Sam gets a haircut

It had been six weeks since Sam's last haircut.  He was looking pretty shaggy and I told him so.  Although he agreed he needed one, he had daily excuses for not getting one.  The truth was that he felt nervous about not being able to say what he wanted.  Today he asked our teachers for some hair cutting vocabulary.  It seemed that we were also able to teach them some english words in the process.  Words such as; sideburns, mustache, and beard.  After class we set out to get Sam the haircut.  Around our house I've seen several haircutting places.  Some look like hair cutting schools, others plain barber shops, and some full on salons.  Sam wanted to go to one down the street that had several men working there.  It seemed to be a popular place because its always busy.  The men that worked there however.... looked like early twenties asian rock stars.  I wished I had my camera.  Their hair looked coiffed and styled.  The guy who cut Sam's hair  wore thick rimmed black glasses with no lenses. He wore a tight t-shirt with the word "Bike" on it, fitted jeans, and red converse shoes.  He said he liked to listen to Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and R&B music.  He spoke very little English so Sam was really happy he understood when he said "牛肉衣服"(niu rou yifu) which means cow meat clothing, something Lady Gaga is very famous for wearing.  The whole process was about 45 minutes (including two washes and styling) and cost 38rmb or just under 6 dollars U.S.  Thats a little pricey for a haircut here but it was a nice place and he did a good job.  When he was done he asked me if I thought Sam's haircut was cool and I replied yes.  It was a fun experience.  Who knows, maybe I'll get my own haircut there in the future.  Here is Sam's "after" picture.  What do you think?