Brooke
I'm almost 18 and for my 18th birthday I would like a tattoo. It would be small and in a place I could hide if I wanted to. Before I get this tattoo that will be around for the rest of my life I would like to know the pros and cons of them. Thanks :]
Answer
CONS
The biggest con goes back to the days when sailors started getting tattoos from native peoples. There are people who think only low class people get tattoos. Fortunately that attitude is fading, but it will never fully go away. For women there is that phrase tramp stamp.
You do have to avoid getting certain areas tattooed (hands, face, neck) because they cannot be easily covered if work or other situations calls for it.
If you get a tattoo because getting a tattoo is trendy, you are more likely to regret it later. Same holds true if the tattoo subject is trendy.
No matter what the meaning, subject, or reason for getting a tattoo some people will regret getting a tattoo.
NEITHER PRO OR CON
Your tattoo will be saggy and wrinkly when you are 70, 80, 90, etc. This arguement is akin to someone saying, "I'd like to go back to school, but I'd be XX years old when I graduate.". Really and how old will you be in 4 years if you don't to back to school? Okay, yeah, so what. My skin will be old and wrinkly when I'm 70, 80, 90, etc anyway. You can not make every decision based on what will be when you are elderly.
PROS
It's a relatively safe risk. (Excluding homemade tattoos or from dirty shops.) You might get a local infection even with the best of everything. Still it's not a life-threatening thing if done properly. (Yeah, there are always exceptions to the rule.) You go through some pain but it won't kill you. And despite their popularity, you will stand apart because you choose to have a tattoo.
People from every walk of life have tattoos. Yes that includes Doctors, Lawyers, politicians, and members of the clergy.
A tattoo can hold deep personal meaning. Or you can get one because you like the image. I have both types of tattoos.
A tattoo can be tiny or cover your entire body.
People with tattoos do not care that you don't have tattoos.
A tattoo can lead to a great conversation about tattoos and why the participants in the conversation have tattoos.
A tattoo can be shown off or kept private.
The design can be conservative or wild and funky.
You can regret the things you don't do as much as some of the things you have done.
A well-done tattoo is a thing of beauty.
OTHER
This is a decision only you can make. Don't get a tattoo, or not get a tattoo, based on what anyone here says.
If you decide not to get a tattoo now, you can easily choose to get one later. The reverse is not true.
CONS
The biggest con goes back to the days when sailors started getting tattoos from native peoples. There are people who think only low class people get tattoos. Fortunately that attitude is fading, but it will never fully go away. For women there is that phrase tramp stamp.
You do have to avoid getting certain areas tattooed (hands, face, neck) because they cannot be easily covered if work or other situations calls for it.
If you get a tattoo because getting a tattoo is trendy, you are more likely to regret it later. Same holds true if the tattoo subject is trendy.
No matter what the meaning, subject, or reason for getting a tattoo some people will regret getting a tattoo.
NEITHER PRO OR CON
Your tattoo will be saggy and wrinkly when you are 70, 80, 90, etc. This arguement is akin to someone saying, "I'd like to go back to school, but I'd be XX years old when I graduate.". Really and how old will you be in 4 years if you don't to back to school? Okay, yeah, so what. My skin will be old and wrinkly when I'm 70, 80, 90, etc anyway. You can not make every decision based on what will be when you are elderly.
PROS
It's a relatively safe risk. (Excluding homemade tattoos or from dirty shops.) You might get a local infection even with the best of everything. Still it's not a life-threatening thing if done properly. (Yeah, there are always exceptions to the rule.) You go through some pain but it won't kill you. And despite their popularity, you will stand apart because you choose to have a tattoo.
People from every walk of life have tattoos. Yes that includes Doctors, Lawyers, politicians, and members of the clergy.
A tattoo can hold deep personal meaning. Or you can get one because you like the image. I have both types of tattoos.
A tattoo can be tiny or cover your entire body.
People with tattoos do not care that you don't have tattoos.
A tattoo can lead to a great conversation about tattoos and why the participants in the conversation have tattoos.
A tattoo can be shown off or kept private.
The design can be conservative or wild and funky.
You can regret the things you don't do as much as some of the things you have done.
A well-done tattoo is a thing of beauty.
OTHER
This is a decision only you can make. Don't get a tattoo, or not get a tattoo, based on what anyone here says.
If you decide not to get a tattoo now, you can easily choose to get one later. The reverse is not true.
Can anyone translate this tattoo?? Is it Japanese?
frankeinc
You can find the photo of the symbols in question at:
http://profiles.yahoo.com/frankeinc
If you can translate them please let me know! Thanks!
FYI from what I gather they are reversed due to the camera. Thanks!
Answer
I'm sorry to tell you that spookysickness is right!!
ä¿¡ = shin = truth; faith; fidelity; sincerity; trust; confidence; reliance; devotion
Which is very nice, except that your kanji has a bit missing!
http://rut.org/cgi-bin/j-e/FG=r/jap/%BF%AE?TR
for a better image.
å© = ba / ba-ba = old woman / hag
which is NOT very nice - although even THAT image isn't perfect...!
http://rut.org/cgi-bin/j-e/FG=r/jap/%C7%CC?TR
Maybe it means "trust in elderly women"??!!
You know, it's possible that you might get a better response if you said that it was Chinese ... the 2 languages have very similar characters, all stemming from ancient Chinese characters, but there are a lot of variations! As my Japanese husband insisted that 'shin - ba' was the only Japanese interpretation for it, maybe they're really Chinese?
I recommend asking this question under the travel - Asia Pacific - China category. Or in Languages but specifying that it MIGHT be Chinese.
Who-ever did those tattoos was obviously not Japanese ... unless his hand slipped!!
I'm sorry to tell you that spookysickness is right!!
ä¿¡ = shin = truth; faith; fidelity; sincerity; trust; confidence; reliance; devotion
Which is very nice, except that your kanji has a bit missing!
http://rut.org/cgi-bin/j-e/FG=r/jap/%BF%AE?TR
for a better image.
å© = ba / ba-ba = old woman / hag
which is NOT very nice - although even THAT image isn't perfect...!
http://rut.org/cgi-bin/j-e/FG=r/jap/%C7%CC?TR
Maybe it means "trust in elderly women"??!!
You know, it's possible that you might get a better response if you said that it was Chinese ... the 2 languages have very similar characters, all stemming from ancient Chinese characters, but there are a lot of variations! As my Japanese husband insisted that 'shin - ba' was the only Japanese interpretation for it, maybe they're really Chinese?
I recommend asking this question under the travel - Asia Pacific - China category. Or in Languages but specifying that it MIGHT be Chinese.
Who-ever did those tattoos was obviously not Japanese ... unless his hand slipped!!
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