My parents told to never put anything on your body that won't come off with soap and water!! I sure am glad I listened to them!! Well said Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is so true! As a teenager I was a metalhead and wanted to have long hair, a tattoo, dress with black leather and play guitar like Yngwie Malmsteen. I decided to build my own guitar since I couldn't afford one, and found out I was good at it. I decided to spend money in good tools instead of tattoos and leather pants, and 25 years later I'm a very respected luthier in my country with Grammy-winners artists among my clients.
@Roy Sunshine mental health, just for starters. doing what makes one happy does wonders for your state of mind. not concerning yourself with the affairs of others does too, by the way.
My old man told me "If your not enough without them, you will never be enough with them!" and it seemed to stick with me for the last fifty or so years!
Yes, today's tattoos are simple projection of faults, desired virtues, or the physical manifestation of what the donner wants in his life: none of its necessary, but does a very good job making a man look unintelligent.
A friend's father picked up two of them in WWII, a flaming tiger, and "Lois". Which was strange, he said, "because my mother's name was Eleanor." The only tattooed hide I can think of in my entire family (those born before 1980, anyhow) was on a Navy veteran uncle's arm. He's 80, now--I wonder if you can still tell what it is.
I got a tattoo so that I can always have a piece of my mother with me. Besides, it doesn’t matter if there’s a meaning behind it or not, tattoos are still beautiful pieces of artwork. They become part of you, but you wouldn’t know that.
@@rebekahmoore3570 You ARE 1/2 of your mother so getting a tat to have a piece of her with you is stupid. Tats on women just identfy them as weak minded skanks, like you.
I'm 35 years old and a lifelong metalhead, I sing in a death metal band and I have no tattoos at all, and I dont think ill ever get any cause I just dont need them. you messege is great! hopefully kids will listen to you! keep it up man!
*intense eyeroll* dude, he probably doesn't approve of you either, so you can stop sucking up now. Your skin is virgin, so what? so is my mom's and she doen't feel the need to brag
@Im wearing tights that I borrowed from your mum. is that a bad joke? you should look at my cd/lp and tape collection. You dont need tattoos to be a metalhead, and if u think u do, then your IQ is probably at 75 or under. Beat it
Great video. Riding harleys since 1968, mostly choppers. No tatoos yet. Maybe someday. I'm 70 and my current bike is a kickstart only 1975 shovelhead. Ink on my body is not what defines me. My wife and our 6 kids do. Have a great day. Keep up the good work.
Like you, I started riding in the -60s (Britbikes) and I ran all over the eastern US on a 1970 Bonneville. I followed that with a military career. No tatoos either.
Tattooing for 22 years...Got 2 Shovels a 79FXSwingarm and a Kick only Hardtail I built in 01. I watched both of these vids and gotta say-he has a ton of strong points.-i have seen it all and have insane stories. In 2nd week in Sept. couple friends and I put on a gathering we call Shovelfest at Vets Club in Kingson NH. It's a good get together and the money we make after paying for band and food goes to NH Veterans Home. Winter is making me nuts-wish i was in Arizona twisting tha' Wick
robert Bojorquez Agreed. I got my first motorcycle (illegally) at 13. I've had one or more ever since: Triumphs, a Norton, several Kawasaki, but only one HD. Also, spent 40 years working on rigs every where from the North Sea to the North Slope, offshore Africa and deserts in the Middle East. I never felt the need to get a tattoo. I always thought that redwings and a hardhat said all that needed to be said.
@@sins6768 Character is built by reading books, learning a new language, DOING something meaningful. Laying down on a table and getting some ink doesn't build character. That's just vanity. They get tattoos because they want to be cool or because they're too white and want to give themselves some color (true story, I know that guy). They also want to be different, but instead of being different by being interesting, they're becoming different in the most shallow way- the physical way.
The person you describe Dave it's called a lumbersexual. They are the fake Lumberjacks with the tailored shirts, pants and the Timberland boots, and the barbershop beards. They are all over Seattle.
@@TheRichie213 hipsters to me are different. They wear way different clothes. The Lumbersexual fad is dying out. Don't know how them boys are going to rework all those "Made of Stihl" tatoos. Seattle is funny cause there is so much construction going on with real men that work with their hands. All these urban girls in their 20's don't know how to handle them. The cougars do..They are the women with the big smiles all over their faces..
