Salih Meskovic from Tuzla claims to be the oldest barber in Bosnia and Herzegovina with sixty-two years of experience.  

His story testifies to the fact that one’s love for a profession lasts a lifetime because Meskovic told N1 he is only thinking about retirement, but that he still has no plans for such a thing.

“I have been working for 62 years. I am the oldest barber in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there is no one older than me. Every day, I find it sweeter and better to work. God gave me some luck. Neither my legs hurt nor my hands hurt or shake, everything is fine”, Salih Meskovic told N1.

During his working life, he had various anecdotes and situations he encountered, and because of one, he decided not to cut women's hair.

“I used to cut women's hair. On one occasion, I was cutting a woman's hair, I did it nicely, but I didn't know that her husband was following her, nor did I have any idea that there could be a problem. I noticed that the man (husband) followed her only when she left the store. Then I saw him as he started beating her. I thought to myself I don't need this trouble – no. That's when I stopped cutting woman's hair,” the barber said.

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He plans to work for another two years, however, he has one wish and one message.

“The elderly population comes to me, they ask me to open a shop in Carsija (city centre). I got 260 requests to open a shop. So I would like if our Mayor [of Tuzla] would allow me a 12-square-meter shop to have for elderly, I would accept a student to teach him and I would leave the shop to him,” Meskovic said.

There is no choosing a hairstyle with him, he evaluates which hairstyle will suit whom best according to the shape of the head.

“Whoever doesn't like it, can look for another hairdresser,” the barber jokingly concluded.