I started going to a new gym recently and there is a masseur I recognize from rentmasseur there. It seems like he's there no matter what time I go, which explains why he looks the way he looks. I haven't hired him, and today it occurred to me that now I probably never will. It would be awkward for me to see him every day.
On the other hand, I would definitely say hi to the masseurs I have hired if I just saw them around town now and then...but every day?
Would you hire someone you know you'd see every day? At the gym, no less? Now that I'm thinking about it, it would be less awkward if I saw a masseur at the grocery store or a coffee shop every day than at a gym. It would feel like I'm invading his space for some reason, even though it isn't his space.