Hating on trends cracks me up. You are all "hipsters" yourselfs and dont even realize it. Kind of makes me think of Goths and how they call people conformist all the while they are conforming to Goth culture and fashion. Unless you are walking around in classical robes or grass skirts you are a hipster - stop lconvincing yourselves otherwise.
@@nonprophet8829 Is your son not a permanent reminder of a decision you made x number of years ago? Assuming you don't regret having a child, all that's in question is whether or not the individual has those regrets or not. If someone wants a tattoo (assuming we're not talking hands/face/names) then there is no real reason to start with the assumption that they'll regret it later.
Nate River Good point, Nate. Thanks for the thoughtful response. I oft times forget about folks getting a child, parent, loved one, or memorializing with ink.
As a biker with a few tats, as a 39 year old man who has reached a modicum of success in most fields I've stepped in, as a man who loves his mamma, I appreciate this video. I don't regret any of my ink, but I can see now that every single tattoo I have, I got when I was lost and searching. I thought I was defining myself by making a major commitment to something. Unfortunately after a while you heal up and that tattoo isn't on your mind as much and eventually you'll go a week or more without thinking about it. It doesn't anchor you in any philosophy or "remind you" of some life lesson and eventually I always found myself in need of another tattoo, a new philosophy or life lesson to commit myself to and repeat the cycle. What I have now is a collection of tats that tell a lot about who and where I've been since my twenties, and while I'm glad I never got anything I'm embarrassed by now, I do see the folly in why I got them. It's typically a lesson learned through perspective and perspective is typically acquired the hard way. I hope at least one or two people have learned something from a cool Uncle's unsolicited perspective here and there. No Regerts
I can't remember what comedian it was, but he had a bit where he said something like..." I never got a tattoo. I can see myself getting married, buying a house, having a kid, but a tattoo..........that's so permanent." lol.
When I was a kid my Dad had a tattoo on his massive forearm, I thought man thats cool when I grow up I'm going to get one just like Dad's. My Dad said don't do it, you'll never get it off. So... growing up a rebellious kid I thought a lot about that conversation with Dad. Getting involved in music and visual art, I found my identity and realized I didn't really need a tattoo to know who I was. Thanks Dad.
Not having tattoos doesn’t make you a hardworking man. My father is an ironworker and he and every one of his union brothers is tatted up. Most of my sheriff department, including the sheriff, consist of men with tattoos. Same with nurses at our hospital. Not everybody has to be the same.
I'm fifty-one and have worked in the construction and manufacturing fields since I was thirteen. When a twenty year old shows up on the job with a sleeve or neck tat, us older dudes just start laughing. They think the tattoo signifies they are some sort of bad-ass. More often than not they end up being the weakest whiners and cry-babies on the job. True story.
I'm fifty one and I'm covered in tattoos. I have my own contracting company. Some for the best workers I've seen are covered in tattoos. Some of the worst workers I've seen do not. So your statement is only from your point of view... not everyone's.
@@mikeamarath Its irony at its finest because the first guy I ever knew in construction had aneck tattoo, and everywhere else (actually shared the same first name sake). And we had other reasonably solid guys with neck tattoos (mostly writing of names; son, daughter, wife, ect). In my old company we averaged hiring about 300 guys/year every guy after with a neck tattoo was a hot head, entitled, lazy, or thought they were the best at our trade yet did some very shitty work. Safety was the first reason for the proposal to many of them made it unsafe to be around. Also there was clearly deeper issues at play.
I am a former sailor (13 years) and enlisted in in 1973 towards the end of the Vietnam war. I was still in electronics school when we pulled out so I didn't go there. I hit the PI, and other places along the way but even back then I wasn't impressed with most of the tattoos. I told my sons, "I don't know of anything I want to put on my body that I want to wear for the rest of my life." Neither of them got tattoos either and they are well into their 40s now. My grandfather was WWI age and my father served in WWII. :-) I am 67 and I am enjoying your videos. Keep up the good work!
