Bad hair is a way of life. But stopping life because of it? That’s a concept that seems a little foreign to me.
A British study has revealed the average woman will spend the equivalent of 26 years of her life with bad hair, bringing on bad moods and sometimes even cancelling plans. The findings are based on the average woman’s lifetime of 63 years.
The somewhat depressing poll of 2000 British women indicates that most respondents woke up with bad hair at least three times a week, meaning they spend 156 days a year with unruly, greasy or uncontrollable locks.
Not surprisingly, the research found bad hair days are linked to bad moods, with the average woman spending an hour and a quarter feeling moody and depressed upon waking up with bad hair.
The survey also revealed 12 per cent of women have cancelled a date because of uncooperative hair, while the same percentage have rearranged an outing with friends. Also, more than one in 20 girls have been known to call in sick to work when their mop won’t behave.
If I’m going to be completely honest, I find the whole thing to be a little dramatic. While I agree that yes, probably three to four of my weekdays are spent with my hair tied up because it wasn’t cooperative, I definitely wouldn’t let that stop me from doing whatever it is I had planned for that day. What could be so wrong with it to prevent you from seeing friends? And in terms of chucking a sickie, I doubt any other workplace is less forgiving than a crowd at your average beauty function.
Do you empathise with the women of Britain? Or do you agree that this could be a slight overreaction?
