One of my more recent memorable experiences is my visit to the historic Seongu Barbershop in Seoul, South Korea.
My haircut and shave experiences have all been memorable for different reasons. Where is your most memorable one and why is it so memorable? You’ve had haircuts and shaves all over the world. One thing we really appreciate is when viewers visit the barbershops then share updates and photos from their visit. Our viewers are great and really get into the videos by remembering pieces of the barbers conversations and commenting on the many details they see in the shops we visit. In 2012 I rebranded the YouTube Channel as Haircut Harry and focused on filming in barbershops as I wanted to share more of these interesting and unique experiences from around the world. For several years I had just this one Indian barbershop video on the channel. The first barbershop experience I filmed was a small barbershop in India back in 1999, but it was not until YouTube launched that I was able to share this video with a wider audience in 2006. Barbers treated me the same as everyone else in the barbershop, and it was inside the shops where I learned so much about the communities I was visiting. It was a place I wasn’t seen solely as a tourist. So I found the experiences within the barbershops to be genuine interactions with the local community. While traveling I was trying to escape the tourist traps. When you started your YouTube channel in 2012, why did you decide to focus on grooming videos in particular? What has surprised you most about viewers’ reactions to your videos? Got some good tips on where and what to eat like a local as well! Not only did I get a great haircut, but I also learned about the city and people from the barbers. The barbers made it a very warm and friendly place to be.
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It was late afternoon and the warm sun was coming though the open door and windows casting yellow and orange shades across the inside of the shop. It was a relatively small shop with about two chairs tucked into the tight space. The shop was tucked away on a side street not too far from Souk El Blaghgia in Tunis. I decided to visit a local barber in Tunisia to get all my long hair cut off. I had grown my hair long all the way down to my shoulders. This was in the nineties when grunge style was popular.
It was during a trip I took when I traveled through Africa for a few months. Do you recall where your first barbering visit was while traveling? Obviously while traveling the world, a haircut and shave becomes a necessity eventually. I wanted to see firsthand what was out there in the world. Naturally, by the time I got a passport, I was really eager to use it.
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This early curiosity was nurtured over many years as I watched TV shows about travel, people and places around the world. I was always interested in the unknown beyond the limitations of where I grew up. We understand you started traveling as a teenager and it’s been a passion ever since. We spoke to Harry to learn about his creative journey, some of his more memorable adventures in barbering (including the one that made him most nervous), and just how close of a shave Japanese metal can give. Ever wanted to see barbershops in action from around the world? Haircut Harry is the barbering world’s version of Anthony Bourdain, an experienced traveler showcasing global grooming traditions on his eponymous YouTube channel.