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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) -- A Fresno nail technician has captured the eyes of millions with his unconventional welcome.
Minh Thai, known arsenic @thethailyfe connected TikTok and Instagram, is simply a viral deed for comedic videos posted online.
“This is however you greet your clients, y’all. This is however you greet your clients," Minh shouts successful 1 of the videos arsenic helium blares Get Low by Lil John.
“One time I was greeting clients, and I was reasoning to myself, what if I marque things much amusive erstwhile they locomotion in?" said Thai. “I person this talker that I got. It’s old, it’s dusty, and I conscionable said, let's spot however it goes. And erstwhile I crook connected the talker and I locomotion retired with that thing, it’s similar time and night, due to the fact that present the clients are dancing and walking into the nail salon. And they expect nary of this. I don't archer them.”
In the video, Thai and his lawsuit commencement dancing unneurotic arsenic she walks past the pedicure stations.
“They cognize my personality. It is similar they person nary choice, but what is chill astir it, the clients, it doesn’t substance what they are going done earlier they locomotion into that salon, but to me, what makes it important is the archetypal impression, truthful you tin person a atrocious day, but erstwhile the bushed drops, each hellhole breaks loose.”
The video has implicit 4 cardinal views connected TikTok and implicit 3 cardinal connected Instagram.
It’s conscionable 1 of his galore viral videos.
“You ever marque maine consciousness special," said Calla Crum, who says she has been going to Thai for astir a decade.
“We are similar family. I locomotion successful the door, I conscionable had cancer, and having music, and we danced," said Crum.
“How overmuch of a quality did that marque for you?" said Anchor Mederios Babb.
“It made a lot. Because it wasn’t conscionable the things, it is however helium makes you feel," said Crum. "He would telephone and cheque connected me. How did chemo go? And that makes a difference.”
The societal media occurrence was truthful ample that Thai was capable to make his ain self-care brand.
Even with his influencer status, helium does not program connected putting down the nail drill anytime soon.
He is reminded regular of his humble beginnings erstwhile helium immigrated to the U.S. with his household from Vietnam.
“We came implicit present and you cognize conscionable worked our butts off," said Thai. "My older sister owns a hairsbreadth and nail salon, my 2nd sister taught each my different siblings however to bash hair, and my oldest member owns a nail salon. We benignant of grew our household successful Fresno.
“Truly the American dream," said Babb. "To deliberation about coming implicit arsenic a young kid to now. Did you ever deliberation this would happen?”
“Not astatine all. I mean, I'll beryllium honorable with you, erstwhile I was successful school, I wasn’t the smartest, but 1 thing, I don’t springiness up.”
Thai says often radical are shocked to perceive his salon is located successful the valley, but helium is arrogant to telephone the 559 home.
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