chico
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Post by chico on Jul 26, 2014 1:41:25 GMT
I was was just reading the pedicure thread asking about men giving pedis, and was surprised to see so many people saying they didn't want their pedicurist to talk.
Is this something that really bothers you? What if you are a regular customer and have the same person doing your pedicure each time?
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Post by Barbie on Jul 26, 2014 1:46:45 GMT
I would prefer no talking so I can relax and enjoy being pampered a little bit. But it's also hard to carry on a conversation when you can barely understand them. I don't say that to be mean--at least they are trying to speak English most of the time. But I hate having to ask them to repeat everything or just pretend I understood what they said when I really have no clue. I just want to relax.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 1:51:01 GMT
I love my nail technician and enjoy our conversations and friendship. I couldn't imagine just expecting them to sit there and wait on me without saying anything. Just not my thing at all. I understand her just fine too, not all have accents or speak English as a second language. She is awesome. <3
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 26, 2014 1:53:11 GMT
If I'm having a service like hair or nails done, I'd rather not talk. I get so little "me" time that all of it is precious and I want to be able to just think my own thoughts.
But there is no way to politely say this.
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Post by Barbie on Jul 26, 2014 1:53:16 GMT
Any place I've lived, unless you go to a really expensive, fancy spa-type place, all the nail technicians are Vietnamese. And most of them have been here less than 10 years and have extremely thick accents.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 1:54:01 GMT
Any place I've lived, unless you go to a really expensive, fancy spa-type place, all the nail technicians are Vietnamese. And most of them have been here less than 10 years and have extremely thick accents. Not mine, she works in a small salon, mid range and is as white and Jewish as can be. LOL.
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Post by Pahina722 on Jul 26, 2014 1:55:05 GMT
All the pedicure companies around here are owned and completely staffed either by Vietnamese or Koreans, who speak little to no English. One of the women who does mine is so limited that she has to hand customers a printed list of services and have us point out which ones we want.
Even if they did speak English fluently, I generally go with friends, so we are all chatting together. No need to converse with anyone else.
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Post by maryland on Jul 26, 2014 2:02:34 GMT
I don't get pedicures (don't have pretty feet!), but my kids have gotten them. I know they are uncomfortable when they can't understand the person talking to them. They are trying their best, and we feel so guilty when we have to ask them to repeat something.
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Post by jill225 on Jul 26, 2014 2:04:53 GMT
I prefer to just relax and not make small talk.
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Post by cannes on Jul 26, 2014 2:05:50 GMT
I've been going to the same hairstylist for years and years. We have an easy time talking to each other and usually have a lot of life events that we catch up on each time I go.
When I get my nails done, I go to a different salon and rarely have the same person each time. We'll have light, polite banter, but certainly don't talk the entire time. I think that's a fine balance.
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chico
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Post by chico on Jul 26, 2014 2:12:25 GMT
It's understandable that having a pedicurist that doesn't speak English would make it less relaxing if the communication was difficult.
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Post by scraphollie27 on Jul 26, 2014 2:33:25 GMT
I'm up for anything at the spa or salon! If the esthetician is chatty,then I'm good to chat. If she prefers to work quietly, then I'm happy reading a magazine. My hair stylist is extremely chatty (and serves wine) so that is social hour for me!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 2:36:08 GMT
Even without language barriers, manicures, pedicures, haircuts, color, etc. are some of the only "me" time I get - so I really having it silent (or nearly so). It's just more relaxing for me; I'm not intending to be rude. I usually plug into a device (phone or ipod or something) during nail services, and that helps me get the environment I'm seeking.
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jul 26, 2014 2:41:31 GMT
I don't do the bail salons anymore...I would have loved to have my nail person chat with me.
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julia
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Post by julia on Jul 26, 2014 2:48:47 GMT
I prefer to read and not chat during a pedicure. I have to agree with the others who said it's a good time to just relax. Now when I'm getting my hair done, I have great conversations with my stylists and the others in the salon.
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Post by Goldynn on Jul 26, 2014 3:14:42 GMT
I would prefer no talking so I can relax and enjoy being pampered a little bit. But it's also hard to carry on a conversation when you can barely understand them. I don't say that to be mean--at least they are trying to speak English most of the time. But I hate having to ask them to repeat everything or just pretend I understood what they said when I really have no clue. I just want to relax. I agree with this.
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Post by CarolT on Jul 26, 2014 3:34:46 GMT
I find it difficult to chat with the nail technician when I'm getting a pedicure, because I find that when she's down by my feet, it's just not conducive to conversation. When she's doing my manicure, we chat the whole time.
