World's Oldest Barber

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Many adults continue working long after other people have retired. One example is 99-year-old Antonio Mancinelli of New York State. The Guinness Book of World Records calls him the world's oldest barber.

ANTONIO MANCINELLI: You see all these people. You cut their hair for years, and you want to keep going. I don't. I have no way of thinking that I am going to retire. I am not retiring. I'm just, keep on going until the end.

Mancinelli has been cutting hair since he was 12 years old. In the 1920s, some barbers did more than cut hair. They offered other services and treatments.

ANTONIO MANCINELLI: I used to use leeches. People used to come in there. They had high blood pressure, and I used to put a leech on them to take some of the blood away. And they felt, they said they felt better.

Mancinelli says he removed growths on skin with a heated pin, and performed the ancient art of cupping to treat pain. Now, he just gives haircuts. His customers are pleased.

CUSTOMER: Great barber. He doesn't use the clippers. You get a haircut with scissors. It's much better.

Mancinelli says people keep him going.

ANTONIO MANCINELLI: We had one fellow come in here, in fact. He came in and says, "Anthony, you don't remember me. You used to cut my hair when I was a baby."

Mancinelli has lived longer than many of his customers. He worked seven days a week for 40 years. And he can still cut hair for 25 people in one day. I'm Jim Tedder.

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Answer the following questions:

• Do all adults quit working after they reach retirement age?
• What makes Antonio Mancinelli unique?
• When will Mancinelli stop working?
• Do you think Mancinelli went to a trade school to become a barber? Why or why not?
• What is different between barbers of the 1920s and barbers of today? What is the same?
• Have you ever heard of cupping? What other ancient arts are still used to treat pain?
• Why does the customer in the video like getting his hair cut by Mancinelli?
• What motivates Mancinelli to work so hard? What motivates you to work hard?
• What might be a possible downside of getting to know your customers on a personal level?

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