Tattooed People In Thailand

[tattoodrob]

Well I never liked Tattoos before but finally got a nice sleeve tattoo (Japanese).

Many Thais do have religious tattoos as well (usually done at some special temples)

I do not like to "show" my tattoo, it is my private and personal thing. So I never get a wide feedback from the Thai people. However some Thai friends know it and they like it.

So I am happy with it.

thats strange,you never liked tattoos before but had one done...........do you mean you never saw any you liked but then found one and had it done or did something happen that generally changed your attitude towards them.just interested

just to mention to other tattoo haters who think we have them done to be special etc, well i forget i have tattoos until someone mentions them and a lot of mine are hidden 99 percent of the time so no one sees them....i had them done for me and will have some more hidden ones done for me.....if i did them to be special or whatever then surely i wouldnt have more done where no one else will see them

[Sarge]

....i had them done for me and will have some more hidden ones done for me.....if i did them to be special or whatever then surely i wouldnt have more done where no one else will see them

like the double M on your buttocks, it'd def be a point of conversation, back in the bedroom, with your catch of the night keep posting guys

[Underdog]

some foreigners in Thailand are into tattoos, one can see few shops in tourist areas that cater for this fetish. I don't have any tattoos, never had but I'm curious to know how you define someone as "heavily tattooed". At what point does one become heavily tattooed? Sleeves? Backpiece? What we talking in skin estate, 40%, 80% or more of your skin covered in tattoos? Also were these people heavily tattooed in their own country or become so after emigrating to Thailand?

What is your opinion? It'd be also interesting to know if they face discrimination from Thai society, be it at work, socialising, dealing with landlords when searching for rented accommodation, dealing with bank managers, in restaurants, shopping malls etc...

And some of the orange dress brigade are the most heavily tatooed of them all...

Yes it probably would prevent them getting employment..if they actually wanted it,

Edited November 18, 2008 by soundman
Removed crass generalisation about monks.

[Sarge]

some foreigners in Thailand are into tattoos, one can see few shops in tourist areas that cater for this fetish. I don't have any tattoos, never had but I'm curious to know how you define someone as "heavily tattooed". At what point does one become heavily tattooed? Sleeves? Backpiece? What we talking in skin estate, 40%, 80% or more of your skin covered in tattoos? Also were these people heavily tattooed in their own country or become so after emigrating to Thailand?

What is your opinion? It'd be also interesting to know if they face discrimination from Thai society, be it at work, socialising, dealing with landlords when searching for rented accommodation, dealing with bank managers, in restaurants, shopping malls etc...

And some of the orange dress brigade are the most heavily tatooed of them all...

Yes it probably would prevent them getting employment..if they actually wanted it,

true, seen a few, it looked like they went into monkshood as kind of short rehabilitation course, merit making exercise. But I wouldn't classify them heavily tattooed as compared to pics shown here

[Bangyai]

....i had them done for me and will have some more hidden ones done for me.....if i did them to be special or whatever then surely i wouldnt have more done where no one else will see them

like the double M on your buttocks, it'd def be a point of conversation, back in the bedroom, with your catch of the night keep posting guys

LOL ,don't keep putting ideas in Roberts head !!

[Underdog]

some foreigners in Thailand are into tattoos, one can see few shops in tourist areas that cater for this fetish. I don't have any tattoos, never had but I'm curious to know how you define someone as "heavily tattooed". At what point does one become heavily tattooed? Sleeves? Backpiece? What we talking in skin estate, 40%, 80% or more of your skin covered in tattoos? Also were these people heavily tattooed in their own country or become so after emigrating to Thailand?

What is your opinion? It'd be also interesting to know if they face discrimination from Thai society, be it at work, socialising, dealing with landlords when searching for rented accommodation, dealing with bank managers, in restaurants, shopping malls etc...

And some of the orange dress brigade are the most heavily tatooed of them all...

Yes it probably would prevent them getting employment..if they actually wanted it, but who employs ex cons and Paedo's these days anyway?

true, seen a few, it looked like they went into monkshood as kind of short rehabilitation course, merit making exercise. But I wouldn't classify them heavily tattooed as compared to pics shown here

Well, you need to take a little look at the "tattooed love boys" in the temple near me most foreigners would not tatoo their heads! (but yes, there is the exception)

[Sarge]

some foreigners in Thailand are into tattoos, one can see few shops in tourist areas that cater for this fetish. I don't have any tattoos, never had but I'm curious to know how you define someone as "heavily tattooed". At what point does one become heavily tattooed? Sleeves? Backpiece? What we talking in skin estate, 40%, 80% or more of your skin covered in tattoos? Also were these people heavily tattooed in their own country or become so after emigrating to Thailand?

