people say? If it’s short and you stop having it cut, what is the reaction? You decide to dye your hair so that it’s a very different colour. What would friends and family say? It is these comments - perhaps complaints, perhaps compliments - that prove your hair says something about you.

During the 1960s in the West, hippies grew their hair long. For them, long hair was a rejection of traditional values. But their appearance was linked to peace and left-wing politics, they were against violence and war. Soldiers have very short hair too. Soldiers lose their personality and instead of making their own decisions they must accept orders from others. Whatever the personal reason it’s because your hair says something about you.