Before leaving this wondrous country I have to make a couple of comments regarding Indian men: they all seem to be fascinated with themselves, their hair and their facial hair. All the guys Peaches and I have encountered during our trip were in some way interesting from a beautician's point of view. Indian men, no matter how rich or poor they are, all seem to be very aware of themselves and their place in society and then there's the hair....In every social strata they take great pride and great care of their hair to the point of seeming really natty and somewhat fastidious. They touch it a lot, smooth it constantly, toss it when it's long, and they also color it, which is kind of weird. Especially when the older men seem to use a type of henna that obviously covers grey but also give their hair a surreal orange tinge, in certain cases faint in other arrestingly bright.
I don't know if it's because, having really black hair in most cases, they start to go grey prematurely, but many use hair coloring and it becomes a little strange especially when it contrasts with the facial hair. Now this is really fascinating: I have never seen, other than in my great grandfather's portrait or those of Kaiser Wilhelm, mustaches like the ones on the Indians: handlebars galore! Many different kinds: from discreet mustaches to totally wild ones and sometimes beards to go with them...and in certan cases a particular style that makes them look like lions with mane and everything.
Women with their long straight down-to-there dark hair are positively boring....but the guys in India seem to be spending a lot more time on themselves regardless of their place in society.
Peaches and I have amused ourselves ogling a couple of lookalikes that were in our hotel in Kovalam: we had Indian Elvis, for example, and a guy who was a dead ringer for Russell Brand...as I said hair and facial hair...what a winning combination!
I don't know if it's because, having really black hair in most cases, they start to go grey prematurely, but many use hair coloring and it becomes a little strange especially when it contrasts with the facial hair. Now this is really fascinating: I have never seen, other than in my great grandfather's portrait or those of Kaiser Wilhelm, mustaches like the ones on the Indians: handlebars galore! Many different kinds: from discreet mustaches to totally wild ones and sometimes beards to go with them...and in certan cases a particular style that makes them look like lions with mane and everything.
Women with their long straight down-to-there dark hair are positively boring....but the guys in India seem to be spending a lot more time on themselves regardless of their place in society.
Peaches and I have amused ourselves ogling a couple of lookalikes that were in our hotel in Kovalam: we had Indian Elvis, for example, and a guy who was a dead ringer for Russell Brand...as I said hair and facial hair...what a winning combination!
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