Demanding a haircut without talking is just rude – how important do you think you are? | Barbara Ellen

Demanding a haircut without talking is just rude – how important do you think you are? | Barbara Ellen

The chat-free salon session is now a thing, but is it really that hard to feign a bit of interest in your stylist’s love life and holiday plans?

How important are you? So ­important that only other important ­people are permitted to speak to you? So eminent your hair must be snipped in monastic silence?

I ask because hair stylist Kati Hakomeri has introduced a “silent service” at her salon, Parturi Kati, in Helsinki. Clients can book the online option: “A haircut without talking. After the consultation you can be on your own, recharge your batteries and relax”. Hakomeri says she’s an introvert herself, and her ­clients could be busy professionals or exhausted mothers.

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