When your pedicurist is a fish

When your pedicurist is a fish – International Herald Tribune

Sorry, I don’t know if it’s just me, but as someone who’s never had a pedicure in all my life – this would make me think about it. Because it’s just so freaking hilarious! From the article:

Customer Patsy Fisher, 42, admitted she was nervous as she prepared for her first fish pedicure. But her apprehension dissolved into laughter after she put her feet in the tank and the fish swarmed to her toes.

“It’s a little ticklish, actually,” she said.

Ho said the hot water in which the fish thrive doesn’t support much plant or aquatic life, so they learned to feed on whatever food sources were available — including dead, flaking skin. They leave live skin alone because, without teeth, they can’t bite it off.

There you have it: the fish pedicure. Somewhere between the beautician’s dream, and everyone’s nightmares.