@@Joshua5.13-14 Ever notice how the guy in the room that is calling other people morons and POS are almost always the biggest one in the room. Just sayin. wink
Former Marine here. I have no tattoos. In all the years I served, I can't recall meeting another Marine that didn't have a tattoo. It is sort of a right of passage. Especially if you have been overseas. Like you said, we are a proud tribe, so I totally get why guys do it. However, I always felt that a real man shouldn't have to advertise who he is or what he has done on his body. The real substance is in the way he acts and carries himself through life. Now, when people have gotten to know me a bit and find out I used to be a Marine, they usually respond with something to the effect of, "well now that makes sense." I'm more proud that they can tell by my demeanor and that it didn't require a tattoo. There is something different between you telling someone there is something special about you and people noticing on their own that there is something special about you. I'm 46 now and have kicked around the idea of getting a USMC tattoo for no other reason than to identify myself to my fellow Devil Dogs, instead I have decided a hat pretty much can accomplish the same thing when I feel the need. To each his own. I know some people commemorate a lost family member or some other sentimental reason via a tattoo and who am I to fault them? However I totally agree that young men definitely shouldn't be getting a tattoo until they have truly done something in life that will forever definine who they are. That is something rarely gifted to the young. Great video!
Shawn Kibel, great comment. I was in the Air Force, and have played around with the idea of getting a tatoo, many of my friends went ahead and got them, and encouraged me to also get them. But I decided against it. I do not need a permanent mark on my body, nor I need to show, or prove my worth with a tatoo, if others got them, good for them, I am not an ancient Maori warrior, and I do not need to have the name of a love one tatoo in my skin to remember them.
Shawn, same here, 25-year retired Army E-8 and tattoo free. Many, if not most, of my peers have tats and I've never been tempted to follow suit. I don't need to ink my skin or put stickers on my car to remind me of my service, its fully a part of who I am. I'm not criticizing those that do, I just have the philosophy to always look ahead and always push forward. Its too easy to follow fashion and buy a little instant individualism as it is to live in the past and rest on your laurels.
Same here. Four years in the Corps with a tour in Vietnam and a Purple Heart. No tattoos for me, either. I do wear a USMC cap or t-shirt from time to time and I have the USMC seal on my car along with my Purple Heart license plate, but that's quite enough. Semper Fidelis.
You were absolutely spot on about the political and societal betrayal of the masculine virtues, that toughen and sharpen weak boys into strong and competent men. Men who are savage beasts, but are civilised, and have their deadly capabilities, but do not use them, unless necessary. It's absolutely dreadful how lost and broken men and particularly young men have become in society. Lost and without meaning, value or purpose, and are demonized for their virtues and competence. The comparison between this and tattoos was amazing as well, you did a spot on job brother, keep these videos coming!
@@shankley_has_a_brush btw... one can be a "savage beast" in an intellectual way, forging a new world for your children, its not just about machismo.... 🙂
I used to draw every tattoo idea I ever had on a piece of paper and keep it for awhile. I still have some of those papers 20+ years later. I look at them and cringe at some of the ideas I had, but all make me happy I never got one.
@@billh9643 to be blunt tattoos should hold meaning and be tasteful and well thought out I understand that an impulsive tattoo is not a wise choice something meaningful is a source of pride and nostalgia dont get tats drunk dont use the stupid tattoo book but if you have a life worth putting on paper for posterity I think a piece of it on your skin is more than a good idea just dont make it a memorial to something significant rather than a fashion statement and people who dont approve won't matter.
That's just 100% incorrect. I the vast majority of people in the US and UK do not have tattoos. And of those who do, many if not the majority are covered by simple T-shirts. If you were to have a conversation with someone and it changed your outlook on life or helped you think a different way, or help you through a tough time, you'd appreciate that person. Would your perspective of them really change over just a tattoo?
My friend got "trust no one" in huge letters across his chest, it's the shitiest tattoo I've seen in person, maybe he should have taken his own advise before trusting someone to tattoo that across his chest.
I love tattoos and I am covered in them, and they’re beautiful... but I would NEVER get a chest tattoo, or tattoo on my stomach or neck... they look terrible and trashy. Tattoos are great, but it’s all about placement and finding the right artist. 90 percent of the tattoos I have I drew myself and had my artist stick it on me. They all mean something and I regret none of them.
