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<\/p>\nA hairdresser says they were left feeling “mortified” by an interaction with a client – but other people told them not to beat themselves up over the “common” error.<\/p>\n
The unnamed barber says they were giving a cut to a blind man, who was very specific about what he wanted, adding that he clearly had issues with his sight and walked with a cane.<\/p>\n
Feeling “horrified” by their interaction at the end of the cut, the hairdresser turned to Reddit for support, writing: “I\u2019m a barber and our customer base is mainly older men, a couple weeks ago a blind man came in to get his hair cut.<\/p>\n
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“He had a stick and his eyes were very foggy, I\u2019m not very informed about the specific types of blindness, but he definitely couldn\u2019t see himself in the mirror.<\/p>\n
“He was quite specific about how he wanted it done, so I asked him to feel it every so often to make sure he was happy with it so far. It was all going well and we were making good conversation.<\/p>\n
“But typical me – I got to the end of his haircut and blew all the excess hair off before asking him, ‘alright, all done, does it all look short enough for you?’<\/p>\n
“Then I realised what I had done. I didn\u2019t know what to say, I was horrified at what had just happened. He sat there awkwardly for a few seconds before feeling around and stating that his haircut was fine.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m still mortified, but I\u2019m feeling more comfort in sharing my experience. Won\u2019t be making that mistake again, bless him.”<\/p>\n
After sharing the story online, two users rushed to the barber’s defence.<\/p>\n
One said: “He is blind, he lost his sight, not his sense of humour. You should’ve just said, ‘I am so sorry’ and laughed it off.”<\/p>\n
And another spoke from personal experience to say the barber had nothing to worry about, adding: “This happens. There are so many visual terms so commonly used by most people that trying to stop using them is more of a pain than it’s worth.<\/p>\n
“You’d never say hear you later, for example. It’s just odd. I am blind, I promise for the most part we don’t mind.”<\/p>\n
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