Really!?! Are Europeans that tacky?

[payney8]

I got mine done by one of the best in Australia. Has won many awards. And is world renowned. Has been flown to the states to do work. Bonus is i know him through family

[ALYKZANDYR]

I will never get any sort of tattoo, or piercing ever. Having such things, ( especially piercings) makes you look unprofessional. Just my opinion, i see no reason to have any sort of symbol or writing drawn into my skin forever.

[Jand3rson]

On a related note, I've been perfecting the design for a pretty-large BMW tattoo I'm going to get for a few years now. I don't really care what anyone thinks about it, either. I've already got 7 other tattoos, and BMWs have been a major part of my life for close to 10 years now. I don't see myself ever leaving the brand entirely, and even if I ever did, it would be a constant reminder of what defines a huge part of who I am. I've made 50% of my friends through this community, and had some of the best times of my life that never would have happened had I not picked up the keys to God's Chariot.

Here's another one I think is fucking badass, and I love that this guy went to this extreme:

[E30SPDFRK]

I will never get any sort of tattoo, or piercing ever. Having such things, ( especially piercings) makes you look unprofessional. Just my opinion, i see no reason to have any sort of symbol or writing drawn into my skin forever.

That's really not that true anymore. There are plenty of "professional" people that have tatoos/piercings.

[b*saint]

Professional stunt man.

[ALYKZANDYR]

My point is that if i owned a car dealership, add company, restaurant, marketing firm, real estate agency, or any business which employee-customer/client interaction is key to making profit, which most types of businesses are, i want my employees looking clean, and respectable. take for example the add firm, if you were representing a large corporation, who is paying big $$$ to my add firm to create your next big add, do you really want the employee of mien who is pitching the add to you to be covered in piercings. no, probably not, it just dosent send a good message, it looks, and makes my firm look unprofessional.

First impressions are very important. Who would you rather buy a new bimmer from, a clean and well dressed salesman, or a man with tattoos all up his arms, and a lip ring?

If i owned any of these types of businesses, i would be less likely to hire those with the tats and piercings. Im not saying i wouldnt hire them at all, because this is america, the land of equal opportunity and political correctness, so i cant discriminate, when hiring. I just would be more likely to hire someone with no body art, that had a good resume on the spot, but someone with body art, id tell them id consider offering them a position, and think about it... forever.

However, in businesses such as a tattoo shop, having tattoos would be fine, you could actually promote your business by displaying tats on yourself that you have done or one of your employees has done.

other businesses like custom car shops, custom bike shops, being a pro scate boarder, rockstar, etc body art is perfectly acceptable.

Im just saying in most business practices, body art is not good to have, but there are some exceptions.

[slammin.e28]

That's really not that true anymore. There are plenty of "professional" people that have tatoos/piercings.

My government and English teachers in high school both had full sleeves. My government teacher had full legs too. Both two of the coolest guys there, and they knew their stuff and then some. I frequently saw them at local metal shows.

My government teachers wife is just as tattooed, and she teaches at a school on the other side of the county.

I'll probably get a lot of flack for this, but I personally have a BMW tattoo on my right forearm. I feel that these cars have defined who I am and my life has revolved around them for the past 5 years. I never see myself leaving BMW, except when I need a pickup truck, and my knowledge of them and the cool people I meet through them will never go away. Hell, at a job interview for a local BMW indie shop the boss man said I may just get hired because I got have that tat.:D We'll see next week.


To each his own though. I love tattoos that have a meaning, not just a buncha crap thrown up there (like the 1st post). You have to have a good artist and a nice flow with tattoos. Tattoos are a form of art, just with a living canvas.


Piercings I'm not so big on, although I do want small, small gauges.
My $.02

[quikveedb2]

That's really not that true anymore. There are plenty of "professional" people that have tatoos/piercings.

qft. as younger generations, those that find tattoos, piercings, and other body mods acceptable move into the professional world, these kinds of things will be come more acceptable in the professional arena. sure first impressions are important but does the phrase "don't judge a book by it's cover" ring any bells? there are plenty of intelligent, educated, professionally minded people in the modern day workplace with body art. more every day, actually. judging someone based on appearance is a bit ignorant, imo. reminds me of racism. i have no tattoos, by the way, only and mildly gauged ears. pretty low key. i also currently work as a mechanic & have previously been a professional chef, both professions are fairly open to this kind of thing.

unfortunately there's no accounting for taste, and those tats look slapped on like some stickers, not a lot of foresight or artistic influence going on there. it just looks like the wearer is repping a sponsor or something

[Pudmunkie]

Piercings I'm not so big on, although I do want small, small gauges.
My $.02

Tattoos can be covered. Gauges... In addition to being the dumbest fucking thing ever cannot be covered.

[slammin.e28]

They close up, as long as you don't go over like 1/2 an inch. I don't wanna be able to fist my ear hole or anything.

[ALYKZANDYR]

Ive seen some of these goth creatures, they might be humans, but some of them im not so sure, anyway a saw one with 1" gauges, and her ear around the gauge was purple. gross.

[slammin.e28]

Ive seen some of these goth creatures, they might be humans, but some of them im not so sure, anyway a saw one with 1" gauges, and her ear around the gauge was purple. gross.

I had a friend with 1 inch gauges and the school we both went to you couldn't have them in so he had to take the gauge out. It looked disgusting. We called them "ear vaginas" Lol...he was a really cool human being though.

[chadthestampede]

So are we gonna learn who this is or what

[Farbin Kaiber]

Start guessing.