Dr. Fish

There is a little thing here called Dr. Fish. It's considered somewhat of a "spa treatment" as it deals with the cleaning of your feet. Still confused? Don't worry. You're not alone.

Last Friday I went with some girlfriends to pay a visit to Dr. Fish. We arrived at a cafe, ordered some coffee, and ate some complimentary bread. Then we went to a higher level in the cafe to experience what is known as Dr. Fish. See what you do is rinse off your feet and then stick them into these rectangular pools...full of little fish.

The fish swarm to your feet and eat the dead skin. So essentially you relax and they get a full meal. In my head I didn't think it would be that bad but I've never freaked out more in my life. I froze. I simply couldn't do it. After about 10 minutes passed, I finally said to myself you're in Korea, just do it - you'll never do it again.

So I stuck my feet in the pool for the next 15 minutes and as every minute passed, I hated it more and more. My teeth were clenched, my hands were tight, and my legs and feet were like statues in the water. Everyone kept saying it would get easier and you would eventually stop noticing it as much. But I certainly did not. I just made Jee keep talking to me and I stared out of the window onto the busy streets of Gagnam waiting for it to all be over with. I couldn't bear to look down and see all the fish with their mouths opening and closing and nipping at my feet. After the timer went off, I jumped out of the pool and swore I would take everyone there to experience it. I still hated it, but it's just one of those things you have to try.

Those fish might have got the best of me, but I walked out of there with clean feet!