The Top 5 Common Hairstyles in Kathmandu

FROM ISSUE # 199 (July 2012) | IN THIS ISSUE
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Some wise guy once said, "You may wear the finest suits and the most beautiful tie but unless you comb your hair, they won't know whether you're a prince or a pauper."

Okay, I confess, I just made that up but it sounds totally cool and shows the importance of the way you carry your hair. Some use tons of gel, some spray the life out of it and some don't even comb their hair but the fact that they love their hair is inevitable.

So let's take a look at 5 of the most common mens hairstyles in Kathmandu.

1.The Mohawk
I believe that every fifth person on the street sports a mohawk, or at least a weak imitation.

If done properly, you will be overflowing with coolness but if it is too extreme you'll probably get harassed by the cops, if not your parents first! Schoolboys to businessmen all have a variant known as the 'Fauxhawk' and even the occasional 'khalasi' might opt for it.

And so 'The Mohawk' takes the crown for the most common hairstyle in Kathmandu. Hope you readers had fun. Now please excuseme, I must get rid of my mohawk.

2. The Korean look
Oh god, I don't know where to start. Teenagers are like monkeys, if they see someone do something cool, they will imitate it to the fullest! Everything that is related to South Korea has become a fad. With long hair, accessories and clothes of questionable sexual category, there seems to a gender war looming ahead. However, it does suit a chosen few but even they can't pull it off if overdone. Kim-Jong-Un bro, Educate these people!

3. Curly Afro
I don't know where people get it. Jimi Hendrix? Wolfmother? A young Bill Cosby?

We may never know, but what we do know is that the curly afro is one hell of a hairdo. Just a single glance at this look and you sense a little bit of carefree attitude, a little bit of rough outsider look and a whole lot of 'Leave me and my guitar alone!'.  Most common with rock/metal listeners.

ISCLAIMER: Any resemblence to a bowl of noodles, cooked or raw, is purely coincidental.

4. Tramlines
Wow! Looks like many guys read the last issue of Wave because I see a lot, and I mean A LOT of tramlines nowadays. Most of the guys who sport this look are teenagers who desire to be like the K-Pop stars. A freaky combination of loud tees, skinny jeans, DC shoes and you can afford to get away with it. Why? Because most people wont even notice it since they will be busy staring at your head.

5. Dreads
The dreadlock is really awesome if you can look past the smell and difficulties while sleeping. And not to forget 'jumra'! Eeeek!

Just kidding, not all dread bearers face these problems as most of them take proper care of their beloved hair. This hairstyle seems to be more popular with people in their early twenties who try to pull off the 'tough guy' act. Tattoos, dreads and an Enfield. Cool combination, but I wonder how they put on a helmet.