I have live to serve across my chest. I got it before I deployed to signify what I intended to do. After 4 years of flawless service I got my rate symbols on my hands (us navy). Tattoos are great, but earn them first
I am a 45 year old highly educated black woman from the Caribbean (this is not to brag, just to give perspective)...Thank you for your transparency; you have challenged my thinking. Your social analytical skills are brilliant! You've made me rethink much of the group institutionalized thinking that made so much sense to me until it was challenged, unintentionally mind you, by people like you. Thank you for your courage to go against the grain, because much of what you have said are things I have been thinking, but was not confident about because I felt that I didn't have the cultural references to validate my musings...and then came along videos like yours.
I guess I will never understand how is being highly educated black from the Caribbean bragable, nor how giving sane arguments to a discussion is against the grain.
Skinny jeans, flannel lumberjack shirt, beard with treatments. Tattoos galore, all trying to appear masculine, and a true man's man. I cannot escape the parallels of "stolen valor." Seems like everyone wants the recognition and admiration that comes from years of work and commitment. Earn it! You can wear the marks, but only earning brings out the true look, aura and genuine confidence of one who "is" and not a wanna be.
@@BlueCollarLogic I'm no fan of hipsters, but it was a little funny of you to make fun of millenniums for dressing feminine when ur a fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan who I swear dressed in woman's blouses. In fact most of those dude's in the sixties and seventies were pretty chick like with their long here and super feminine clothes. But otherwise I get your point.
Nuns Of Your Business Not sure I understand where you get your information. I was born in1951 and had no idea who Stevie Ray Vaughn was until about ten years ago. My sons were asking who he was the morning of his death on the news. I guess my blank look was a give away. I look at entertainers in a different way. Their look is a sorry way to get record sales. Often I wondered if the look -- like some shock dress up -- wasn't a cover up for mediocre musicianship? Again that goes back to my first comment. Looks do not make a man, but dress should be a reflection of the man inside. Just like stolen valor. A uniform, with lots of medals do not make a hero. Best line in a film. "Ah Danielsan!" Bravery comes from in here (as His teacher Myagi points to his heart) this (pointing to his war medals) say you lucky!" That scene from Karate Kid is one of my favorites.
When I was growing up if a person has a full sleeve tattoo usually a salty sailor or a hells angel biker that would kill at drop of a dime. Nowadays it could easily be that a person can cook a mean pork roast with a wicked balsamic vinegar reduction
I'm an old biker with full sleeves, and have never regreted getting them in my 60+ years on the planet. And I like my electric start and stereo on my Harley.
Your first video about this subject hit close to home, and gave me a very clear lightbulb moment. "Think of your life as a long and beautiful story." Thank you for that video.
Most do. The folk I have spoken with that have a great number of tattoos have a story behind every one. Many are heart breaking, all have deep scars on the soul involved.
Best funny tat I ever saw was on a strippers ass it was the McDonalds Arches and it said "I'm lovin it" I thought it should have said "OVER A BILLION SERVED"
@Gus Goose so you must have a tattoo right? Because you're a massive Douche. You look like the kinda guy to have his boyfriends name on his ass cheek. You're trying pretty hard to project your masculinity online aren't ya bud?
I am 32 and have a half sleeve tattoo. I got it roughly 10 years ago. I saved the money, selected a good artist and got a well thought out design. I waited a year between when I decided I wanted the tattoo and when I got it. I do not regret my decision one bit. If you’re considering a tattoo I suggest you follow a similar blueprint, and your chances of regretting later will be very low.
I'm a tattoo artist, ex military, and I ride motorcycle, over 50 , my clients are anywhere from 18 to 60s, I really try and tell the younger ones to get smaller pieces.
People are often very surprised that I have tattoos. 3 of them. 1 for the time I spent at the Fort Benning School for Wayward Boys/Airborne School, 1 for my time spent in Egypt and Israel, and 1 for my time spent in Iraq. I designed them all, and none can be seen in a short sleeve shirt. That last bit is the key. They're personal to me, and not some kind of hipster badge of honor, so nobody needs to see them when I'm at a wedding,funeral, or job interview. I've thought about getting another one or two, but I'd rather pay a bill, buy something that can be handed down, or take my family out for dinner and a movie.
good for you for getting inked, but why exactly do you deserve a pat on the back for hiding them? It was your personal choice. Others like them exposed, like badges of pride or just conversation starters. why is your way any more valid than any other? I have one on my back from when both my grandmothers died. my grief was no more secret than my ink, I could very well have it on my arm. I'm no prouder of having chosen my back than that my eyes are brown, because if you have symbolic ink, it's your business if you choose to advertise it or not.
