Is talking allowed?

In my entire life, I've had 3 massages. The first was on my honeymoon. It was a couples massage. I was in a towel next to my wife. There was snickering and for me awkward. It scarred me for many years. The 2nd was during my first trip to China. The man spoke no English and literally just sort of rubbed my back for an hour the way my mom used to when I was a kid. Just last week, I had the 3rd. This was by far the best massage however it took a turn for the weird about 15 minutes into it. Here's how it went:

Other man getting his massage: "Can you say I want a hamburger"

Mind you it was dead quiet, nice soothing music and he blurts this out of the blue. I immediately wondered if I should just run. But I stayed.

Other man: "Please say I want a hamburger, you know like McDonald's. I want a hamburger"
Female masseuse: blank stare
Other man: "I want a hamburger"
Female masseuse: blank stare with an embarrassed smile and a slight embarrassed giggle.

At this point I'm freaking out. I don't know if this dude is dreaming or if he actually wants his female Chinese masseuse to say she wants a hamburger or if he is asking her on a date. Which if he was is a really awful and random time to ask someone and probably shouldnt' come out like he has turrets.

My Masseuse rattles off something in Chinese to the female masseuse and the two of them start laughing quite loud.

The female masseuse then reluctantly says in a super soft voice "hamburger?" To which the man says yes and then just doesn't respond again. This brings out a very awkward silence where I was literally saying to myself "what the heck?" Because at this point I now wanted to know why he was having her say this. It made absolutley no sense and reminded me of just how different people are and how often they dont' have a clue about social norms.

The normal appropriate quiet resumes for a few minutes and I start to settle down. Jimmy, my masseuse starts to rub my ears and proceeds to pop blood vessels in each one leaving my ears to look like they had chicken pocks.

Then again randomly the other guy says how he really wants to go to China and actually tries to speak a little bit of Chinese. This time no one answered and it seems he got the point and quiets down. I glanced upwards and the two masseuse are now looking at each other and sort of smiling in a condescending way...as though they are saying to each other "this guy's crazy".

I did quite enjoy my massage however I ask, should talking be permitted at all when the room is dark, candle lit, smells of lovely fragrance and there is soft music in the background? I think not at all...

BOB