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Have you got any tattoos or considered getting them?

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  • 06-03-2021 6:26pm
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    freshpopcorn
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    When I was younger tattoos didn't excite me but a few years ago I was tempted with getting one but I didn't know how I'd feel about it long term and would I get tired of it.
    I also feel like I don't look the part to pull them off. Some people can pull them off better than others and I don't look the part.


    Have you got any tattoos or considered getting them?


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    [Deleted User]
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    No too old now, but do not regret not getting one.


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    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users Posts: 10,527 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    Never had any issues with them but face, neck and hand tattoos are not a good “look”, in my opinion.

    Also, find 20 year old lads turning out with “sleeve” tattoos a bit ridiculous.

    The tide is turning…



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    whatawaster81
    Registered Users Posts: 856 ✭✭✭whatawaster81


    Got one, ended up hating it and spent two years in laser removal at considerable expense getting it removed. Still not fully gone.


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    Bobblehats
    Registered Users Posts: 4,707 ✭✭✭Bobblehats


    Getting matching licks of flame on my forearms when 50 is on the horizon


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    [Deleted User]
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    Anyone who gets their girlfriend or boyfriend tattoo only to split up is a complete twat.


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    Zaney
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭Zaney


    No interest for myself. Never been tempted.

    I know a couple of people who got one in their twenties and hate them in their fourties.

    I know one female work colleague who loves the ones she has. I’ve never seen them.


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    blindside88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,968 ✭✭✭blindside88


    I never really had any interest in them. We lost a baby 15 months ago and I wanted one to commemorate him so I got his name and a pair of angel wings tattoo on my shoulder, I love it and makes me think of him every time I see it in the mirror. We had a baby 3 weeks ago and when things go back to normal I’ll get one on the other shoulder with his name and a nice design. They are just for me and I like the position in that I can show them if I want or hide them if I want


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    munster87
    Registered Users Posts: 4,230 ✭✭✭munster87


    Yes I have tattoos. They are related to experiences in my life. I will probably get more in future.


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    [Deleted User]
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    I have a few..Got them in my late teens/early twenties..
    Kind of wish I didn't really at this stage but shur..

    The trend of people in their late thirties/forties getting full sleeves and extensive fancy work done of the last few years has been fairly tragic I reckon..

    I hope they date terribly..


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    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 8,908 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    I designed a few for friends years ago, and had one designed for myself, but never got it done. Every now and then I think about it, but obviously the urge to do it isn’t strong enough. Had a few body piercings, but took them out a few years ago.

    No problem with other people having them. Not gone on neck/face/hands ones.

    Years ago, I was in the States for work. We had a conference, with a “casino night” with free drink after it. My boss got drunk, and started taking half her clothes off to show me her back tattoos in front of everyone at a blackjack table. That’s probably my most traumatic experience with tattoos.


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    themacattack.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭themacattack.


    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    When I was younger tattoos didn't excite me but a few years ago I was tempted with getting one but I didn't know how I'd feel about it long term and would I get tired of it.
    I also feel like I don't look the part to pull them off. Some people can pull them off better than others and I don't look the part.


    Have you got any tattoos or considered getting them?

    i wouldnt dwell too much on "looking the part to pull them off" as long as its something you yourself want and desire....main thing is to not try and get it cheap or save money,you get what you pay for...maybe print out the design or have it sketched up and leave it sitting in your bedroom on a table for 6 or 7 months...if you are sick of looking at it then you will prob be sick of looking at it on your body...if you still love it then belt away...


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    AlejGuzman68
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    I currently have 26 tattoos, each one represents events in my life. Both good and bad.


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    thesultan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,670 ✭✭✭thesultan


    No tattoos. Don't like them. Not sure why people get Chinese writing on them...


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    [Deleted User]
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    Definitely not.

    Social welfare 'art' always comes to mind when I see them.


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    GT89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭GT89


    I don't mind tattoos in fact kinda of like them but wouldn't get one as there is nothing that means enough to me to get permanently marked on my skin. I wouldn't get a design/fashion tattoo as this would be on my skin for the rest of my life I know you you get them removed but this is a painful, expensive and even at that it still won't remove the tattoo fully.

