Getting my ear hair trimmed, along with eyebrows[man, do they grow quickly] and nose hair is a religious experience. Good ol’ Pete, best FULL service barber around. And oh yeah, these damn kids nowadays…
When my son was about eight, he decided that being able to grow hair anywhere but on top of his head meant he was older, so when he started seeing hair on his arms, he figured he should be able to do all those things we told him he’d be able to do when he was older. He showed me arm hair, and I said, “Good start. Now, see if you can get it to grow out of your ears and nose…” and I showed him… his eyes got real big and he never mentioned it again, but when he was 14 he started shaving his arms because the high school girls thought it looked gross…
I used to have a habit of pulling on my ear when I read while sitting at my desk. One day I noticed that I could feel a tug on my ear even though I wasn’t touching it!
I looked in a mirror and saw numerous hairs (very fibrous, too) sticking out of the edges of both ears. Now I shave them once a month. I do the same for nose hairs (that’s tricky).
I also have “mad scientist” eyebrows that get trimmed when I get a haircut.