Jjimjilbang
October 6, 2011 § Leave a comment
I am going to let the secret out. Because I’ve had someone accuse my race of keeping this a hidden secret from the white man. This is how we keep ourselves so soft and clean- the jjimjilbang. Derived from the words meaning heated bath-jjimjilbang is a large gender-segregated bathhouse furnished with hot tubs, showers, and massage tables. And no it’s not that kind of massage parlor that ends with a happy ending. You can pay a flat fee to get access to their facilities or get one of their services. I highly recommend a body scrub and massage which is around $90 for 90 min (what a deal!). I like to describe it as getting your body detailed- getting at every nook and cranny. You’ll pretty much be disgusted with yourself after the body scrub as you see hundreds if not thousands of what look like eraser shavings get rubbed off your body and wonder how you never did this before. There are a couple locations within the bay area which I recommend:
- Imperial Spa in San Francisco which is a bit more crowded and a smaller facility
- PSY Health Town in San Leandro which is a bit of a better value and much larger faciltiy
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