chest hair

somewhere in the course of my 2 hour and 21 minute conversation with jon last night, we began discussing chest hair in relation to the modern american man.

according to one of jon's many how to be a really stylish man books, the modern gentleman should generally just leave his chest hair be. apparantly only american men attempt to change or enhance their bodies through the means of artificial remedies (such as shaving or waxing). while some women prefer their men to be less hairy, others do not care. therefore the book suggests leaving chest hair alone, while still leaving the answer to the chest hair problem somewhat open-ended.

jon figured that having chest hair is something of a bonus because it will help to hide any defects (such as untoned chest muscles). despite this, jon may or may not still be curious about what a shaved chest would look like on him. i was helping him figure out the proper time to test drive this new curiousity (preferably a time when he wouldn't be required to go shirtless in front of anybody). i suggested this winter, he veto'd that due to dorm life (hodson men are notorious for their nudity). i then suggested winter break, but he decided that sometime in this next week should be a safe time to try shaving his chest. after deciding on a time, i warned him that when the hair grows back it will probably be very itchy...to which he quickly replied "i know....i know that." there was a brief moment of silence, probably a few "UMMM..."s on my part, and jon said something to the effect of, "yeah...just.....yeah i know that. i just know that." i let him know i wasn't going to inquire as to how he knew that........and thus ended the topic of chest hair.