Why Do Thai Girls Love Getting Tattoos?

[Acharn]

Thai culture has a long history of tattoos. Almost every Thai guy I know is like a billboard, tattoos on back and chest. Often they are long religious texts or prayers. Some kinds are against disease. In Ayutthaya, they were used to prove citizenship -- and prevent people from evading taxes.

[Acharn]

On 12/4/2024 at 10:02 AM, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

20 odd years ago not so many of them had tattoos. They were still taboo for Thais even among bar-girls and go-go dancers. 
 

There were a few that had sak yant, small designs, baby coverups and a few even had tats on their naughty bits. 

 

How times have changed.

You should get out more. I see it the other way around -- nowadays fewer men get tattooed, but more women, and they're less religious in nature.  In the book Khun Chang, Khun Paen, a monk warns Khun Chang that if he lives in a town they will put a tattoo on him and he will be treated like a dog (i.e., a citrizen).

[JoeRan]

They do it so you fat , bald , out of touch farangs have something to talk about. Your lives are so boring and racist that you have nothing to do but drink and judge others. 

[thrilled]

The average Thai woman will never think about getting one. Those that are what you would call a little wild then yes. Go to a shopping mall in Thailand and you won’t see many visible tats on women. Possibly a few but not many. Go to a bar and that’s all together different

[Gandtee]

More to the point. Why does anyone want to get a tattoo that disfigures their bodies for life? Female or male. A pair of Blue Tits tattooed on a nineteen-year-old girl's breasts will look like a pair of vultures perched over dead meat when sixty years old.😉

[DarthChuckler]

Oh my god! The level of stupidity and contempt so many replies show is pathetic. Tying tattoos to mental illness? Or degrading them for the "job" or lack of intelligence. Shows the lack of intellegence and character of the posters. look around the world. Tattooing is a subculture of life. Why do you have long hair or  short hair? Why do people wear beards? Why do girls wear makeup? Why do guys wear makeup? Why do guys wear suits? Why don't guys wear suits? It's a way of expressing themselves. A look they choose to have.  They're using art on their body. Its's not just girls, as one mentioned for centuries sailors git tattoos.  In some areas it's cultural. For some it's a symbol

 I have a tat. Symbolic of my daughter. Am I stupid? Mentally ill? A p4p girl? No I have it because I wanted it. I like the way it looks

 

 

[maxcorrigan]

On 12/2/2024 at 9:23 PM, BangkokReady said:

 

I heard a theory about issues with self-image leading to tattoos.  It's something like they want their outside to look like how they feel inside.  Maybe they want people to see them as dirty, as they fear surprise or disappointment when people find out what they do.

Youmean like Avatars (sp) then!

[newbee2022]

Not all. Those with brain think first how it looks when 70, or how to remove it if necessary or how to get a job - except as a bar girl or prostitute - if looking so ugly, or see health problems.

Unfortunately this is not only a matter of girls.

But alcohol and drugs stop your brain working properly.

Fact is that nobody looks nicer with an tattoo than without.

[Thingamabob]

In case you hadn't noticed not only Thai girls or night workers have tattoos. No deep reason. It's a fashion thing world-wide.