Perhaps. I would hope so. But for me, who only wants the massage, and can well do without paying for all the ambience, I could try out 10 different masseuses for the price of one of the high price sort. Then I will stick with her and save 90% every time.
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And it usually does not require trying 10 of them. I've often got it right on the first or second try. Albeit, there have been a couple of occasions where I had to go through 5 or 6 of them. And on those occasions, I tried pricier places, hoping for better results, but only got average quality for more. Albeit, they weren't horrible.
Well if you go to the places with the cute girls out front, where you are always going to be offered a happy ending, then what do you expect? That rarely happens at a legitimate shop, as it is usually the cute girls that give that sort of massage. A good shop will not hire girls who have not had the full-on training in Wat Po medical massage.
I would hope that is true. But I suspect sometimes just knowing the person who is hiring, or having an "in" through family/friends would count for more. Not to mention the possiblity of kickbacks being sometimes involved. Also, I would think that some knowledge of English would count for something, as well. People with big money like to be understood.
I agree. It is obviously worth it for many people, or they would not pay it. But then again, how many people go to a fancy resort, with a beach, top restaurant, entertainment, etc, right there, and arriving straight from the airport, get to the resort, and never leave the grounds for the week they are there?
I know people who would never consider going to Thailand, Mexico, or any 3rd world destination, unless they were assured of that sort of luxury resort, never-leave-the-grounds experience. They DO NOT want to rub shoulders with the "grubby" masses!