Greetings Friends.
I'm just here in a queue to get a haircut at the street barber.
Because I have to go and get a passport photo next.
And I want to look handsome for when I get home to my family in India.
So let me show you how to get a shave and how to get a haircut
here on the street in Lahore in Pakistan.
And the last two people to come and sit next to me,
they have been at the juice store right here.
And they both offered me juice.
They're like, "What juice do you want to drink?"
Because I'm a guest here. But, no, no...
I'm here to get a haircut, so remember this.
This is going to get a bit shorter.
And let's see what the result is after my haircut.
All right, it's my turn now.
When you're in India or Pakistan
you can get a haircut on the street too.
Just remember, when you're requesting a haircut
here, you're going to want to keep it simple.
If you want some kind of styled haircut, you're going to need to go
to one of the many salons in Pakistan and India.
The street hairdressers will rarely speak English.
So just remember these three words for a trim in both countries.
Don't cut a lot.
That's what it means.
And if you leave out the word 'mat'.
It'll mean cut a lot.
Don't cut a lot.
Don't worry too much.
The hairdresser will do his best to try and understand you.
And if you really have communication problems, call your hotel
and ask them to explain to the hairdresser exactly what you want done.
So, Mr. Bilaa is from Kasur
which is a very typical Punjabi town on the India-Pakistan border.
And I want to go there because it's the burial place
of a 17th century Sufi poet, Bulleh Shah.
And you might have come into contact with him
because he's inspired so many songs like Bulleya
from Ae Dil Hai Muskil or a Bulla Ki Jana Main Kaun
by Rabbi Shergill.
I'm sure some of you are worrying about the hygiene level
and I mean, you get what you pay for with these street services.
This haircut is $0.48 American.
The shave is the same price, so the risk of hair lice is there.
But I have a feeling these guys do something to combat them
because I haven't had hair lice since I was a child
in New Zealand.
Haven't seen my face in so long.
Look at that.
Actually the camera got
the camera overheated so it stopped filming.
Yeah, it's just.
It's really hot here in the sun.
Basically.
Very good. - Thank you.
So people here can come in, just borrow the barber's combs
and use the mirror as well it seems.
aftershave
Look at that.
I'm looking so handsome now, all shaved
like that and it just come to a resturant, just a random restaurant called Al Madina.
And I'm going to have some lunch.
And the barber was so cute, so shy, and it was just Rs. 200.
Okay, Rs. 100 for the shave, Rs. 100 for the cut.
And of course, I gave him a tip
as well, because these guys are working so hard on the streets here
and now I'm having my favorite Aloo Parata.
I just had lunch here at Al Madina restaurant and...
he won't take money.
So I'm trying to give him the money, but he won't take it.
So I left to come back here.
He said next time I can pay. So that's nice.
See you later.
Bye.