New York may finally ban that disgusting fish pedicure

Am I the only one annoyed by all the mistakes that are in these "articles" lately. It's like people aren't even using spell check anymore. I have a 13 year-old niece who has a better grasp of the English language and grammatical context. Anyway, it's obvious that this is disgusting. People really should think before jumping on a lot of these bandwagons.

i hope you volunteer blog because no one should pay you to wax philosophy in all your posted based on half -assed research (probably done from your bed as you say) No wonder Yahoo still has its head up its ass, basing its image behind horribly immature NYC bloggers.

Ukraine forever!!!

Dannit--my point is that this wouldn't be the first time Joanna wrote about something that she didn't actually investigate personally. She didn't have to necessarily go through the process of getting a fish pedicure, but she could have at least observed the process before writing about it. As a journalist, I believe one should at least fully investigate the subject matter before sharing one's opinion with the world, so you don't end up looking like a close-minded idiot. We already have a too many of those types working in the media as it is.

Nice job on the proof reading. That aside, I can't believe people would do this! Yuck!

I'm a master's student pursuing a degree in journalism, specifically editing. This article at least gives me hope that I can get a job upon receiving my degree. Are there any proofreaders left on the Internet?

wooow that's nasty i wouldn't don then again i'm a germaphob but u hav point about the fish thing

WOW DO PEOPLE REALLY DO THAT...

ohhh... that's what it's called, fish pedicure. i never knew they're a mainstream in spas there. i just witnessed those procedure in an aquarium/ ocean parks. i have a friend who happened to try it, she said it was good, but the funny thing she encountered was when an older woman stepped in and almost all of the fishes went to her rather than to my friend's. lol. :D just imagine those deep dead skin being eaten away... just hope the older woman doesn't have any skin disease of some sort. ^_^

Geez...calm down Joanna! To each her own! Once again, did you even go personally investigate the process to see how its done and how sanitary it is? Or, did you just watch Diane Sawyer and form your opinion based on her experience? Do you even leave the house and investigate the things you write about or do you just read what's on the internet and go from there?

Ummm.... what's the difference between that and hot tubs at spas and YMCA's? I'm willing to bet those fish spas are a lot safer than the hot tubs because you only immerse your feet in it. Fish poop (i.e. emulsion) isn't going to spread any diseases. In fact, it's a widely used fertilizer. :)

Going to the spa with open sores anywhere on your body is just asking for trouble, regardless of whether you use the fish pedicure or not.

I think it should be banned just because of those poor fish having to share the same water with people's nasty feet! I wouldn't be surprised if most of the fish in the photo above would be dead by the end of the day. Anyone who's ever had an aquarium knows how easily fish get stressed.

I will say one thing in defense of the fish pedicures. At least their teeth aren't strong enough to make you bleed. How many of you have been cut by manicurists/pedicurists? That really increases your chances of infections.

Oh yuck.

WOW. This seems like it was written by a 7th grader. Sometimes spellcheck can be your friend. I hope you were drunk when you wrote this.

If you need the errors pointed out, then you should just ignore the above posters. Oh, and to the poster that asked if Joanna did it herself: I'm sure she didn't. I've seen people eat raw eggs, I'm not going to do it. I don't need to actually do something to have an opinion on it. I wouldn't think it would be that sanitary to put one's feet in a tub that has had an unknown amount of feet... Then you add the fish aspect. Sorry. I think that's gross. Double gross. And as for my opinion on people that want/like fish pedis: I'm not judging you. I'm just never going on a "spa date" with you.

People rub placenta into their skin and inject poisen into their faces to try and get rid of wrinkles. Fish don't sound so bad to me. And anyone who has ever gone swimming in a lake, pond, or the ocean has already been exposed to fish waste and other people's germs, btw.

Can the above posters please point out the purportedly numerous spelling mistakes????