Do you remember that spring break that you drank one too many titty-twister shots, and your best frenemy dared you to get a tattoo? You wanted to impress that nameless frat guy that was paying for all your shots and roofies, so you decided to get something sensible, settling on a chinese character for hope (as in I hope I don’t catch chlamydia tonight). Then, several weeks later you were accosted by a Chinese intern at work, who asked you why you have the symbol for Carpet Muncher engraved on the back of your neck.
Does this story sound familiar? If it does, I have a tip for you: Don’t get permanent marks etched onto your body in languages you don’t speak.
My brother has a Chinese symbol tattoo on the back of his neck, but he is 25% Chinese. On him, it’s a symbol of his heritage, not a reminder that he was once virile enough to drink 11 shots of Jager. Tattoos can be a beautiful way to express yourself, but they are definitely permanent. If you are going to use body art as a means of self- expression, you should choose something that has some kind of remote meaning for you. If you are getting a design inked into your flesh forever simply for the fact that it “looks cool” then you probably deserve to have “I eat shit” stamped on your shoulder blade forever in Asian heiroglyphs.
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