What is up with tattoos and tourists / expats here?

[Yellowtail]

12 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

See above

Not an answer. 

[fredwiggy]

1 minute ago, Yellowtail said:

 

Yeah, the left's war on the family has certainly taken its toll. 

 

 

Nothing to do with the left. Good and bad on both sides of political thinking, and yes, it also starts at home.

[Luuk Chaai]

On 5/4/2025 at 8:13 AM, Woke to Sounds said:

 Thank Khrist.

 

I only like the b*tches with the tramp stamps but that was in the early 90s.

 

About time these broads smartened up.

 

Nice choice of language and depiction ..       let me guess..    still living in Mom's basement ?

[kevozman1]

On 5/4/2025 at 2:17 PM, fredwiggy said:

Wars, murder, rapes, human trafficking , greed, molestations, robberies, prejudice, racism, animal abuse, children having children with children, tortures, terrorism, raping of the oceans, forests and farmland for profit, thefts, gangs, lying and corrupt politicians , police, lawyers, judges and other officials, beatings, children and adults ganging up 5 against 1, armed with sticks, knives, machetes and guns, under aged children allowed to drive scooters, drug use and alcoholism, prostitution, gambling addiction, crooked land deals, scams, call schemes taking advantage of the elderly, incest, all this and more, and yes, people using each other, although  not everyone, all started with the breakdown of the family, children without positive role models, watching dads beat and cheat on moms, moms doing the same, dads leaving because they're bored with family life, moms going to Pattaya and Bangkok because they can leave kids with grandma and have a party life.

 

That read like an alternative monologue in the end scene of the movie Trainspotting. 

[fredwiggy]

1 minute ago, kevozman1 said:

 

That read like an alternative monologue in the end scene of the movie Trainspotting. 

Might be, but I just answered him when he asked what world problems start at home. They all do in one way or another, as that's where your thinking originates. What you learn most about how the world is ,is from age 0-5, and it's further proven from then on.

[Briggsy]

The last job I had in the UK, almost all of my colleagues had tattoos. They have become de rigueur.

 

As ever, I chose to question things and arrive at a different conclusion. It has been my downfall.

[BritManToo]

59 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

The last job I had in the UK, almost all of my colleagues had tattoos. They have become de rigueur.

As ever, I chose to question things and arrive at a different conclusion. It has been my downfall.

The last 3 jobs I had in the UK (1978-2009), nobody had tattoos, because we were all well educated people.

 

When you state all your co-workers had tattoos, it doesn't make us think it's normal, it just makes us think you worked with uneducated people, and probably fitted in with them.

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

The last 3 jobs I had in the UK (1978-2009), nobody had tattoos, because we were all well educated people.

 

When you state all your co-workers had tattoos, it doesn't make us think it's normal, it just makes us think you worked with uneducated people, and probably fitted in with them.

 

 

Employers didn't tolerate tattoos back in the day. You wouldn't get hired. 

 

2009 is still a fairly long time ago. Not sure exactly when they started becoming in fashion. 

 

Now employers tolerate them. So because people are allowed tattoos in the workplace, they have them.

My IT guy at the last place I worked had a bunch of tattoos. 

 

So your theory is outdated. 

 

You people are dinosaurs who have not adapted your beliefs to the changes in society.

 

SOME people with tattoos are low-lifes yet. You need to pick up the vibe from the person, not the tattoos. 

 

Please stop judging all people with tattoos. 

 

 

 

[BritManToo]

7 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

SOME people with tattoos are low-lifes yet. You need to pick up the vibe from the person, not the tattoos. 

Please stop judging all people with tattoos. 

I never equated tattoos with low-lifes

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I never equated tattoos with low-lifes

 

uneducated, lower class .... slippery slope

[youreavinalaff]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

The last 3 jobs I had in the UK (1978-2009), nobody had tattoos, because we were all well educated people.

 

When you state all your co-workers had tattoos, it doesn't make us think it's normal, it just makes us think you worked with uneducated people, and probably fitted in with them.

 

I've worked with teachers, nurses, doctors, police, to name a few. Some had tattoos, some didn't. All were educated people.

 

Discrimination appears to be clouding your sight and judgment.

 

Then again, 16 years has past since you last worked. Times have changed. It seems you need to keep up.

[Stocky]

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

Employers didn't tolerate tattoos back in the day. You wouldn't get hired. 

 

2009 is still a fairly long time ago. Not sure exactly when they started becoming in fashion. 

 

Now employers tolerate them. So because people are allowed tattoos in the workplace, they have them.

My IT guy at the last place I worked had a bunch of tattoos. 

 

So your theory is outdated. 

 

You people are dinosaurs who have not adapted your beliefs to the changes in society.

 

SOME people with tattoos are low-lifes yet. You need to pick up the vibe from the person, not the tattoos. 

 

Please stop judging all people with tattoos. 

 

 

 

I'd say the general observation still holds true. I work in the mining industry, on several projects globally, and my observation is that the number of tattoos correlates with education level; the fewer the greater the chance the person holds at least one degree. Yes there are exceptions, so it's not a matter of discrimination, rather that better educated generally people don't get tattooed or have very few. 

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, youreavinalaff said:

I've worked with teachers, nurses, doctors, police, to name a few. Some had tattoos, some didn't. All were educated people.

 

Discrimination appears to be clouding your sight and judgment.

 

Then again, 16 years has past since you last worked. Times have changed. It seems you need to keep up.

I doubt this was in England!

Would also point out the police are the jackboots of our governments, uneducated thugs.

[youreavinalaff]

14 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I doubt this was in England!

Would also point out the police are the jackboots of our governments, uneducated thugs.

Yes, in England.

 

Your last sentence proves a point about you.

[save the frogs]

I just saw a middle-aged Thai woman with the words "F*** the ___" something tattooed on her arm. I couldn't make it out.

She's probably quite poor and disenfranchised. So can we let her express some angst through a tattoo? 

Or do we need to judge her?

 

[couchpotato]

13 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I just saw a middle-aged Thai woman with the words "F*** the ___" something tattooed on her arm. I couldn't make it out.

She's probably quite poor and disenfranchised. So can we let her express some angst through a tattoo? 

Or do we need to judge her?

 

After this weird post I think we need to judge you...IMHO

[Briggsy]

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

The last 3 jobs I had in the UK (1978-2009), nobody had tattoos, because we were all well educated people.

 

When you state all your co-workers had tattoos, it doesn't make us think it's normal, it just makes us think you worked with uneducated people, and probably fitted in with them.

 

Ha ha. The majority had degrees. Uneducated. Ha.

 

You may find the tattoo popularity explosion in the UK will surprise you. All and sundry have them. It has become normalised. The UK has probably moved on since you left. When I was young in the UK, tattoos were the preserve of working class men. I think you are still in this mindset. You will find the UK has considerably changed.

 

I am not sure what you mean about me fitting in. I chose not to have any tattoos. Surely that would mean I chose not to care less about following the fashion.