Harry Gruyaert loves going to a barbers and getting a shave. Once in Morocco with his young daughter, he decided to go and get a shave. All was well until the barber took out his razor. His daughter suddenly screamed, convinced that the barber was going to hurt her father.
Many years ago, Gruyaert's daughter wouldn't have been wrong. Barbers used to cut more than hair; they were also doctors and surgeons. The red and white striped pole outside barbers shops is a reminder of the time when barbers had patients, not just clients. The red symbolizes the blood-stained pole patients held while being...