There's a good discussion on industryinfo about diversity and how haircuts factor into that. Don't want to derail that thread so posting here..
At 22 I went to work for the UN in Geneva. My wife and I drove 3h to Zurich to get our cuts at Time Tunnel. Geneva Salons were too snobby for a metalhead and a punk used to the Hair Police in Minneapolis.
Eventually we found found our counter cultural tribe at and
What I will say is that working and living abroad taught me valuable lessons on diversity, inclusion and empathy.