I love the lady that does my nails - she's been doing my nails for years, and I know about her kids and grand kids, but only learned last week that she was a lawyer in Vietnam before she came to the US, 30 years ago. Her husband is an architect, and she when she came here she was not able to work in her field. She did home child care for 20 years, and about 10 years ago, she agreed to help a young couple in her church open a nail salon, so she went through the necessary training to be a nail tech.
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calgal08
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Post by calgal08 on Jul 26, 2014 3:40:06 GMT
If I'm having a service like hair or nails done, I'd rather not talk. I get so little "me" time that all of it is precious and I want to be able to just think my own thoughts. But there is no way to politely say this. I'm with you on this. I can count on 1 hand the number of pedicures I've had in my life, for me it's a huge luxury and I want to savor every second of it.
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craftchickapowpow
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Post by craftchickapowpow on Jul 26, 2014 3:40:34 GMT
No talking! "You want flower?" is about all I can understand anyway. Most of the time I'm like
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Post by flypea1 on Jul 26, 2014 3:46:34 GMT
I usually have a different person each time so I take my Ipad and read. If I went to the same person I would love to chit chat. But I'm more of an introvert so making small talk with strangers is not easy for me.
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Post by AN on Jul 26, 2014 3:50:58 GMT
I don't like small talk, it can be difficult to hear if the foot spa bubble thing is going, and I like to read and relax quietly during pedicures. No chit chat please.
Lots of chit chat from multiple techs would keep me from going back somewhere.
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Post by myshelly on Jul 26, 2014 4:45:01 GMT
I don't want anyone to talk to me.
I want to relax and talking with a stranger is the opposite of relaxing.
I always take my iPod and put the earphones in my ears even if I'm not listening to music.
I go on a weekday morning when it's least crowded so hopefully the nail technician won't talk to me *and* I won't have to hear anyone else talking to each other either.
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Nink
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Post by Nink on Jul 26, 2014 5:42:31 GMT
I'm up for anything at the spa or salon! If the esthetician is chatty,then I'm good to chat. If she prefers to work quietly, then I'm happy reading a magazine. My hair stylist is extremely chatty (and serves wine) so that is social hour for me! Yup! Ditto this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Post by tania7424 on Jul 26, 2014 5:53:51 GMT
No talking! "You want flower?" is about all I can understand anyway. Most of the time I'm like That is usually after "you like gel nail?"
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M in Carolina
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Post by M in Carolina on Jul 26, 2014 6:03:34 GMT
Last time I went, I felt very pressured to have the gel nails. I've read up on it, and I know from past experience that it would be bad for my nails. My natural nails look great anyway.
I prefer quiet as well. What I hate is when the owner comes in bitching about there not being enough customers and starts counting the money. I find it is so hard to discover a nail salon that is both professional AND sterile.
I haven't even found a nice spa/salon that does mani/pedis. I think most have stopped since everyone goes to the cheap places.
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 26, 2014 6:54:20 GMT
I look forward to my chiropody appointment. The girl I go to is so chatty and very funny. We always go over the plot of Coronation Street in microscopic detail, and then we get on to her forthcoming wedding. Great fun.
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chico
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Post by chico on Jul 26, 2014 7:05:03 GMT
No talking! "You want flower?" is about all I can understand anyway. Most of the time I'm like That is usually after "you like gel nail?" Too frequently, it's not even really gel nails, it's a plastic tip, illegal acrylic and then a gel topcoat.
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Post by Scrapbrat on Jul 26, 2014 14:08:35 GMT
I love the girl that does mine. She takes her cues from me. If I have my Kindle open, she stays quiet. But often, we talk. She's a really sweet girl and it's fun to talk to her.
We just have small salons in my city. No language barrier. And my girl does her own appointments just like the hairstylists do so I can book her specifically.
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Post by Barbie on Jul 26, 2014 14:48:39 GMT
I always chat with my hair stylist--or at least I did before I moved and haven't found a new one I really like. But my girl in TN, we chatted up a storm at every appointment. I knew all about her boyfriend, her mom, her sister, her niece…I miss her!
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angie w
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Post by angie w on Jul 26, 2014 15:47:38 GMT
I find it difficult to understand most of the nail techs so I smile and nod a lot. my hairstylist is easier to understand so we usually chat. sometimes when the nail techs talk to each other i wonder what they are talking about!
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