After a long day of hiking/walking/shopping (or just plain sitting, hehe), there's nothing better than getting a good ol' Chinese foot massage. Newbies may feel some pain at first, but I personally *love* getting my toes cracked! ;) By the time you get off your plush leather sofa and walk out the door, your feet will feel brand new and ready to take on another 8 hours of stomping round HK.
Since moving here, I've indulged in my share of foot massages, giving rise to some pretty awkward conversations. Here are some highlights:
Masseuse: You don't exercise much, do you? Your calves are so tight.
Me: What? I work out regularly! Around 2-3x a week! What about you...do you like to exercise?
Masseuse: This IS my exercise...(heaves a bit harder as he rubs my calves)
Me: Oh...
Masseuse: What do you do here in HK?
Me: I write stuff (I say 寫工 - not knowing that I just said I'm a social worker 社工)
Masseuse: Oh woooww...you must be able to handle a lot of stress...what kind of people do you work with?
Me: Huh...? What? Err...(oh sh*t)...usually...old people?
Masseuse: Wooowww... Social workers earn a lot, don't they?
Me: Um...sure... :\
Me: Please try to avoid touching my right knee, I fell during soccer a few weeks ago and I still have a scab there...
Masseuse: You mean this? (smiles triumphantly as he holds up my scab)
Me: :-o
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6 comments:
haha--I'm going to miss the foot massage place! It was a bit painful though--I think I'm not used to it!
Too funny! Anyways, ever since I moved to Singapore, I've been going for regularly and I love it!
Oh man, I was just in HK (yay! it was awesome!) and my friends were raving about going over to the mainland for cheap foot massages. I should have given it a shot, though my feet don't get that sore. I could have used a full-body one after my 11-hour flight to Vancouver, though.
I like the first one. Truly awkward.
Where do you reccommend in Hk for foot/body massages?
thanks!
Hi Anonymous,
I'm afraid it's always been hit or miss with the massage places for me!
The one I go to most often though is in Mong Kok on Sai Yeung Choi Street kind of diagonally across the Body Shop away from Argyle St. Worth a try!
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