I am sick of the endless conversations that people express to a person the "meaning" of their tattoo. I have experienced a lot and have a lot to tell, but I do not need to tell everyone my stories.
I agree with this completely. With some people it's like you have to listen to their life stories when they talk about their tattoos, but they don't show the same interest in me when I tell them about my memories and life experiences. Why does the fact that you have something inked into your body somehow make it more profound? If anything, it just relegates a person or life event into something banal, and I can say with authority that while I want my children to have fond memories of me, I would be appalled to know that they had my likeness tattooed onto their bodies as a reminiscence of me.
I disagree! I'm going to get a tattoo of Tattoo from Fantasy Island, and Tattoo will have a tattoo of Mr. Roarke, this tattoo will be on my stomach and waist , the place where my post-surgery stretch marks are.. The tattoo will be a metaphor for the oppression of the aged by Snowflakes, and represent the symbolism of out-of-work millenials who spend their money on stupid fucking tattoos of Chinese proverbs that are actually Dim Sum menu items!
After all that talk...i still love tattoos and they dont define me...i just love the artwork...i dont even care if it doesn't have a meaning behind it...and getting tattoos doesn't mean that am trying to seek attention or look like a badass...it is personal preferences...majority of u hate tattoos...some of u are successful and some are not without tattoos but there's a majority that love them,are covered are nice people and are doing good in life so is a 50 50 thing..have a blessed day when u'll read this🤗🤗😉
You aren't too far off. Firstly they are slaves to their own vanity, a huge character flaw. Also it's known that human traffickers often use them to mark their "property" just as a rancher might brand his cattle.
Freud was also an obsessive, effete intellectual who scarcely did a hard day's labor in his life. So take his comments on self-expression and manhood with a grain of salt.
I got two random tattoos when I was 17. Over the years I got tired of looking at them, but more importantly I got tired of people asking, "what's that tattoo", and, "why'd you get that"? I lived with them until I was 49 and couldn't take it anymore. They were a constant reminder of what a dumb 17 year-old I had been. I had them laser removed. Cost way more to remove them, but it was the best money I ever spent. Thanks for the video. You're a pretty smart "older uncle".
Nicely presented video, with clear and concise points. I don't see why anyone sensible would be offended by his views. You've just earned a new subscriber.
I was the wild child in my family. Grandma made me make her a promise, knowing I kept my word when it was given. The promise was not Tattoos while she was alive, and no names, unless it was a BLOOD relative. This was back in the late 70's early 80's. I once called her to my home to see my Tattoo. With great disappointment she agreed to come over. Many of my cousins by this point had Tatts, and I'd become a mom and settled down, so she thought it was that now I broke my word of years before. That is until she got to my house, and I introduced her to the newest member of the family, a cockatiel named Tattoo. The smile on her face at seeing the bird, and realizing I did not break my word made her so happy! I'm 52 and the only scars or marks on my body are from surgery and life experiences, not from tatts or body modifications. I am also the only one out of her 29 grand CHILDREN WITHOUT a tatt.
Well said. I have a few, done many years ago, when I was in the Navy. Each one has a specific meaning. I regret none, but they were earned during a time when tattoos weren't so common.
"Fad: A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze. To be busy with trifles." Just because they've existed doesn't make them not "a fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze." They certainly are especially fashionable these days.
