Richard does a very funny piece on differing attitudes to coiffeur.  Well worth a read.  But Richard - it ain't just the girls.  Last Tuesday when I was on duty I was called by a young male student resident who was out in town.  He was calling to ask me to go check his room because he thought he had gone out leaving his hair straighteners turned on and burning a hole in his bedroom.   He had, but such was the mess in his room I honestly couldn't tell if a fire had already happened or not!