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Why the surging popularity of massage parlours?

The key attraction to massage is relaxation.

Adverts for massage parlours and spas have gone up amid economic slowdown. Yet this industry should be suffering in a Covid-19 ravaged economy. Is this not the luxury few can afford?

First, I have never been to a massage parlour or spa. The closest I have been is a foot massage in a barber shop. But I hear it can go beyond feet to whole body. There is no limit to types of massages including some using snakes! Add Swedish, deep tissue and hot stone massages to the mix, and your body is in Nirvana. There are also enough rumours about what happens in massage parlours. That only you can share with me…

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