Mina-san, spas and saunas and massages are very popular in Japan and considered a normal part of keeping your body healthy. Is this the same in your country?

I thought Miki was talking about diet Coke at first By the way, how do you say ‘it (literally) sounds like…’? Is there a に見える construction for sounds, or do you just get by with the そう、みたい、よう、らしい、っぽい group of words? Maybe みたいな音 or something?

My friends said that they went to a sauna in Finland, but the Europeans are known for their relaxed attitude towards nudity, and my friends weren’t too happy about seeing lunch meat before noon. I’d say it’s more of a luxury thing over here, for people who are into that kind of thing anyway. I don’t know anyone who goes regularly at least.

Good grammar point today, I wasn’t aware of the variations, and now they won’t throw me off

Alright! I had a Good Japanese day with this lesson! The funny thing is that even after all that, I still didn’t really understand what’s molten about a molten rock bath…still, I’ll have one.

Wait, what is the hot lava bath? It was never explained.

I never really got into saunas, but hot tubs are good. I sweat easily anyway, so I guess the novelty has worn off. =)

Yukiさん
Sounds like one effective way to dehydration.

I ｈａｖｅｎ’t been to a sauna in years. I find hot tubs more relaxing. (My chest just gets heavy with the combination of heat and humidity in a sauna.)