Fish Massage, Anyone?

There are many items for sale in the Siem Reap night market, but a fish massage was not something I ever expected. What on earth is a fish massage, you ask? Imagine a pool of fish attacking the dead skin on your worn out feet while you scream and laugh because it feels so weird and so ticklish. You sit with a bunch of other people while everyone makes faces and also tries to convince the passersby to join in on the fish parade.

I can't explain what it felt like to have twenty fish attacking my feet all at once, but it almost felt as if someone was poking me in the same spot over and over, or was tickling me endlessly. It cost $3 US for 20 minutes, which was completely worth it. The only problem was that we didn't know how clean the water was and you could almost see the little bits of fecal matter floating around. Nevertheless, when we got out of the pool, our feet were clean and we were happy.