I'm actually a bit phobic about going to the hairdressers. Not because I'm worried they will cut it wrong or anything, I'm really quite relaxed about that, it'll grow again. But because I really hate being bombarded with questions.
Something like, 'where are you going on holiday this year?' might seem innocuous, but if you never go on holiday for difficult personal reasons you don't necesserily want to share that with your hairdresser, and anyone else who is in the salon. If they took the hint at my minimal, non-commital responses that would be fine. But no, they change tack and ask you something else. And it goes on and on like a ruddy job interview. It's not that I can't fully answer these questions, but I don't want to when I'm having my hair cut.
I really just want to relax, quietly, and have my hair cut.
I really need a polite way to say, 'please shut up and cut' without causing offence or having to spend the time explaining/justifying it.