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Does everyone have tattoos nowadays?

Ally Dick

Just looking at people on First Dates and other shows on telly? Does everyone have tattoos nowadays? Is it a young persons thing? What is the appeal. Maybe I am old fashioned, but I think they look disgusting

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Dirty Dingus McGee

Mr.S wrote: »

Silly attitude imo.

I love the argument of "but its going to look wrinkly in 20/30 years", do you really live your life in such a way that that you worry about 30 years in the future!?

Fair enough but you get a tattoo and it's there for life all other fashion choices are temporary.

People do think about the future when they make decisions, that's a fiarly normal thing.

Sofiztikated

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Who cares about me doing research into whether my claim was true or not, it's a fairly trivial subject being discussed on an internet forum not a debate in the Dáil.

Also if 36% of people in general have tattoo's then it's a reasonable to say that adults under 30 are far more likely to have tattoo than those above 30 and therefore my claim that the majority under 30 have tattoo's is probably true.

Use of mayonnaise in America has increased since 2000 - now. Divorce rates have dropped in America in the same date. I could say that mayonnaise results in couples staying together.

Neames

Each to their own.

I don't have any myself, but I like tattoos on some people.

Personal taste really .....

Lau2976

I love tattoos, I have a number of them, started when I was 17 and haven't any regretted yet. OH has a number of tattoos too, including a full sleeve. We both hang around with "artsy" people so I suppose tattoos would be seen as more common place among us, but I know plenty of people my age (mid 20's) without tattoos who don't like them.

NIMAN

I often wonder if the current trend for getting very visible tatts on places such as the hands or the neck, will seem like a wise idea in the future?

But as long as you're an adult, its your own call.

But agree that people are very easily swayed into following fashion.
The big trend for oiled down, swept over haircuts like you'd see on an accountant in 1970, Hitler like, if you'd done that yourself before Becks and some Hollywood star done it, you'd be laughed out of town.

If you'd grown a beard about 4 years ago, same thing.

But as soon as some cool celeb does it, then its all ok to do it.

I mean if I wear big flared jeans into work on Monday, the place will p1ss themselves laughing....but if Tom Hardy started wearing them, you can guarantee all the sheep would think they are great.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Use of mayonnaise in America has increased since 2000 - now. Divorce rates have dropped in America in the same date. I could say that mayonnaise results in couples staying together.

What are you on about in fairness.

It's fairly obvious that younger people are more likely to have tattoo's , it is not that great a leap to make based on anecdotal evidence we see everyday.

Sofiztikated

They are more likely, yes. But I'm challenging your majority statement.

I know more 30 - 40 year olds, and quite a few have tattoos. Does that mean the majority of 30 - 40 year olds have tattoos? No.

Anyway, OP was talking about First Dates. Cookie cutter TV, that is made by numbers. Each person was selected to appeal to a particular demographic.

pablo128

I don't mind them on other people but not a hope in hell will I ever have one myself. It stems from being a teenager, and getting nicked for something I (we) didn't do. The nice Gardai were screaming in our faces as they kicked lumps out of us. One of the lads had a tattoo and they were whooping in his face telling him he was fcuked now, a picture of his tattoo would be going on file and he wouldn't be able to piss for the rest of his life without them knowing. Then they threw us into an unheated cell in our underwear and it was snowing outside.

It was so satisfying to go back and watch them tear up all the photo's and fingerprints they took of us when we could prove we hadn't done anything wrong. Bastards.

[Deleted User]

I like them, some of them. Every now and then I decide that I'm definitely getting one but then I chicken out. Some people have very well done pieces and I can't help but stare at them. Others have some feckin awful looking yokes.

Jim Bob Scratcher

Couldn't agree more OP, tattoos look **** and cheap

Wibbs

Never saw the appeal TBH. Still don't. Then again I'm not 22. I knew only two or three people that had them when I was growing up. Maybe they were popular in other circles? Whatever floats your boat I say and I've seen the odd one I thought impressive in quality. Multiple tats of differing styles looks odd to me TBH. Those ones with names? ugh. BUt they're not done for me, so play ball...

Roark

NIMAN wrote: »

They are like beards, meant to make you hip and stand out from the crowd, but in the end it just makes you the same as everyone else.

This is bollocks imo. Certain beard styles can definitely enhance a mans appearance, while there are others that do the opposite.

Same thing with tattoos, hats, clothes and whatever else. The only difference with a tattoo is that you have to be more careful because you are more or less stuck with it.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

like Starland Vocal Band.

I have very seriously considered getting that one but it'd have to be somewhere that doesn't see the light of day much. For every one person who got it....

Jim Bob Scratcher

Tattoos look very knackesish, i feel sorry for anyone who has one. Do you not realise how silly you will look in a few years time with your wrinkled up skin

the evasion_kid

Seems that way and beards too....In they're quest to be "different"

Malari

I don't like ones that are in cursive italics with 'inspirational' messages. Or faces, or huge sleeve ones.

I've seen the odd, very small abstract design ones that look alright. In general they are not my thing.

