1:15 min mark: Axel F song! A good shave is a good shave and that's what this video shows. I never thought of threading with shaving before this. Excellent video.
Unfortunately it didn't occur to me to film the shave prior to sitting down. As he was getting started, my friend Marouen said, "Give me the camera" and he started shooting. It's too bad because I hadn't shaved in about five days, and so we weren't able to get a before/after comparison. Meanwhile, I don't know when I'll be back in Tunisia, and since I changed jobs last year, I've stopped traveling internationally. But I'll be sure to shoot similar videos on future trips.
My last straight razor shave at a barber's, there was no polishing. In fact, I've never been "polished." However, they used a special coconut lotion that left my face extremely satisfied. :D
We weren't being rude. My friend doing the talking, like the barber, was a Tunisian Arab, and he was joking when he asked if I thought I would feel safe being shaved by another Arab, since I'm American, given the political climate at the time. I made the video after I got shaved, & we showed it to the barber and his friends, translating our commentary into Arabic. He thought Marouen's comments and mine were funny, and asked if he could have a copy of it on CD so he could show his customers.
The straight razor shave is making a bit of a comeback in certain areas, especially men's salons. The Art of Shaving will do it for $35, but I had a shave as good as this one in NYC from an Indian barber for $12. A warning: this is not the Mach3 you're used to, and your face will be a bit sore afterwards.
Of course not.... The cameraman who said that joke is himself Arab; he was being self-deprecating. It was a running joke throughout our trip across Tunisia.
The person who said "Do you feel unsafe in the hands of an Arab?" was a North African (Arabic speaker) man judging by the accent. Either that or he is of North African ancestry.
Both the guy getting the shave and the guy holding the camera seem to have good senses of humor. Anyway; how much does it cost to have something like this done?
Yoshie - where does your bomb reference come from then? the barber is shaving with a razor not tnt? The bit about "in the hands of an arab" means the guy getting shaved is nervous as its his 1st time? Id be nervous nomatter who or what nationality was shaving me. I have had turkish shaves like this and it is un nerving as you aren't in control thats all.
ha ha ha, hi there, i'm tunisian by the way, i'm not gonna say that's right or wrong, it's your opinion and i respect it, but could you please tell me how did they annoy you
@clymbhigh7 Barbers in the States are being slowly put out of business by large chain salons with mediocre "stylists" who, if you're lucky, won't completely butcher your hair! The true art of barbering is dying here in America.
ok two questions 1 why is the beverly hills cop music playing over and over in the background and 2 what is your nationality cuz the guy said do u want me to tell him your nationality and yeah beverly hills cop really wow so sad for whoever picked that shit lol
