Welcome to P&C Mantic.
Last week I took early retirement from my 9-5 desk job to become a full-time shaving/grooming advocate.
I read that on Twitter/Facebook- congratulations on the move as it seems like a direction where your heart is leading you. A big, bold move indeed. [emoji106]
What would you like my role here to be?
Now there's a question! I think
@Monsta_AU would be the main person to speak to (via PM). He's setup and directs the forum. It's been around quite a while, but always been smaller than the giant forums overseas. We're a friendly and relaxed bunch of blokes that like to get off topic and don't take ourselves too seriously.
We do like to hear what's going on around the shaving world, so links to articles, forums, discussions are all good. But keep in mind that we're not afraid to call it for what it is... If someone doesn't agree, they'll let people know but we keep it fair and above board. I don't think there has been any problems on the whole. We just assume everyone has their tongue firmly planted in their cheek.
One thing to keep in mind is that American and Australian cultures are
very different. One way is that we tend to cut the big guy down, and speak equally about everyone. (Hence we don't use the word "gentlemen" or puff ourselves up.) No one big notes themselves; we see ourselves are mates/friends/shaving buddies. We also call a spade a spade and are quite direct. Aussies also like to make fun of everything and everyone. Jokes, puns and comments that go off track are all part and parcel of being a bloke.
I'm not saying this to you specifically Mantic, I'm just making a general comment as sometimes the Aussie joking culture is taken too seriously. Since this is a worldwide forum, we have people from all over the world join in. So it's good to be upfront about the Aussie state of affairs. [emoji106]
Now that's a fair chunk of text so I hope you don't mind. It's great that you're with us and happy to serve as a "advocate" for wet shaving. [emoji4]