Haircut in Hanoi

So my hair was getting a bit shaggy, and with time to kill in Hanoi, I figured it was time for a cut. I was asked if I wanted a cut and wash or just a cut. What the hell, I could use a shower, so why not. Then everything turned weird. They sat me in the chair and put on the shampoo. Now at this point my hair was bone dry, so I didn't know what was going on. She started working the shampoo into my head while squirting water over my head at the same time. After I was all lathered up, she then took me to the sink to wash it all off. That's when things got good. She started giving me a scalp massage, and then spent 10 minutes washing and massaging my face. After that it was back to the hair which she washed again, well actually violently assaulted my hair would be a better way of putting it. She washed scrubbed and then vigorously scrubbed my hair, and used her fingers as Q-tips. After that it was another wash, and that was that. Honestly my hair has never been cleaner...like ever.

after that she gave me a pretty spiffy new haircut, and not I don't feel like such a shlub. The massage itself was worth the $5 it cost me. I almost wish I needed another haircut just to do that again. It was a great way to end my visit to Hanoi.