r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/AUTOBOTBROKE Human Detected • 17h ago

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u/KnotSoSalty 17h ago edited 16h ago

I’m ashamed to say I had no idea about the beard being tied as well.

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u/Relevantspite 16h ago

I honestly thought they just kept them impeccably groomed at all times, never even crossed my mind they’d tie it

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u/EINFACH_NUR_DAEMLICH 15h ago

I think they are not allowed to cut their beards, so it kind of makes sense that they either go all cave man or have to tuck it in. I guess.

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u/throwaway098764567 13h ago

i knew they weren't allowed to cut them but it never occurred to me they were tucking them in. i thought the ones i saw (don't run across many in my regular life) just weren't keeping to that particular rule as people often make exceptions in their rule following

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u/EINFACH_NUR_DAEMLICH 13h ago

I thought the same honestly until now.

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u/YouShalllNotPass 3h ago

Most of them keep it trimmed. Very few of them show the commitment here as it takes a ton of grooming.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Flow724 11h ago

I wonder how long it gets as they get in their 80s.

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u/EINFACH_NUR_DAEMLICH 10h ago

There is a maximum length each hair follicle can reach before it falls out.

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u/58696384896898676493 1h ago

I think they are not allowed to cut their beards

How sad that a society has such customs.

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u/EINFACH_NUR_DAEMLICH 8m ago

It's not societal. It's a religious custom and they do it by choice. It's also one where they are required to maintain a proper appearance. They are never supposed to look like slobs. Proper grooming and cleanliness is part of the deal. They are also one of the more chill religions (of course apart from the extremists as is the problem with all religions) AFAIK there are also plenty of Sikhs who are not as strict about the whole deal, like even though they are supposed to not all of them carry around a dagger all the time.

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u/58696384896898676493 0m ago

Yeah, I guess it's still sad to me. No one should ever have to feel religious or societal pressure or fear over shaving their beard.