- What's up everyone?
Right now I'm walking on the streets
of Caracas, Venezuela,
and it's time for me to get a haircut.
My hair is long, it's been a while since I've cut it.
And it's always a funny cultural experience
getting a haircut in different countries,
because when else do you get the chance
to spend 20 minutes with a complete stranger?
And so here in this neighborhood, we're gonna
try to find a barbershop that's on the streets
and I'm going to show you guys
what it's like to get a haircut in Venezuela.
(upbeat music)
(hair clippers buzzing)
Quickly before we continue the story,
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that I've picked up 10 awesome postcards
from the streets of Caracas,
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Okay, back to the story.
- Right there, in the green umbrella...
(beep)
- Look, right here.
We just literally like found the place
as we're talking.
- Like literally.
- Right here.
(speaking foreign language)
Can you cut my hair?
But I want to have like number three,
number three for everything.
I don't want the fancy like, street cut.
- One dollar.
- Yeah.
- $1 for a street cut here in Caracas.
(upbeat music)
(hair clippers buzzing)
Believe it or not, I've been waiting for years
to make a video on haircuts, because I really enjoy them.
Every time, they've pushed me
out of my comfort zone and forced me to have a conversation
with someone who speaks a different language,
and doesn't understand the style that I want.
I'm about to get a haircut on the street.
Haircut.
- Okay.
- Uh...
- 60,000. 60,000? Um okay?
This is so dirty.
Walking in the door of any random barbershop, once a month,
is something I often think about, and plan for it,
since I'm always on the road.
Getting a haircut here in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
I try to predict which cultures would have
the most interesting strangers to hang out with,
for a half hour.
This should be an experience for sure.
Heading into a barbershop now in Damascus,
get a haircut, trim the beard.
Honestly, that was the top five haircut I've had
in my entire life.
And it was only five bucks.
The guy was so nice. Perfect.
I can't tell you the exact number
of countries that I have gotten a fresh choppin,
but it's well over 50.
Getting an haircut in Zambia.
From St. Lucia to Vietnam, to India, and Turkey.
For the record, this guy sucks.
He keeps leaving me and talking to his friends.
Some cuts I've gotten them
for less than a buck on a street corner,
while others were done in a fancy salon.
Regardless of the country,
it's always a memorable experience
and I highly, highly recommend it.
Well, most of the time.
Hold on, stop, stop.
He's just touching the edges of my hair.
Tell him to actually cut it.
(speaking foreign language)
(calm music)
Thankfully, here in Venezuela, I can speak Spanish,
so this one won't be too much of a culture shock.
Although their Spanish is much quicker
than the Spanish I learned in high school.
(speaking foreign language)
Despite the fact that I'm currently
in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Caracas,
which is so-called the most dangerous city,
in the entire world.
I'm gonna go out on a whim here and I'm fully ready
to document the next 30 minutes of my life.
(upbeat music)
Right now, I'm getting a haircut
on the streets of Caracas, Venezuela,
literally on the streets and it costs only a dollar.
And so the last time I got my hair cut was in Afghanistan.
About six weeks ago, on the street.
Holy crap, that was an experience.
Out of all the haircuts I've gotten,
I think that was the wildest.
Ask him how many years he's been cutting hair on the street.
(speaking foreign language)
- He said that he's been for a short time
here in the streets.
Before he used to work in a mall for a barbershop.
And he decided to get independent without paying rent.
(laughter)
- There's a guy watching us in the window right there.
(speaking foreign language)
So yeah, that's what's happening right now.
And he's actually doing a pretty good job so far.
This barber was surely getting every fine detail
that I could imagine.
And I was pleasantly surprised by how it was turning out.
Now he's taking a knife to polish the beard
which is making me a little nervous,
because there's a knife on my face
from a dude that I don't know.
It's funny what we perceive as dangerous, right?
Here I am with a young dude that I just met in Caracas
who was holding a knife to my throat,
one slip and I'm gone.
I gotta stop talking cause he's right next to my mouth.
But to any local here, it's nothing alarming,
just a man doing his job and hustling to get by.
Through all of my haircuts around the world,
I've learned to have full trust in people
and just go with the flow.
Take a deep breath, smile, and enjoy the ride.
(speaking foreign language)
First time that he's ever cut someone with red hair.
It smells like pee over here.
- Yeah.
- I think that people are peeing in this alleyway.
That was a great haircut.
This guys doing a really good job, like 9 out of 10.
(hair dryer blowing)
It burns.
Because he just shaved my, ah!
It burns.
(laughter)
That was a damn good haircut. Only a dollar.
Look at the damage on the floor.
(laughter)
- Red hair.
- Red hair everywhere.
So the next time you find yourself on the road,
I encourage you to walk inside a random salon or barbershop,
or even find a street corner, and get a haircut.
The more we put ourselves in these uncomfortable situations,
the more confident we grow, the more wiser we become,
and the more stories
we will have to tell our grandkids someday,
because in the end,
isn't that the reason why we travel in the first place?
Guys, I have tons
of amazing content coming up around Venezuela.
If you want to follow the trip live, hit me up on Instagram,
at Drew Binsky, I've got tons of amazing stuff coming up.
I appreciate all your support.
These days, watching my videos.
I'm just loving life these days, guys.
So with that being said, have an awesome day guys.
And I'll see you more
with some amazing content around Venezuela.
Peace.
(gentle music)
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(car horn)
20, 40, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120.
Do you want more?
No, 60,000.
(speaking foreign language)
This always happens.
- What, how much does he need?
- 50, hang on, 50, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120.
Okay, I'll give you a tip.
- Okay.
- Thank you, just for you.
- Okay.
(laughter)
- Alright, that was hilarious. Alright.
(speaking foreign language)
- This is so long, you know this is so long?
- Yeah, this is too small.
(electric trimmer buzzing)
- Two. Two. The number two.
- It's the same as the hair.
- This is two, this is much smaller than the hair.
- What do you think? You like it.
(electric trimmer buzzing)
(speaking foreign language)
- How is it, good?
- Its really good.
- Yeah. I...
- I like it. I really like it.
(electric trimmer buzzing)
(calm music)
- They don't... they do it to, what do you call it,
to make shapes.
(electric trimmer buzzing)
- I don't like what he's doing man.
Tell him to actually cut it.
- It's too long, that's why.
- No, but he's like barely touching my hair,
just tell him to actually cut it off.
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