Absolutely brilliant. I really like you channel because you at able to break down these issues so even a simpleton can understand them. I have one tattoo. A small motorcycle themed "in memory of" another motorcyclist who died of lung cancer when we were both 18 years old. I was on two wheels since I can't remember. My father was a WWii veteran and infantryman who survived Omaha beach and fought through to Berlin. Wounded twice, he was patched up and went back to the front. He became a machinist after the war. He was the perfect example of a good father. He helped me put together my own toolbox before I hit my teens. He showed me how to fix my own bicycle and fix and trouble shoot basic car problems. I knew how to fix small engines in my early teens. Before I got out of high school, I had a job and a shop where I started building motorcycles. Vintage Harleys and British bikes. Nothing fancy, just repairs and bikes made to be ridden. About this time, I got my one tattoo. The tattoo guy suggested I get it on my shoulder where it would be covered up by a short sleeve shirt if I wanted. Thanks for that dude, it came in handy during inspections in the Army. When the Iran hostage crisis started, I joined the Army as a Paratrooper in the 82nd. I became a crew chief on first Hueys, then the very first Black Hawks to go into regular service in the Army. Because of my mechanical skills, and dedication to my bird and not wanting it to fall out of the sky, I quickly became a favorite and trusted crew chief of the pilots and company commander of my troop. I mention these things for two reasons. One, how the presence of a supportive father is important to a young boy. Two, how finding something you are good at and people respect you for, is good for a person's quiet self esteem. You feel it inside of you, others recognize it and respect you for it. I was in an elite branch of service where most people get tattoos to show they belonged to a group of a very small percentage of the population. Those tattoos meant a lot to those young men. And they looked very impressive. I never got another tattoo. I just felt no need for it. In fact, now in my senior years, I wish I never got the first one. I have motorcycles in my heart, I am a paratrooper and aviator and I am confident enough inside that I dont feel the need to advertise it outside. I don't think I'm better than those brave tattooed men who do what not many other people have what it takes to do. I'm just a simple man who has achieved many things in life. Knowing that inside is all I need. No disrespect to my Airborne Brothers or motorcyclists with tattoos is meant here.
Seems like every video of yours I start my comment with... WOW! Well, here I go again... WOW!! All women who want to understand the inner workings of the kind of man worth having should LISTEN to your words. This is the clearest description I have ever heard of what makes GOOD men tick. As a young woman I rejected these truths as valid and paid the price with a series of men who were NOT worth having. Took me awhile to figure it out, but I did, through trial and error until I ended up with my husband who IS a man worth having. Pretty boys in tight jeans and coiffed hair are NOT worth having. Give me a working man who has figured out his own worth any day and then all I have to do is occasionally give him that "positive feedback" he both desires and NEEDS (part of the dynamic of the man/woman relationship) and I have a loyal, loving, appreciative man willing to do anything for me. What a joy. So ladies, LISTEN UP. This is not just about tattoos, but about MEN and how they work and what they need and what makes them TICK!!!! Thanks again Dave!!!!
Yet another great straight forward video. Truth hurts the feelings of some and appreciated by the rest. You always say it like it is and that I love and appreciate thank you!
I got my first tattoo when I was 17. I'm 40 now and I have a half sleeve and a few others that are visible in shorts and a t-shirt. I do wish that a few were a little larger than what they are, but that is no where near regret. I earned my tattoos not only through the process of sitting still and enduring the pain, but also by committing to them and living with them. Also, tattoo and tattoo styles have been more and less popular throughout history and have been more and less popular among different cultures and social classes. That being said, along with cave paintings tattooing is one of the earliest forms of visual art known to man. Tattooing didn't spread across the globe, it came about independently among ancient cultures on every continent. Tattoos are a fad as much as barbecue, singing, dancing, and beating on a drum are.
It's a total fad, it will take a few decades though to get old guys who look literally awful with bodies covered with them. You are exactly at the start of the tattoo fad in the 1990's.
@@AM-os4ty I don't think you really understand what a fad is. Bell bottom pants were a fad, wearing pants is a part of history. Platform shoes were a fad, footwear is a part of history. Big hair for men and women in the 80's was a fad, styling hair is a part of history. I will admit that there are tattoo fads and trends, like mumble rappers getting a bunch a face tattoos. Also, mumble rap is a fad, but I think it's pretty clear that rap and hip hop is now a part of history. Tattoos do age, fade and deteriorate with time as everyone's body does. If you get a good design, put in by a good artist and take care of it (or them) by taking care of your self, the tattoo(s) will age with you appropriately.
I have been feeling the way that you just described, but unfortunately I was never articulate enough to put it in to words. Thank you for this bro. You are definitely my internet mentor!
