Friday, April 20, 2007

Life in New Mexico

In line at the Costco Food Court

Middle-aged Caucasian-looking man: Your son has the most interesting hair.
Me: Thanks.
MACLM: What do you call that color?
Me: Uh.........blonde. (Is this a trick question?)
MACLM: Hmm.
MACLM: What's his natural color?
Me: Excuse me?
MACLM: You know, his real hair color? If you didn't dye it?

2 comments:

NM Expat said...

Strange! What do you think he meant by that?

Heidi said...

It's not something that comes through in most pictures, but his hair is not a yellow blonde, but more of a grey/ash blond. (Mine has a similar tint.) I guess it's just too different around these parts where natural blondes aren't common to begin with. =)