What is your opinion? It'd be also interesting to know if they face discrimination from Thai society, be it at work, socialising, dealing with landlords when searching for rented accommodation, dealing with bank managers, in restaurants, shopping malls etc...

And some of the orange dress brigade are the most heavily tatooed of them all...

Yes it probably would prevent them getting employment..if they actually wanted it, but who employs ex cons and Paedo's these days anyway?

true, seen a few, it looked like they went into monkshood as kind of short rehabilitation course, merit making exercise. But I wouldn't classify them heavily tattooed as compared to pics shown here

Well, you need to take a little look at the "tattooed love boys" in the temple near me most foreigners would not tatoo their heads! (but yes, there is the exception)

interesting take, so if I read your posts right, some of these heavily tattooed foreigners were social misfit in their original country ..... and they continue to be so in Thailand

[smokeyjoe2008]

I would call this extreme

a step to far!!!

[Bangyai]

I would call this extreme

a step to far!!!

Probably seemed like a ' cool ' idea at the time ?

Likely that his girlfriend ( if he ever gets one ) is not too keen on the missionary position.

Edited November 18, 2008 by Bangyai

[Sarge]

I would call this extreme

a step to far!!!

Probably seemed like a ' cool ' idea at the time ?

Likely that his girlfriend ( if he ever gets one ) is not too keen on the missionary position.

or boyfriend ..... wonder what the petrol station attendants in Thai motorways would think when this guy steps out the car to pay for petrol

[Misplaced]

Personally, I find them offensive--if I can see them. I avoid people with tattoos; I don't know why, but I do.

I tattooed "W" on eatch Butt cheek!!

i tattooed M on each butt cheek,dad wasnt impressed.

What was you dad doing checking out your butt cheeks?

well he would notice them when he was bathing me..............something wrong with that

So your dad still bath you after you got your tattoo? a bit old to be bath by your dad aren't you?

[Sarge]

so a quick recap so far: majority of people do not consider themselves as "heavily tattooed", the ones who do seem to live in farang areas or thereabout. Everybody seems to get along ok (one even makes a bit of dosh out of it), but that's easy in Thailand. However one thing is living in Thailand another is being part of the society (having a stake in it), none addressed this so far. General consensus is how people tend to react when confronted by a heavily tattooed person in Thailand, which same around the world. Finally kudos for the heavily tattooed men and women who have participated to the discussion, they put their face here unlike the one who chickened out in fear. Let's continue with the discussion, at what skin coverage stage tattoo cease to be a fashionable statement and becomes a fetish?

[webtv]

I would call this extreme

a step to far!!!

Probably seemed like a ' cool ' idea at the time ?

Likely that his girlfriend ( if he ever gets one ) is not too keen on the missionary position.

or boyfriend ..... wonder what the petrol station attendants in Thai motorways would think when this guy steps out the car to pay for petrol

[Patsycat]

I'm surprised he's not cross-eyed with those bolts in his nose... and the poor boy has acne where he isn't tatted.

Edited November 18, 2008 by Patsycat

[meow_lek]

Do not believe the old tale that just because a Thai girl has a tatoo she is whore....this just is not true anymore but it would not hurt to be suspicious

What are you talking about ????????? I said that you cannot judge a Thai women just because she has a tatoo , some people are way to quick to judge comments on here, read it again.

I know what you said and on the one hand you deny the tatttoed Thai girl/whore correllation & the next prop it back it up. Yeh I get a bit defensive but not because I'm a feminist but because so many posters (men?) around tv fling casual judgemental comments around about thai women.

[meow_lek]

at what skin coverage stage tattoo cease to be a fashionable statement and becomes a fetish?

You've excluded personal expression and cultural identity from your litmus test.

By the sounds of it you don't have tattoos. You could conduct your own social experiment apply some temporary tattoos and gauge the reactions..

[Underdog]

I would call this extreme

a step to far!!!

Probably seemed like a ' cool ' idea at the time ?

Likely that his girlfriend ( if he ever gets one ) is not too keen on the missionary position.

or boyfriend ..... wonder what the petrol station attendants in Thai motorways would think when this guy steps out the car to pay for petrol

Nothing a little make up wouldn't cover! Do you think he socialises a lot, like night clubs, disco's etc?

[ohobangkok]

This is the Champion But I guess he's not a Thai.