    That being said I think it's absolutely ridiculous that some employers will judge people on visible tattoos at interviews and the like.


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    GT89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭GT89


    JayZeus wrote: »
    Definitely not.

    Social welfare 'art' always comes to mind when I see them.

    I disagree plenty of people have tattoos and work


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    Sunny Disposition
    Registered Users Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Sunny Disposition


    I think tattoos always look bad in time. Surprised they have got so popular.


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    Gatling
    Registered Users Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Have a few .

    Growing more appreciating of real quality tattoos now especially anything done by charles huurman amazing artist ,
    Anything by him would leave me quite happy
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    [Deleted User]
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    GT89 wrote: »
    I disagree plenty of people have tattoos and work

    Clearly, it always comes to mind, for me. I also won't hire someone with visible tattoos. Yes, that's true.

    But if you want tattoos and pay for them from earned income, go for it. Each to their own.


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    drake70
    Registered Users Posts: 656 ✭✭✭drake70


    I got a tattoo when I was 18. Had that one expanded about 10 years ago. Planning on another one when lockdown ends and tattooists can work again.

    Your age or the reason for getting one should not matter.

    I'm 50 btw.

    Also having tattoos does not state what type of person you are.


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    Montage of Feck
    Registered Users Posts: 3,491 ✭✭✭Montage of Feck


    I've got the plans of Mountjoy all over my body, the only problem is they sent me to Portlaoise. :(

    🙈🙉🙊



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    micar
    Registered Users Posts: 1,876 ✭✭✭micar


    whatawaster81 wrote: »
    Got one, ended up hating it and spent two years in laser removal at considerable expense getting it removed. Still not fully gone.

    Out of interest, is the removal part painful?

    Has it cost more go remove it than it cost to get the tattoo

    Don't have any tattoos myself


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    jimbobaloobob
    Registered Users Posts: 5,153 ✭✭✭jimbobaloobob


    If you have a tattoo and get a suntan does it make it harder to see it? Does that skin tan too or is it damaged from getting the tattoo?


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    GT89
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭GT89


    JayZeus wrote: »
    Clearly, it always comes to mind, for me. I also won't hire someone with visible tattoos. Yes, that's true.

    But if you want tattoos and pay for them from earned income, go for it. Each to their own.

    And on what grounds would you not hire someone if they had tattoos. You assoicate people with tattoos with being on social welfare. I would hire someone with tattoos if they were a suitable candidate for the job on offer.

    That being said if I was interviewing someone for a position and they had tattoos and they came in a tracksuit and appeared to be sent by social welfare in order to show they were looking for a job I would not hire them. Not because they have tattoos but because they are unsuitable.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Advertising companies these days trying to target younger demographics or even just trying to pitch old unexciting product are all using people covered in tattoos to sell their product.
    I approve of this trend as it will hopefully mean young wans will see that tattoos are now approved and accepted by the "Establishment" and they'll cease inking themselves up to the oxters.


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    Filmer Paradise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭Filmer Paradise


    jimbobaloobob wrote: »
    If you have a tattoo and get a suntan does it make it harder to see it? Does that skin tan too or is it damaged from getting the tattoo?

    Some people are prone to skin cancer.

    For them getting a tattoo can be a skin cancer magnet.

    Look it up. Google is your friend.


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    [Deleted User]
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    I have a good few, but only in places I can hide them


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    [Deleted User]
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    GT89 wrote: »
    And on what grounds would you not hire someone if they had tattoos....

    ....Not because they have tattoos but because they are unsuitable.

    Because someone with visible tattoos would not be a suitable person for me to hire. They could be the perfect candidate in every other way and I still wouldn't hire them. Visible tattoos limit peoples options in some workplaces/careers and open them up in others.


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    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,625 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Planning to get one for over a year now.. first I had the money but then came lockdown.. then I needed to save money.. and now that I have the spare cash again..lockdown


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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    None, and can't understand how they became so fashionable. Suspect there's going to be huge demand for laser or any future dye-destruction tech in a few years when the fashion moves away again. And it will.

    Don't judge anyone who has them, except for neck and facial ones that is.


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