Reporting Hair Length
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To me, if it will make a bun, it is long. When hair is loose or braided or in locks, I report, short, collar length, shoulder length, and longer than shoulder length. I have had to go to, "waist length" or even longer on some occaisions, and to "very short" on others. Drop down lists may be convenient, but you have found how subject to interpretation they can be.
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Just to be on the safe side, I usually stick with medium length.
Hair length is so subjective I'm surprised it's an acceptable criterion for identification on a MS report. If the MSC has clear guidelines for what they call "short" instead of "medium" then maybe it's acceptable. And yes, being able to report "pulled back into a bun" or more detail on the style would be a nice option.
I know race and nationality are sensitive subjects but sometimes the best way to identify someone is by skin color. Say the crew of Popeyes is one Caucasian male, one African-American male, and one Hispanic female. If both males are about the same age range and have the same hair color it becomes difficult to tell them apart in a description if race/skin color is not an option.
I know race and nationality are sensitive subjects but sometimes the best way to identify someone is by skin color. Say the crew of Popeyes is one Caucasian male, one African-American male, and one Hispanic female. If both males are about the same age range and have the same hair color it becomes difficult to tell them apart in a description if race/skin color is not an option.
I dont get why they ask length for food establishments since everyone has to ha e their hair up. But I go by volume. My hair is medium and I can make a bun the size of my fist, so if they have extremely large buns only then will I say long.
I had this same question last week, whiterosie. My quandary was over someone who had their hair pulled back into a braided bun. None of the rest of her hair was braided, so I didn't know if the bun was a hair extension of sorts or her real hair. Not sure what I settled on....
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Medium is usually safe for length. So is "dark" if you are not sure if it was brown or black. Had a bartender recently with black hair, mostly, but with a blonde patch, and a pink one too! Funky...
To me, short hair on a woman is down to the bottom of her earlobes; medium is slightly past her shoulders and after that, it's long. So if a ponytail is anywhere near her shoulders or reaches past her shoulders, she has long hair. It's so subjective that I had to set my own standards.
In the absence of any guidance from an MSC, I decided awhile ago that only women with medium and long hair make buns so I just look at the size of the buns to report if it's medium or long. I often report a female with a bun or a ponytail, whether it's high or low on her head, as having long hair. I don't use "medium" very often. It has to be a very small bun to be a medium to me.
As for men, unless a guy is bald, men either have short hair or long hair. I've never used "medium" to describe a guy's hair. Don't know why.
I used to have problems describing men with facial hair (when writing a narrative) until I just decided to use "facial hair" without describing the type (moustache, goatee, etc). I was questioned only once on an evaluation about a bartender who had a very light chin-strap that most people could barely see in the dim light. But he had one so I just said he had facial hair. The report was accepted after I explained it was a chin-strap, not a full beard.
In the absence of any guidance from an MSC, I decided awhile ago that only women with medium and long hair make buns so I just look at the size of the buns to report if it's medium or long. I often report a female with a bun or a ponytail, whether it's high or low on her head, as having long hair. I don't use "medium" very often. It has to be a very small bun to be a medium to me.
As for men, unless a guy is bald, men either have short hair or long hair. I've never used "medium" to describe a guy's hair. Don't know why.
I used to have problems describing men with facial hair (when writing a narrative) until I just decided to use "facial hair" without describing the type (moustache, goatee, etc). I was questioned only once on an evaluation about a bartender who had a very light chin-strap that most people could barely see in the dim light. But he had one so I just said he had facial hair. The report was accepted after I explained it was a chin-strap, not a full beard.
How about a load of transparent hair? Editors get touchy when you say bald.
I usually stick with medium unless it's blatantly short or excessive long. If it's tied back I go with medium...
Transparent hair! I *love* that. I've said "Shaved head" before, since they don't like bald... and it happened that the guys I was reporting on were reasonably young and actually did appear to have shaved their heads.
But, the whole thing about hair length when the hair is up in a bun has always baffled me, too. Like others, I've said "medium" or "long", depending on how big/thick/heavy the bun looked; because I figure it *has* to be if they're able to put it up like that!
But, the whole thing about hair length when the hair is up in a bun has always baffled me, too. Like others, I've said "medium" or "long", depending on how big/thick/heavy the bun looked; because I figure it *has* to be if they're able to put it up like that!
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The hair thing is frustrating because there are so many fun extensions that can be worn to make buns and pony tails look nicer but really don't represent the true length of the hair - and then add in funky colors that do not show up in drop down menus when visiting trendy places. Good ideas here on how to gauge and what to report.
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I pretty much stick to short, shoulder length or long. As stated, it is very subjective, as I may think somebody has shoulder length while somebody else calls it short.
If it is pulled into a bun it is medium.
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