Facial Hair, Good or Bad?

**Taras Bulba** · Sunday, December 28th, 2003

We discussed this somewhat in my thread about long or short hair. What are your thoughts about men having facial hair?

Personally I approve of it. Although I'm not always beared, I try to be as often as I can. I agree with the Ancient Greeks that faciar hair is a sign of virility and intelligence(philosophers and intellecuals are known to have facial hair).

Also facial hair has always been held in high regard by my people, the Eastern Slavs. Many famous Russians had/have faciar hair as these examples show.

Well you get the picture. In old Russia it was actually considered evil to shave

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Anyother thoughts?

**Tore** · Sunday, December 28th, 2003

I am 18 and have never shaven in my life (yet), so I am unbearded (by default).

Thus, I would have to choose "No, it makes men look like ugly ruffians!" in light of my own situation

**Ewergrin** · Sunday, December 28th, 2003

Originally Posted by Trønder

I am 18 and have never shaven in my life (yet), so I am unbearded (by default).

Thus, I would have to choose "No, it makes men look like ugly ruffians!" in light of my own situation

Hmm. You should certainly have grown facial hair by now, regardless of whether or not you have ever shaved. I was 14 when mine started to come in and I had the beginnings of sideburns before ever putting a razor to my face. Perhaps now is the time to start?

Anyways, I vote that facial hair is a great thing for a man to have.

**AngryPotato** · Sunday, December 28th, 2003

I've been growing a beard all month and it is very full looking. The problem is that I can't grow the hair that connects the moustache to the beard so I look funny. I like neatly kept facial hair.

**Tore** · Sunday, December 28th, 2003

Hmm. You should certainly have grown facial hair by now, regardless of whether or not you have ever shaved

I do have some.

I believe the term is "peach fuzz."

However, it is not enough so that is necessary for me to begin shaving.

**Nordhammer** · Sunday, December 28th, 2003

Originally Posted by Trønder

I do have some.

I believe the term is "peach fuzz."

However, it is not enough so that is necessary for me to begin shaving.

Hmm... strange. Do you think it's a sign of Mongoloid ancestry? Every white or Nord I've ever known can grow some facial hair. UPs have thicker growth while Meds and Nordics have less or patchy beards. Mine is slightly patchy and not very thick, but I have to shave. I maintain a goatee.

**Milesian** · Sunday, December 28th, 2003

I chose, depends. I have to shave twice a day (must be my UP heritage).
It's a pain in the ass, but in saying that I've been told I would suit a moustache. I'm always cleanly shaven though

**Mac Seafraidh** · Sunday, December 28th, 2003

It really doesn't matter to me, I sometimes have it. Sometimes I don't but I have a very patchy one and I always will. I have the type of goatee that does not fully connect. It's weird. My facial hair heretitarally f it is a word,but could possibly be coined) is screwed up.

**Pomor** · Sunday, December 28th, 2003

Originally Posted by Nordhammer

Hmm... strange. Do you think it's a sign of Mongoloid ancestry? Every white or Nord I've ever known can grow some facial hair. UPs have thicker growth while Meds and Nordics have less or patchy beards. Mine is slightly patchy and not very thick, but I have to shave. I maintain a goatee.

Of course it is not a sign of any admixture, there are lots of factors here. When I was 18 I didn't have any facial hair either or even if I had a little bit I didn't have to shave because it was all blonde and unnoticable. If someone starts to grow late (like in my case - I only started growing normally when I was 14-15) than he'll probably have a beard later.