When it comes to Thai massage, many people still think of erotic massage – but the real Thai massage is not an erotic massage. Intimate parts are not massaged. Unfortunately, many brothels offer their services in the name of “Thai massage”, but it really is not.
In fact you are even dressed in comfortable cotton clothing during a traditional Thai massage. Thai people are very polite in general, and for the purpose of Thai massage undressing is not necessary.
Only when you get a oil Thai massage or Herbal compress Thai massage you will off course need to undress and your body will be covered with towels. Still, intimate parst of your body aren’t touched.
So why is Thai massage often confused with erotic massage? Many reasons, but I think one of the main ones is that during the Vietnam war American GIs spent their R&R time in Vietnam. Soldiers who just came out of the battle-field and knew they had to return soon, and weren’t even sure if they’d come out alive of all this – what did they wanted to do? Enjoy the few weeks of spare time and enjoy it to the fullest. That off course involved sex too. They had American dollars to spend and many Thai people needed money – some “service ladies” made enough money that way that when they returned to their villages they were considered wealthy and could buy land and houses. That attracted many others to follow suit and the sex industry in Thailand began to boom. Once the GIs came back to the US, they off course talked with their friends about “Thai massages” and thus the Thai massage mythos began.
If you compare what happens in brothels to what happens during a Thai massage, you will not find many similarities. Maybe you heard of tantric massages. But Thai massage is not even closely related to tantric massages, it’s really not about arousing sexual feelings.
In many modern spas and hotels Thai massage is offered too – and performed on tables. You should be aware that original Thai massage can not be performed on tables, due to the nature of the techniques involved. Thai massage is in many ways like assisted yoga, where your body is guided through different positions and acupressure points are stimulated. And it always takes place on a mat on the floor (not on a massage table, not on a bed).
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