So this guy walks into a saloon in the Middle East...  They don't have saloons in the Middle East you say?  Wrong you are, there are saloons on nearly every corner here in this neck of the woods.  So anyway, I walk into a saloon, they sit me down in a chair in front of a t.v., turn the channel to any I wish, and then throw a huge apron on me...  What have I gotten myself into?  And the punch-line is, the gentleman pulls out his scissors and razor and continues to spend the next hour and a half cutting every single hair on my head to perfection.  The gentleman proceeds to give me a scalp massage with about a half bottle of some kind of scalp conditioner and asks me if I would like a shave also.  With slight hesitation I answer yes, (I was hesitant because I knew it would be with a straight razor and all I could think of was The Barber of Seville!)  Prior to starting my shave my barber put yet another very thick layer of goup on my head and smoothed it all out in order to--cure onto my head.  He was meticulous in shaving every hair on my face and kindly shaping my goatee with great precision.  When my shave was complete I thought the event was over--wrong!  I was uh, fortunate enough? to have my very first facial and massage from a barber.  Lesson: It may not be best to just agree if you do not understand the question asked--especially if you are in a foreign country.  Needless to say, I did survive and must admit it was probably the best hair cut I have every had (No offense to my Mother or Aunt who have both cut my hair)  Most women would probably kill for the hour and a half pampering that I endured for just under 20 bucks!  If any of you head on over to the Middle East I will be happy to share the name of my barber...women will need to find another though, because Men and Women use different SALOONS!