Note to self: get a "No Solicitors" sign

[algeh]

Guh. Just had annoying magazine salesperson at the door. HE TOUCHED MY HAIR. WHY? What is it about long hair that just turns off the "personal space" part of people's brains? He also didn't know what the word "apathy" meant (this is my usual answer when people ask me how I got such long hair), but that I can deal with.

Do they really think that long hair feels different than short hair?

I usually get this from middle-aged women, who I can kind of understand not expecting me to need personal space because of some cretinous "we're both women and it's therefore not-threatening" premise that I've never bought on a gut level, but this was a 6' tall 20-something guy who said he was from the "inner city" (which must mean he isn't from this particular city, because that's such total bullshit in Eugene that it isn't even funny, or that he was full of shit in general, which also struck me as likely), so I have to imagine he's not used to just randomly touching people.

Gruh. This is why I usually keep my hair braided, and don't brush it every day.

Also: Tip to door-to-door salespeople: Don't mention that someone's hair (or other bodily feature) is a "turn-on" if you're not selling products directly related to that body part. Actually, it's probably a good idea to avoid doing this in general. But especially if you're selling magazines rather than, say, Avon.

At least he suggested that I could sell it and make some money rather than telling me about those damn kids with cancer that need wigs.

Comments

[kunzite1.livejournal.com]

cant you nail his ass to the wall for touching you? thats fucking weird.

[kasumi-ishida.livejournal.com]

I get that, too. I have long hair that is curly and very soft, and all my life people have been touching it so I am used to it ^^* However, I've never had a random guy touch it @_@ I get it a lot here in Japan, though...

[pmb.livejournal.com]

Long hair and being pregnant or being a baby all seem to completely kill any personal space the world feels a person is entitled to. I have heard many stories from pregnant ladies of random strangers touching their bellies without permission, and I have witnessed a similar phonomenon where people randomly touch and prod babies sans permission.

Messed up.

[rathanylakan.livejournal.com]

*Nods* People keep coming to my sister's twin babies and kissing them, blessing them, etc. And my sister wont let me throttle them, even the lady who kissed 'Bella who had a cold sore.

That sucks, I'd freak out if a random salesperson touched my hair.

[soshesays.livejournal.com]

I only start actively seeking out a haircut once people start doing that to me. Ugh.

[diantha.livejournal.com]

I hate people touching my hair. When its long, I also tend to wear it up in public for that very reason. And, when I'm around little kids, forget it. I think if I ever have kids, the hair is deffinatly going.

[joyquality.livejournal.com]

I used to work as a cashier at Whole Foods. Standing at my register, my back was to the lane where customers came through the check-out line at the next register over. My hair was long and braided back. A woman coming through that lane behind me thought it would be really cute if she gave her baby my braid to play with. I was not amused.