When my Dad noticed how his ricebowl-coiffured son had become a wild-eyed maniac with a wavy top, he declared, "Curly-haired Chinamen cause trouble!"
He was the opposite of right — my hair looks different every day. Interpreting each lick, each stray strand is like tasseography.
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"Curled hair, curled likings" – that is what the father of Dutch author and artist Jan Wolkers used to say to him. Wolkers comes from a very strictly conservative, Dutch Reformed background.
I had no idea that such ideas also exist in vastly different cultures.
I should add that after saying this, Wolkers senoir got out his clippers of course.
@Laetizia: That is really intriguing; I like to hear about cultural similarities like that. I don't intend to cut off all my hair anytime soon.
hahahahaha gold. Parents say the darndest things!
@Natalie: Yup yup, and nice to see ya here. It's been a long time!