When my friends and I were all 20 years old, they all started getting tattoos. I always warned them that imagine you were allowed to get one 10 years ago. You would have gotten ninja turtles, and now you would hate it. Same thing 10 years from now.
I recall one story from an American Japanese man (w/ native level fluency in Japanese) who asked a girl about her tattoo. It was the 'me & my friends went out' story and she told the 'artist' she wanted her tat to say "Party girl" in Japanese characters. The native speaker informed her that there is no phrase like that in Japan, and her tat, loosely translated, reads as "drunken whore".
@@johnbrady1211 Yes, there are many. The advice I've heard from experienced people (both sides) is to NEVER get characters in a language that you are illiterate in. People have asked for more innocuous phrases and got something completely different.
I got two ridiculous tattoos when I was young and stupid, now I’m old and stupid. I got Eddie Maiden off the Killers album and Sohn Go Ku from a Japanese cartoon. I tell my son often not to get any tattoos. The sad thing is, I was in the Marines during The Cold War and Desert Storm 1 and didn’t get an Marine tattoo, at least an EGA (eagle globe and anchor) would have been something to be proud of.
I think Eddie's last name is "Hudson". I forget the album's name but looks for the album cover where Eddie's bursting from a grave. (Name's on the tombstone)
@@Pynaegan That's the "Live After Death" album, and there is chunk of earth in front of his family name; I can't make it out. EDWARD T. H.....If you google "The mascot from Iron Maiden" it only reads Eddie. Wikipedia claims that it is Eddie (A.K.A. Eddie the Head) "The band's bassist and founding member Steve Harris states that the name "Eddie" comes from the fact that said mask was referred to as "The Head", which sounded like "Ead" in the band members' London accent.[8] According to guitarist Dave Murray the name was also inspired by an old joke:" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_(mascot)
B. Chuchlucious let’s be honest we get sick of a painting or picture on the wall for too long from a master artist like Van Gough little lone what some wanna be “tattoo artist” thinks is art.
I’ve always thought that’s what folks should do. Put the design of what they think would make a great design for a tattoo on a t-shirt; wear it & wait. If it still resonates with you a year or two down the track... maybe then... put it on a newer t-shirt!
My grandfather was in the german navy and while everyone else get a tattoo there, he never got one.....he also was a POW and again...while others got a tattoo in prison.....he not....he also never had a girl in every port of call.....so.....just to honor my grandfather I will also never have a tattoo and I also dont drive multiple tracks with girls.
As a 21-year-old man, I resonate with the message of the video that competence, not appearance, earns respect. Regarding tattoos, my perspective leans towards viewing them as signs of insecurity. A tattoo communicates a nonverbal statement to the world. While I understand medical tattoos, personally, I'm against tattoos regardless of their intended meaning or whether they were earned. To me, tattoos often suggest a person may have faced challenges or difficulties in their past, such as being involved in gangs, criminal activities, or other issues. I've observed tattoos on service members too, and while I mean no disrespect, this has led me to question whether I can fully trust someone with tattoos. My concern stems from uncertainty about a person's mental stability and potential to react adversely due to their past experiences.
20 year (retired) United States Marine. No tattoos. Followed by 23 years as Fire Fighter Captain / Paramedic. No tattoos. As you said, find what you love, excel at it and people will notice you. You don't need to post it on your skin! People at work come to me for advice and critique their work. I am always friendly and helpful. They appreciate my input and thank me. On rare occasions they inform me that I am their mentor. No tattoos needed.
In my 30's, happily married to my tattooed wife. Both of us are respected/respectful people with careers and degrees. To me the people who see others with tattoos as insecure, unintelligent, irrational people are suffering from an inferiority complex. They project their own doubts and insecurities on to others with irrational judgement and disrespect. Instead of judging a person by their character they make assumptions based on appearance. I've met tones of amazing people with and without tattoos but at the end of the day it's usually the tattooed people who will be a better judge of character with open eyes and heart.
@@cobaltgofast lol yeah right. Every person I've met with tats is insane in some way. Btw a tattoo isn't part of a person's image it is thwir character. You can totally judge someone on tattoos
Thank you, very nicely done! Our young men are so terribly misguided today it's a wonder we have any semblance of a society or culture left. Being a man is certainly about competence and confidence in one's self. Self confidence isn't possible when you're forever looking over your shoulder to see what everyone else thinks. There's an inherent sense or right and wrong in all of us that doesn't need Twitter's permission.
