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wookie, i guess my experience has just been a little different. i have found a few good barbers over the years, but for my particular preferences i have never gotten a better cut than i do from basically any random barber above 110th in NYC. the real difference is in the facial hair trimming. i just wear a fairly standard beard - not too long or short or styled in a really douchey way. when i lived in MA, the barbers i went to always just trimmed it w/ scissors or an electric and then MAYBE edged it up if you asked them to. here it is assumed that you will get it shaped up, trimmed with the instrument of your preference, and then edged up with a straight blade, which really makes a difference. i guess it's just a question of style and preference.

in general i get much better service in most establishments in a small town. but in this case i prefer the treatment of barbers in the city, even though a lot of them don't even understand english, and my spanish is mediocre.