Let's be honest -- that's part of why I have my beard. The other reason is because I'm bald and it helps balance things out. But mostly lazy.
I'm still undecided whether I'm saving time having a beard or have created more grooming work than a quick shave took.
Every couple of weeks I decide that the current state of affairs simply takes too long and switch things around, only to keep that going as an infinite loop :/
Haha, well, I hate shaving and that's why I often have a beard, you could call me lazy. My Taiwanese colleague was usually not so direct by the way, I'd call him shy but a very nice, warm person.