I've been looking for that perfect tattoo all my life. I'm now 53 and still looking. I guess in another 30yrs I'll settle for the one that reads "Rest in Peace" . . .
I just got my first tat at 50 years old (2/18) in commemoration of completing my 10th year of sobriety. It's the AA triangle symbol with an image of my HD Street Glide in front of it. I thought it was well deserved to show what one can accomplish when you put your mind to it.
Being snatched from the jaws of alcoholism is probably something to commemorate. You are an alcoholic for life," the tragic life". A tat to remind you of that is maybe the best use of a tat that I could conceive.
Don't head for the tattoo parlour to commemorate anything. Find a tree and carve an inscription in it. What you find important in your 20's will become an embarrassment in your 50's!
W Winterheart perhaps it is. In the UK we have a number of oak trees with inscriptions that date back hundreds of years. The trees don't seem to be adversely affected and you can show your grandchildren. Just an idea for an alternative instead of one day being old and having a blotchy faded tattoo.
As a 18 year old , which has a family of tattoo artists , and just got his first tattoo - i greatly thank you for the advices ! And even though my first one was more like a rite of passage , as to become truly part of the family , i will definitely put more though in the next ones , to make sure they really are a part of me , and not just some random acessory like trending clothes. So thank you very much for taking the time to make this video !
I don't have any tattoos, and when I finally have them fully planned out, I won't care what anyone else thinks of them, or has to say about them, because *_I won't be getting them for anyone but myself._*
I am 41 and have a ton of tattoos. I am completely ok with my decision to get tattoos and I own my own business so I don't worry about getting a job. But I absolutely agree if you are just getting tattooed because of this current fad, its not for you. Good video
Definitely some solid advice in this video, more young guys would benefit greatly by understanding these things. Let me ask you this tho - If the majority of young people are getting tattoos, as you say, then what will the world look like in 20 years? The tattoos aren’t going to disappear: We will be living in a world where middle-aged adults are inked up and running things. It’s a totally different culture than the one you grew up in and like it or not, that’s the direction things are moving. It doesn’t mean young people are stupid, as you’ve called them in this and part 1. It just means different than your generation, just like your generation was different than their predecessors. I appreciate the perspective and advice in this video and I think you should keep giving solid advice. Just try to guard against culture bias and I think it could help you help others even more
I never said anything like 'the majority of young people are getting tattoos'. But the fad is massive. No doubt. Also depression is higher, suicide is higher, and we have an opioid epidemic. The culture IS different. But not better. And those of us with some experience and insight need to point out the mistakes young people are making because nobody bothered to parent them. Okay?
Blue Collar Logic I’m not sure that tattoos have anything to do with the suicide rate. There are many ways that modern culture is indeed better than the past, and in some ways it’s worse, but that’s just the nature of things, and partly based on opinion. But the whole advice for young people part is amazing and I definitely think there is a massive need for that and you should keep doing it - people like me want it, need it. That’s one part of culture you’re definitely getting right - some of the best life advice I’ve ever gotten came from older, wiser people on the internet
@@bonnevillebagger9147 ... Cute how you shit on everything that was handed to you by the people that built the country and the culture ... and when they don't just stand by as you flush it away, you call THEM petulant children.
Blue Collar Logic But things change... Your generation did things that the previous generation didn’t, and most likely the elder were against your ways and probably thought you were lost and doing things in a strange way. The world they lived in was the world they knew. If bad things from the past become a fashion today it’s because some of us like to make art out of pain or traditional things, to mutate. What’s wrong with wearing skinny jeans and a lumberjack shirt? Why shouldn’t we wear it that way or another? I think it’s fine to be inspired by the past to create our own present, but I’m also aware that in a couple of decades I can either catch up with things or judge them because when I was younger things were different.
in 1994 i got a tat for completing basic training and tech school but i don't regret it. but it means something real to me and that's the only reason to have one done
True, I wanted to get one put on my back that had the names of my family, on Another Brick in The Wall type art because I love Floyd and wanted to memorialize my family, but I have not done it as of yet. It would be privet place to put it for the most part.
