Originally Posted by
kitsura
Define legitimate.
The only thing legitimate about massage places are probably that all of them are used as a front for special services. Apart from some international chain hotels where you pay RMB600 and above for a foot massage most massage joints just rush through the massage portion so that they can get you to try their special menu.
That's what most outsiders think about the proliferation of foot massage places in San Gabriel Valley. Which is 100% incorrect.
If there isn't a pink light in the window, foreigner better keep mouth shut
or might get beat up for insulting staff.