Getting scrubbed at a Korean jjimjilbang is a therapeutic , if painful , process . Locals embrace scrubs as a weekly ritual . A special towel scours dead skin off the body . Imagine you 're the engine block of a '92 Hyundai Accent with 200,000 miles on it and your car has been sitting in an auto parts store for years because nobody wants to buy one.
Getting scrubbed at a Korean jjimjilbang is a therapeutic , if painful , process . Locals embrace scrubs as a weekly ritual . A special towel scours dead skin off the body . Imagine you 're the engine block of a '92 Hyundai -- now how would you clean that ?