The old adage says, “An honest fundi is hard to find; the only honest fundi is a kinyozi, aka barber”.
This saying most probably considers barbers to be reliable and honest because they can not shave the head halfway and then ask the shavee *pun intended* to leave and come tomorrow for a shaving of the second half of the head.
A second reason why barbers probably pass the honesty test is because clients can not leave their heads with them;
because if they did, they would most probably find the heads not shaven and would have to walk around headless for as long as the head was with the barber.
This sets barbers apart as the only craftspeople, or fundis, who meet their end of the bargain, which is completing the job within the agreed time.
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