Being in the US Barber don't use Straights.
But I talked a lot with my barber about them. He has been doing hair with scissors for over 50 years. He says he went to barber school, not beauty school. LOL. He says if he never has to touch a Straight again it will be too soon. He hated giving shaves as someone would complain they didn't get a BBS shave or some would come in on Sunday morning and reak of alcohol and he hated having to put up with it. He does a great job on my hair and his name is Jerry. Hard to beat that!