Korean Spa Essentials：韩国小编跟你说关於汗蒸幕的事
Recently, a video of The Walking Dead’s star Steven Yeun and talk show host Conan O’Brien’s visit to a Korean spa went viral, racking up 75 million views. In the video, the duo experiences the A to Z on an authentic Korean spa as they go through the various spa services, including painful body scrubs, not to mention the hilarious conversations with local spa-goers. From a Korean’s point of view, I would say this is quite accurate, but I would like to add some more to it by providing you a list of essential items you need or things that you need to expect at your historical visit to a Korean spa. Are you ready?
美国电视剧《阴屍路》的韩裔男星Steven Yeun和talk show主持人 Conan O’Brien早前到访韩国汗蒸幕的影片在网上疯传，达七百多万人次观看。在影片中，两人尝试了不同形式的传统韩式水疗，包括非常疼痛的身体磨砂，而两人跟本地人的对话亦同样爆笑。虽然两人在片中尝试了不同的水疗服务，但仍有很多是你还未看到的，你知道是什麽吗？
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SPA HAS FASHION
You might have seen this a lot in Korean dramas, but it’s quite common to see people in Korean spas with a head towel resembling Princess Leia. In Korea, these are called yangmori(양머리) and it directly translates to ‘sheep’s head,’ with its roots from the Korean drama My Lovely Sam Soon (2005). Head over here to watch a tutorial on how to make lamb head towels.
有看过韩剧的，都不难留意到，韩国人到汗蒸幕时会将毛巾摺成羊角形状戴在头上，就像「莉亚公主」一样。韩国人称之为양머리，意思就是羊角头。看看这款毛巾摺法的教学吧。
SPA HAS FOOD
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Most modern Korean spas operate restaurants or at least convenience stores. You’ll most likely find spa-goers sitting around eating boiled eggs with sikhye (a sweetened rice drink) in the resting area. Reasons? Some say it’s to make up for the loss of water in your body, but it became a thing now for Koreans to eat boiled eggs and sikhye at a spa. Also, a banana milk is most definitely needed right before you head out from the spa. Don’t ask me why. We just do.
很多韩国汗蒸幕内都有经营餐厅或是便利店，所以你会看到很多韩国人完成疗程後便会坐下来吃烚蛋、饮sikhye（一种甜甜的米类饮品）。有人指这可以补充身体在疗程中所失去的水分，但其实在汗蒸幕吃烚蛋饮sikhye渐渐已变成一种潮流。而韩国人喜欢的香蕉奶更是spa後的必需品。
SPA HIGHLIGHTS
In case you haven’t watched the video above, Korean spas offer body scrub services where they have masseuses rubbing off your body’s dead skin cells while you lie down on a plastic bed. If you haven’t done it before, you might find it a little bit painful, but Koreans do that all the time when they’re going to a spa, either from a masseuse or by themselves. In fact, to Koreans, going to a spa automatically means scrubbing off our dead skin. If you want to go local, bring a green scrub towel or get a body scrub. Without a doubt, I would strongly argue that body scrubs are the epitome of a Korean spa.
上文提过，韩国汗蒸幕是有身体磨砂服务的，按摩师会让你先躺在塑胶床上，然後帮你揉掉身上的死皮。第一次可能会感到些少痛楚，但韩国人通常到汗蒸幕都会找按摩师做，又或是自己做。事实上，很多韩国人到汗蒸幕的唯一目的就是做磨砂。想地道一点的话，下次到汗蒸幕时也试试这种身体磨砂，又或是戴一条绿色的磨砂毛巾吧。
Having provided these, do you feel more than ready to make your way to a Korean spa? Let us know in the comments below of your experiences with a Korean spa, we’d love to hear.
準备好到韩国汗蒸幕了吗？将你的韩式spa体验写下来，留言跟我们分享吧。
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