I did it!
Today I added another checkmark to my “f*ckit” list.
You know, that mythical checklist where you write down the 10000 (?) things that you want to do before you die.
I also discovered that it is women’s closely guarded secret. I believe that in their youth they took a blood oath to never talk about this subject in front of men.
And as far as I know, no man seems to be aware how deliciously relaxing it is to have you feet pampered and pleasured.
Or maybe they know about it but find it too “unmanly”.
Big mistake my fellow jocks. Huge mistake.
There were about 8-10 customers (all women) in the salon when I came in.
At first, I felt a little self-conscious being stared at, but the feeling quickly subsided after my feet were soaked in a small whirlpool tub and massaged by rotating jets.
It was upon my wife’s urging that I decided to treat myself and leave the tedious job of toenails trimming to somebody else.
My somebody else turned out to be a small Asian woman. As a matter of fact, all the 7 employees of the salon were Asian. Vietnamese I believe.
Very few words were exchanged between my pedicurist and myself during that session. I am still wondering if the woman taking care of my piggly wigglys even spoke English.
So we didn’t speak. She just pulled and pushed my feet up and down or laterally whenever needed.
But speaking she did. In a very low monotonous voice. First I thought that she was praying but I then discovered that she was talking to the pedicurist working next to us.
What were they talking about? My sexy virginal feet? Mystère et boule de gomme!
My only quibble about this séance was that it lacked a little bit of warmth. It was a little bit too impersonal.
Had it been a French woman doing the job, we would have flirted and talked about “la pluie et le beau temps”
But Asian women don’t banter. It is not in their genes.
Otherwise, I cannot find fault with anything. I refused the pink toe nail polish even though it was not specifically offered to me.
I am willing to take some liberties with my masculinity, but I am not (yet – Hello Caitlyn) willing to go that far.
Enjoying my newly buffed toes.
Alain