Lucky

Let's take a generic mens spa. You get a great massage, and then the masseur works hard so you will leave happy. In his experience, that hard work is rarely rewarded with a good tip. People can be cheap. So he inquires what they want and tries to get them to tip appropriately. I see nothing wrong with that. He is not really upselling, he is just finding out how hard he should work. All hypothetical of course.

On 6/21/2023 at 7:55 PM, Lucky said:

I would certainly be glad to comfort Gio and tend to his wound.

Gio just signed up with the Detroit Tigers.

You haven't come since last year? Wow! I often get asked for masseur recs but I only hire when I travel. Most Palm Springs masseurs are senior citizens, like me.

1 hour ago, maninsoma said:

Are you a time traveler? 

1 hour ago, WilliamM said:

I was unemployed for eleven months until I found my forever job in in September19982..

 

 

He edited it to19982.

Diddy is being accused of sexual assault by a man! Did he do it? Or is this guy just looking for some money?

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/27/sean-diddy-combs-sexual-assault-male-music-producer-allegations

23 minutes ago, Hyattsville said:

FYI, Draping is required by law in almost all states. Your legit masseur would know this and be extremely hesitant to put his license in jeopardy. 

I am a lawyer and I find this comment hard to figure. You say that you know draping is required by law in most states. I don't know that. It is often local law that sets issues like that, so a state may not even have such a law.

I am just curious about what facts you have to make such a statement.

(I know, Hyattsville is not a state!) 🙂

EDIT: So I researched the issue and found an article listing the state laws requiring draping. The author could only come up with one- Tennessee. But I wouldn't be surprised if Alabama had restrictions too. Utah too.

https://www.massageschoolnotes.com/draping-laws-state/

12 minutes ago, SouthOfTheBorder said:

An American flying a Catalan flag is beyond ridiculous. I can assure you all the Catalan & Spanish people are snickering & mocking it, not so privately either.  

 

 

How can you make that assurance? Have you talked to all of them?

A Palm Springs masseur under the age of 50? Might explain his ho hum massages.

I do.

Philip has always been excellent for me. Great massage.

Macaulay Culkin as Santos.

20 hours ago, CuriousByNature said:

Your reply is very kind, heartfelt, and empathetic, but I don't believe the OP is the one who is mentioned in the story.  There is a link to the story at the bottom of his post to a NY Post article, and that has the name of the article's author. 

Are you saying that @samhexum is pretending that this happened to him when it was really another person? Talk about scams.

21 hours ago, Marc in Calif said:

 

In Bangkok, if you've never heard Thai people use the terms Tinglish, Thainglish, or Thaiglish, you're not listening very carefully. Or perhaps you meet only one type?

Referring to such terms does NOT mean that Thais have no idea what they're saying. Where did you get that idea? Do pochos in Mexico and the US not understand what they're saying? 

FYI... "Mashup" terms like Thainglish, Singlish, and Manglish are well known by locals in those three countries. Listen up -- not everything is on Wikipedia! ☺️

I have been to Bangkok 15 or so times and never heard these terms used. Just saying.

I like my Mazda CX-5. It's rated well at Consumer Reports. It's my second one and both have served me well.

He says 150 on his profile page, not 200.

Having Post Malone sing on national TV was an insult to America. Kids are watching this bad example!

It's New Year's Day. Eat some Chinese food!

6 hours ago, SouthOfTheBorder said:

some of these comments seem to be from people with limited or no experience in Rio

you guys are way better off on “the other site” where it’s all fantasy & delusions 

 

I like the other site. It has the best info on Thailand and Brazil.

On 2/8/2024 at 10:37 AM, Marc in Calif said:

You must be a regular! Or maybe you're an official PR guy? 

You posted the same advice here about two months ago. ☺️

Be nice. It could just be a reminder. After all, how many posts from two months ago do you remember?

This is the teasing time of the year. I miss my daily baseball watching so much that even bits of information can keep my interest. Spring Training starts next week. More baseball news and then soon I'll be back to watching the games.

https://www.mlb.com/news/2024-spring-training-schedule

This looks promising:

https://www.discovery.com/shows/puppy-bowl/see/get-ready-for-puppy-bowl-xx-

I know several people who have Wikipedia entrees, but really, so what?

6 minutes ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

The TSA is searching for weapons, not marijuana, alcohol, drugs, sex toys, or cleaning solutions.

  or packing dildos

I had no trouble bringing a wrapped dildo through security. I just told them that it was a ski pole! 🤪

So it seems that this thread adds nothing to the question on whether it is safe for guys here to visit Rio! Just stay away from Cubans!

In an archived thread on this topic, a few years ago someone wrote about his poppers leaking in the overhead compartment, with the smell engulfing the cabin. (If my memory is correct!)