[Sarge]

By the sounds of it you don't have tattoos. You could conduct your own social experiment apply some temporary tattoos and gauge the reactions..

no I don't, as I stated in my opening post; social experiments can be tested by looking at the reaction of Thais (or any other nationality) when confronted by heavily tattooed foreigners as seen in pics here, in mundane occasion like going to the bank, meeting landlords, stepping out of their Thai partner's car at motorway stations around the country etc...

[Sarge]

I would call this extreme

a step to far!!!

Probably seemed like a ' cool ' idea at the time ?

Likely that his girlfriend ( if he ever gets one ) is not too keen on the missionary position.

or boyfriend ..... wonder what the petrol station attendants in Thai motorways would think when this guy steps out the car to pay for petrol

Nothing a little make up wouldn't cover! Do you think he socialises a lot, like night clubs, disco's etc?

It's likely that such heavily tattooed foreigners live at the margin of Thai society (even of their original country), and have little understanding of Thai life and politics

[Sarge]

I'm surprised he's not cross-eyed with those bolts in his nose... and the poor boy has acne where he isn't tatted.

lol I was thinking the same, perhaps the Thais who stare at him can get strained eyes

[popmybubble]

I'm surprised he's not cross-eyed with those bolts in his nose... and the poor boy has acne where he isn't tatted.

lol I was thinking the same, perhaps the Thais who stare at him can get strained eyes

That dude is called Rick Genest, if you google him you can find an interview on BMEzine with him where he talks about his tattoos, he was only 22 when he had his face done.

As for people concerned with tattoos and sagging skin, this guy ain't complaining and he's in his sixties...

[Sarge]

I'm surprised he's not cross-eyed with those bolts in his nose... and the poor boy has acne where he isn't tatted.

lol I was thinking the same, perhaps the Thais who stare at him can get strained eyes

That dude is called Rick Genest, if you google him you can find an interview on BMEzine with him where he talks about his tattoos, he was only 22 when he had his face done.

As for people concerned with tattoos and sagging skin, this guy ain't complaining and he's in his sixties...

cor blimey, does he live in Thailand? imagine the reaction when he strolls on beaches of Hua Hin

[bkkjames]

That guy is straight from XMen

[Sarge]

ok, let’s hear it straight from the horse's mouth, here an interview with Lucky Diamond Rich, a Kiwi who’s a bit of a celebrity. Interesting advice from him in the opening shot of the vid” “my advice to anyone ..... don’t do it ah! .... I don’t believe I’d chose it, I believe it chosen me ....”

[tattoodrob]

Personally, I find them offensive--if I can see them. I avoid people with tattoos; I don't know why, but I do.

I tattooed "W" on eatch Butt cheek!!

i tattooed M on each butt cheek,dad wasnt impressed.

What was you dad doing checking out your butt cheeks?

well he would notice them when he was bathing me..............something wrong with that

So your dad still bath you after you got your tattoo? a bit old to be bath by your dad aren't you?

maybe il start a new topic asking at what age its still ok to be bathed by your dad.....10? 15? 20? in hospital when sick its ok to be bathed by an adult(the nurse) so why not by your dad

[tattoodrob]

so a quick recap so far: majority of people do not consider themselves as "heavily tattooed", the ones who do seem to live in farang areas or thereabout. Everybody seems to get along ok (one even makes a bit of dosh out of it), but that's easy in Thailand. However one thing is living in Thailand another is being part of the society (having a stake in it), none addressed this so far. General consensus is how people tend to react when confronted by a heavily tattooed person in Thailand, which same around the world. Finally kudos for the heavily tattooed men and women who have participated to the discussion, they put their face here unlike the one who chickened out in fear. Let's continue with the discussion, at what skin coverage stage tattoo cease to be a fashionable statement and becomes a fetish?

heres another recap......i know you only started this topic to get one over on your arch nemesis........why not be the better man and just agree to disagree. we could all start topics to create bias for our own thoughts on things to prove our point in an arguement with another member.i like a good arguement myself but starting and controlling topics im not really interested in is a little bit O.T.T

[Sarge]

actually I think this is a valid conversation considering that there a few threads about tattoos and tattooed people in Thailand in here. Being an un-tattooed person if I can use this politically correct neologism, to appease the sensitive minority, I was curious to hear the argument from heavily tattooed foreigners living in farang areas or thereabout. I'm none the wiser after reading posts from the few who had balls to comment here, none brought forward a clear, concise case of their integration into Thai society and understanding of Thai life. I'm not even going to qualify the "nemesis" comment but thanks for the hilarious joke going back to topic, is there any heavily tattooed foreigner who lives in the countryside?

[dingdongrb]

How about a 3D tattoo......

[Sarge]

interesting contribution dingdongrb; this one it's actually a man