hehe I received a stupid comment =)

hehe I received a stupid comment =)
Posted by Oyo on August 24, 2003 at 20:13:07: Previous Next

I'm going to live in germany for a year as an exchange student. I am leaving in less than two weeks, and I had to go to my main sponsors house to get 350€. I had a bit of trouble 'cos of my hair when I applied to be an exchange student, some of the people though "He's a druggie" and didn't want to accept me into the program. I got in though, like 2 out of 10 didn't want me in, but the rest did.

Also, a few months ago at one of the orientations one of the guys told me "You know you may have some trouble in germany because of your hair.. I'm not telling you to cut it, but I just want to make sure you know this" Which was a nice approach in my opinion. I just told him that I'd rather prove to people that just 'cos someone has long hair DOESN'T mean that they are a druggie or a thug or something, than to cut it. It just strikes me as really stupid reasoning, I'll still be the EXACT same person whether my hair is long or not, what will cutting it change?

Even so my main sponsor seemed quite apprehensive about my hair, but after knowing him for almost a year now, he finally seems to accept it. Anyway I was talking to him at his house when his wife came in. She had really short hair (she must have just had it cut), and my main sponsor (i'm avoiding saying his name :p) told his wife "I like your hair, it looks really good" etc. etc. Then he introduced me to her and she said "You've got a lot of hair" I had it tied back even.. She then said "Are you going to cut it before you leave for Germany?" I just kind of smiled and said "No" Then she said "You probably should cut it.. that would scare me if my host son had long hair!" I immediately thought "What a stupid thing to say", I just kind of smiled and didn't say anything. Then her daughter said "Geez mom! Some people like longhair.."

O well, none of the germans I talk to have anything against longhair :)


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