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April 1, 2011 at 10:05 pm #101248

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Sherav;84044 wrote:

I have found from my own studies that tattooing is much more sociably acceptable in the USA and Canada than in the UK. I think a lot of it is we have a ‘small island’ attitude to a lot of things and it takes a long time to shift it.

In my experience the UK is a peculiar melting pot. Acceptance is very much dependant on your location within the country.

Within the major urban/suburban centres few people will bat an eyelid regarding tattoos. Outside of that however, acceptance varies greatly.

April 1, 2011 at 5:59 pm #101234

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I’d say that the harder a tattoo is to cover, the more socially unacceptable it is.

But as has been already mentioned, there’s going to be a large variance depending on geographical and social factors.

I’m a juggler in my spare time, and a great many of my friends wouldn’t give a second thought to any tattoos or piercings they encounter, whereas people I know via work think very differently.

December 10, 2010 at 9:36 pm #96039

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oisin;77876 wrote:

my friend has dared my to shave my head then use hair removal crema on the stubble, i said i would think about it what should i do

In the words of Richard Feynman, what do you care what other people think?

I don’t say that to be cruel, but simply to prompt the truth. Why are you asking the opinions of others, when your opinion is the most important of all.

Ignore your friend – if you valued their views to exclusion of all others you wouldn’t be here asking us.

Ignore us – if you value our views over your own, its probably time to take a step back and evaluate what you really want.

Just do what you will and be happy with it.

December 5, 2010 at 6:32 pm #95848

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7 times, for one tattoo.

October 29, 2010 at 7:25 pm #94686

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I like it a lot. The tribal influence is clear, but it goes beyond that into something that’s unique to you.

Outside of that – never mind what other people say about it. Your opinion is paramount. If you’ve got a tattoo seeking the approval of others, you’re doomed to fail, but if you’ve got it for yourself, it’s something you can appreciate for the rest of your life – the rest of the world be damned!

October 16, 2010 at 10:07 pm #94237

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Dammit. I was saving the gold swimming trunks for a special occasion too!

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October 16, 2010 at 9:57 pm #94235

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Yeah – were I back in Edinburgh I wouldn’t have any problem asking my original artist to do what I want – particularly after spending so much time in his company. It just feels odd to me starting out again with a relative stranger, especially when I’m skirting an area that’s so sensitive to me.

Funnily enough I don’t have any problems with exposing myself (or any part of me thereof), I just don’t want to weird out anyone else!

June 25, 2010 at 7:16 pm #89735

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I have no idea what that’s supposed to be.

June 14, 2010 at 7:29 pm #89194

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xxTOPDOGxx;69555 wrote:

Ypu won’t even feel it. The spine is very easy to ink and should only tak a few hours. I know a guy that can scratch that baby out in his kitchen for $250.00. That means you’ll have enough left to buy the beer.

My tattoo only covered a small part of my spine and hurt like hell.

Just FYI – everyone is different.

June 14, 2010 at 1:30 pm #89181

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I’d forgotten about this thread. I never did post up pictures of the finished article.

Here’s how it ended up:

June 4, 2010 at 7:05 pm #88714

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Apostle 228;68962 wrote:

um, you do know that spiderman and ironman are marvel, while batman and superman are DC right?? thats a no no… dont mix DC and marvel comic characters into the same piece! this is coming from an ex-comic book freak.

Nonsense – I’m a comic book freak going on 30 years and there have been many instances of Marvel and DC characters interacting.

Here’s a classic George Perez cover from the Avengers/JLA crossover to illustrate:

May 30, 2010 at 11:17 pm #88484

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It’s easy for me to judgmental but the images you posted strike me as very generic designs.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t use any of them, but as an exercise, try to conceive of a design or image that would appeal to you if you could’t use a design in tribal style for example. Whatever you choose is going to be with you a for a very long time to come, and it won’t do you any harm to take a few more days or weeks to come up with something that’s unique to your own situation and personality rather than just something that looks cool.

May 30, 2010 at 11:02 pm #88483

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It’s been said already, but I’m going to reiterate: both designs are fine, but they have to be bigger!

April 2, 2010 at 7:24 pm #85361

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Aussie_Al;64997 wrote:

Whats weird is after reading this thread yesterday i went to my local Walgreens (Local drug store , think BOOTS or somewhere British ppl) and the kid on the register had a blue polo shirt with a massive forearm piece and nobody cared

Give it a few more years and that sort of reaction shall be the norm rather than the exception.

April 2, 2010 at 2:51 pm #85337

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I’d always be upfront. In the UK I’ve always had to sign a form disclosing this sort of information, and regardless, I’d rather make sure the artist is aware of what they’re getting into so they can take what additional precautions they deem necessary.

If they turn you down – so be it. It should be their decision to make.

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