Tell him it goes best with a beard, works even better to accentuate the cheeks. He'll grow one, his wife wil soon get fed up and people will say it makes him look older and he'l be forced to have a rethink and shave it off.
Or, tell him they're very popular in that haven of style and fashion hotspot, Bavaria and it makes him look very Bavarian, that should do it.
Or, tell him they're very popular in that haven of style and fashion hotspot, Bavaria and it makes him look very Bavarian, that should do it.