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Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by anticensor on Sunday February 23, 2025 @12:16AM (#43146793)
In most of the world, a haircut averages at $5.
Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by BrandoElFollito on Sunday February 23, 2025 @03:32AM (#43147775)
In France the average man cut is between 15€ and 30€. You can find cuts at 8-10€ in poorer areas.

For reference, a visit to a family doctor is 30€, 28€ is reimbursed (you pay 2€ effectively)

Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by miohtama on Sunday February 23, 2025 @04:23AM (#43148006)
The cost of goods does not change. It just means someone else is paying the 28 EUR part
Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by BrandoElFollito on Sunday February 23, 2025 @04:55AM (#43148154)
Yes you are right of course - my main point was about the cost of an MD visit. The reimbursement part was just to flex about how our health insurance is good :) (unrelated to the discussion)
Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by PoignardAzur on Sunday February 23, 2025 @06:30AM (#43148559)
> You can find cuts at 8-10€ in poorer areas.

It's not about poor areas. My city is middle-class AF and there's a 8€ barber there.

It's just that they have a list of exactly one haircut they apply to everybody, and a few more shaving styles.

Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by BrandoElFollito on Sunday February 23, 2025 @08:15AM (#43149014)
Sure, this will depend on the region. I am west of pairs (middle-class AF as well :)) and the cheapest haircut is 13€ in a somehow shady place without any fancy information about the kind of haircuts.

Barbers are crazy priced (because hipsters and whatnot) and the typical chain (Jean Louis David) is 30€ or so.

Re:DOGE's Only Public Ledger Is Riddled with Mistakes by watwut on Sunday February 23, 2025 @02:02AM (#43147316)
Not in Europe or any other developed country. Haircut is that cheap when worker lives on super low wage.