It is well documented that we baby boomers are different. I had this thought the other day about current fashions
Men with three beards and stubble: Growing up in the first of the TV age the only men that looked like they were unkept or needing a shave were the "Bad guys" in the westerns. John Wayne and his kind always beat them. So we tend it be clean shaven,
Men with beards: In the days of the westerns only judges and old wise men had beards. We grow them when we want to be wise. When I started my first business, I was 30 and wanted to seem older and smart so I had a full beard for eight years. I only shaved it when my chin started turning gray (before I was ready).
Tattoos: Again as a child the only people that had these had just come back from World War 2 and were Navy veterans. I equated them with someone who had a wild experience. Never thought they would be a fashion thing worn by folks that have never experienced anything.
I would mention piercings but I would have to dive into old Nation Geographics!
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