western australia

I have a 'verandah'

@JudyEv (384457)

Rockingham, Australia

May 25, 2026 12:30am CST

I have long hair which I think suits me better than short hair. I used to get it permed regularly but now I just wear it straight and get it trimmed whenever I happen to think about it which isn’t very often. My hair is fine and always wants to fall forward over my face which is why I often wear a beanie or hat. It keeps my hair out of my eyes and off my face. This morning, I noticed in the mirror that there were several bits of short hair sticking out over my forehead. I was suddenly reminded that when I was a child, my mother and sister would tease me about these short bits of hair, calling it my ‘verandah’. I hadn’t thought about that for decades. You might be able to see it in the photo.

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@LadyDuck (504252)

• Italy

25 May

I have the same, the hairdressers call that hair "dwarf hair".

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May

I haven't heard that term. My Mum and sister made up 'verandah'.

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@LadyDuck (504252)

• Italy

25 May

@JudyEv - Well veranda exists in Italian, it's a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May

@LadyDuck Sorry, Anna. They didn't make up the word. Just about every house here used to have a verandah but they decided to call my 'fringe' my verandah.

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@rakski (157931)

• Philippines

25 May

Well, I have the same too

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@rakski (157931)

• Philippines

26 May

@JudyEv we call it 'tutyang'

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May

@rakski That's interesting. Thanks for the info.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May

I don't know why those hairs aren't the same length as the rest of my hair.

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@Traceyjayne (12069)

• United Kingdom

30 May

Lovely photo. Never heard the sticky out hair called that ...but I can understand it. I don't think we have a particular name for it ....it's definitely me in a morning before I've had chance to wrestle with my thick locks though ...

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May

It was just my family's nickname for it.

@Deepizzaguy (123137)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

25 May

First time I have ever heard of the word verandah related to hair on a forehead.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May

It was their little joke.

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@Deepizzaguy (123137)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

26 May

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@nela13 (59365)

• Portugal

25 May

You were so adorable

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May

Thank you. I loved riding on merry-go-rounds.

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@nela13 (59365)

• Portugal

26 May

@JudyEv every child loves.

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@valherma00 (4437)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

26 May

you were incredibly cute. yes, elders always liked to preach.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May

Thanks. I really loved riding the merry-go-round.

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@valherma00 (4437)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

28 May

@JudyEv i liked riding as a child too and i didn't feel dizzy,i think.o,forgot to tell that veranda is porch in Croatian

@GardenGerty (169991)

• United States

25 May

I have never heard someone call their bangs a verandah before. Do they give you some shade?

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May

It wasn't really a bang, just little wisps of hair so no, they didn't give me any shade.

@Juliaacv (56708)

• Canada

25 May

What an adorable picture. I know what you mean about those fine short hairs, Harper has them, but I haven't heard them called a verandah. I can feel my verandah is in the back at the bottom of my thick head of hair. I dislike my hair flying to my face, and I do not look great with long hair, so I continue to get a curly perm as it makes the hair stay in place better for me.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May

Thanks.

At this stage of my life, I can't be bothered with perms any more. If I were still working, I'd probably still be having perms.

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@wolfgirl569 (137213)

• Marion, Ohio

25 May

You were adorable. I can see some.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May

My hair would never go anywhere but straight forward.

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@RasmaSandra (98930)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

25 May

That is an adorable look for you as a child. When I get hot and brush up my bangs, they curl up on top of my head.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May

My hair will never go anywhere but straight forward.

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@JESSY3236 (22383)

• United States

26 May

I never heard of bangs called that. lol I had bangs when I little. I never liked them so I grew them out.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May

These weren't bangs but stray pieces of short hair.

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@Shiva49 (28494)

• Singapore

25 May

That is a cute photo. Yes, can see the verandah! Teasing went with loving!

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May

Thanks. Yes, certainly teasing went with loving.

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@Ronrybs (21630)

• London, England

25 May

Always thought hairs popping up was something to look forward to later in life. I guess it gives you a chance to get used to them

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

26 May

I've had these for a very long time really.

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@LindaOHio (223686)

• United States

25 May

What an adorable picture. So cute.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May

I loved the merry-go-rounds. I think it was two shillings a ride when I was little.

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@AmbiePam (122659)

• United States

25 May

The picture is downright adorable! You were absolutely darling.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May

Thanks. You're very kind.

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@luisadannointed (11883)

• Philippines

26 May

That's you" you are so cute, no wonder you are so pretty on your profile pic. Anyway, in tagalog we call that baby hair as panutya... hahahaha.

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@jstory07 (149033)

• Roseburg, Oregon

25 May

My hair is fine to. I like it long. You are cute in that picture.

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@JudyEv (384457)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 May

Thanks. I love those roundabouts with the horses.