Lone Stone

I feel like i stand out now because i dont have tattoo's

stampydmonkey

NIMAN wrote: »

I mean if I wear big flared jeans into work on Monday, the place will p1ss themselves laughing....but if Tom Hardy started wearing them, you can guarantee all the sheep would think they are great.

Skinny jeans time is over....It's time for flares to rise again

antodeco

I'd love to get the views of the people in the tattoos and piercings form. To make an educated debate as oppose to most here saying they them.

My OH has around 14 including a sleeve. She loves them. I have 6, all hidden. Out and about you'd never know I'd have them, but topless, you would.

Do people hate them? Of course. It's their right.
Do people hate peanut butter? Of course.

Do people who have tattoos like peanut butter? Of course.

Everyone likes things that others hate. Everyone's hates things that others like.

If it ain't harming anyone, then let it be. Opinions are just that. Opinions. Unfortunately, people sometimes use opinions to mock others,as oppose to accept differences.

schizo1014

Its one thing getting a tattoo for life but I'd rather that than be small minded for the rest of my life. Tattos are great I think and when done right can be a great form of self expression, just like when the op feels the need to announce to the forum that he/she is disgusted by them. Each to there own like but if your disgusted by a piece of art on skin then it's not down to being old fashioned it's more to do with ya being a boring aul sod :rolleyes:

NIMAN

Roark wrote: »

This is bollocks imo. Certain beard styles can definitely enhance a mans appearance, while there are others that do the opposite.

Same thing with tattoos, hats, clothes and whatever else. The only difference with a tattoo is that you have to be more careful because you are more or less stuck with it.

My point is that 10 years ago, a man with a beard stood out from the crowd.

Now there are so many beards around, despite the fact that if 4 years ago if you had asked a bearded hipster what he thought of them, he would have said never. But as soon as someone cool starts the trend, all belief goes out the window and the sheep must have them.

I am not saying beards are ugly. Just that they dont separate you from the masses.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

antodeco wrote: »

I'd love to get the views of the people in the tattoos and piercings form. To make an educated debate as oppose to most here saying they them.

My OH has around 14 including a sleeve. She loves them. I have 6, all hidden. Out and about you'd never know I'd have them, but topless, you would.

Do people hate them? Of course. It's their right.
Do people hate peanut butter? Of course.

Do people who have tattoos like peanut butter? Of course.

Everyone likes things that others hate. Everyone's hates things that others like.

If it ain't harming anyone, then let it be. Opinions are just that. Opinions. Unfortunately, people sometimes use opinions to mock others,as oppose to accept differences.

IME people who hate tattoos are far far more bothered and annoyed by the existence and (what they imagine are) motivation of people with tattoos than people with tattoos are bothered by their negative opinion. Leave them off to have their scowl, nobody with tattoos cares what they think and it's a useful eejit filter

Mister Vain

Lone Stone wrote: »

I feel like i stand out now because i dont have tattoo's

Me too. They're all too common now. Although I must admit I think tattoos on a woman's back can look very sexy. I don't like them anywhere else.

pablo128

There are some spectacularly stupid ones out there though. I know someone who has one of a Smurf smoking a joint. It might have been hilarious at the time but 25 years on it looks sh1t.

bodice ripper

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote:

Tattoos look very knackesish, i feel sorry for anyone who has one. Do you not realise how silly you will look in a few years time with your wrinkled up skin

Perhaps I am a bit knackerish? Truth in advertising.

wakka12

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Tattoo's are extremely commonplace now much more so than in the past.I'd say the majority of people under 30 have a tattoo now which was not the case in the past.

well i have news for you
the majority do not

wakka12

Also I don't understand the animosity toward tatoos. It reminds me of the way people talk about obese people like theyre an eyesore that you shouldn't have to suffer looking at
If somebody's appearance annoys you, for what reason I don't know, just ignore it as its none of your business
Its not anybody else's job to looking appealing to you

Penny Tration

For those saying it'll look awful in 30 years -

Look, you can hate my tattoos, and that's grand.

However, do you not think I haven't considered the ageing process?

I know they'll look awful when I'm older. I also know I'll look awful when I'm older anyway, cause wrinkly aul ones aren't attractive anyway.

So I got them done in places where the skin stretches and wrinkles the least, and where they're all easily hidden by wearing clothes.

But yeah, I'm gonna look terrible when I'm 60+ anyway, so may as well enjoy my tattoos now while I'm still a ride.

jonnny68

Each to their own, i love most tattoos, some are cheesy looking but some are just stunning.

freshpopcorn

Penny Tration wrote: »

For those saying it'll look awful in 30 years -

Look, you can hate my tattoos, and that's grand.

However, do you not think I haven't considered the ageing process?

I know they'll look awful when I'm older. I also know I'll look awful when I'm older anyway, cause wrinkly aul ones aren't attractive anyway.

So I got them done in places where the skin stretches and wrinkles the least, and where they're all easily hidden by wearing clothes.

But yeah, I'm gonna look terrible when I'm 60+ anyway, so may as well enjoy my tattoos now while I'm still a ride.

I think tattoos are horrible in general. I did have a small phase when I liked them but I know now for certain I don't like them that doesn't mean I've an issue with them on somebodies body tough. I just don't think they look nice.
I'd have the same opinion about The Renault Megane 11.