I’m Chinese. And bilingual. Unfortunately over the years my mindset has come to be too “westernized” for my Mandarin approved to keep up with my English one. So each time my Dad brings home a copy of the Chinese evening daily, I’ll half-heartedly browse straight through it seeing intently for crime-related or trashy celebrities news, which are far more exciting.
But a few days ago while lazily flipping straight through the reports, something caught my attention. Right before my eyes was an extraordinary record on tattoos, a topic that is rarely discussed in local media, let alone production it to a tabloid circulated nationwide.
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Being an admirer of tattoos and art form, I knew I had to read the whole report. And I did. Excruciatingly slow though, due to my lousy command of Mandarin. (Yeah, go ahead and laugh all you want.)
In the report, a local tattoo shop owner gave a true inventory of an “inspired” 10-year-old boy who walked into the shop request to be tattooed – at 10:30pm! My eyes popped. Why wasn’t the boy at home in bed preparation for school the next day we’ll never know. The reporter also interviewed two youths who got their first tattoos when they were just 15. One of them has since regretted his rash decision.
I live in Singapore where there are already too many valid rules and regulations. But amazingly, not only are there no rules governing the minimum legal age for tattooing minors, there is also no proper registrar for tracking tattoo artists.
I was totally taken aback to explore this, to say the least. By comparison, things are a lot stricter in the Us. Do you know that in roughly every Us state, it is illegal to get a tattoo in any place other than a licensed tattoo shop? And yes, the tattoo artist must be properly licensed.
Just dream – we’ve (unwittingly) beaten the Americans in democracy and free time proprietary in the most unlikely way! I bet you are surprised, aren’t you?
But is this the right way things should be? So what does this mean for the young and restless who are seeking to get their first tattoo?
Well, my first piece of advice would be that serious thoughts must be given on whether to even go for a tattoo. Think this: agreeing to the American community of Dermatological Surgery, 50% of the millions of Americans who get a tattoo at last want it removed. Yes, in other words, they regretted getting a tattoo.
I am sure you would rather have a tattoo you are proud of, wouldn’t you?
Second, if you live in an area where there is a minimum age requirement and you happen to just meet it, you must first seek the advice of a trustable senior who has tattoos. You should interrogate him clearly on what went straight through psychologically and emotionally as he readied himself for a tattoo. Going straight through this action will help you to construct the literal, frame of mind to go about selecting a convenient tattoo construct for yourself.
If you are underage when it comes to getting a tattoo, chances are you will inevitably regret it soon enough.
Also, seek expert advice from a good tattoo artist for ideas of tattoo designs. Check if he is able to custom-design one for you.
For the record, the 10-year-old boy was prompted turned down by the shop owner. Phew!
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