A work colleague went on holiday to Thailand and mentioned how much she enjoyed the traditional massage she had over there so I mentioned that there's a place near me that does them and why doesn't she go there for another. She laughed and asked didn't I realise that Thai massage parlours are brothels? Am I completely naive? If I wandered in one Saturday afternoon would they look at me like I was insane? Do people actually visit them for traditional massage or is it really all hand-jobs and pearl necklaces or whatever goes on in brothels?
Enlighten me. Generally, no they aren't. They are for actual massages. Is your friend normally casually racist? There is a [non-Thai] massage place in my neck of the woods that advertises its services with the message "Strictly no extras". It took me a long time to work out that this signifies it is a genuine massage parlour, rather than one offering "extra services". There is one by where I live and I have wondered.
Only due to the fact that we went to a restaurant nearby on a Sunday evening about 8pm'ish , and it was open then, which I thought was a bit odd. Yes massage is very often a code for other more specialised services. As is French polishing. All a bit 'Carry On', really, but used for things like small ads in newsagents which would never be displayed if explicit. A good friend of mine is from Bangok. She runs a bar and restaurant in our town. The number of times I have heard rumours that she is operating a brothel or a strip club from her premises is unreal.
It's overt racism but when you challenge people they just shrug it off as a joke, they see it as harmless amusement. I am staggered by it on a daily basis. Log in to update your newsletter preferences. This is reminding me of a really old thread from years ago, when an OP found a payment to a thai massage parlour on her DH's credit card statement, and a huge debate ensued, which was only ended when she posted the address of the place, and someone went there to ask for a massage to see what would happen.
Turned out it was just a massage place I've been to 2 near my home. Definitely just massage parlours! It's French phnerr, phnerr and either hand or oral. To 'Carry On' the theme, it's sometimes advertised alongside a larger chest. Well I have just googled the Thai massage place by mine and one of the links is to UKpunting where men have reviewed their 'happy endings', so I guess that answers my question, but I don't imagine every Thai massage place is operating as anything other than a massage parlour.
