Tattooed People In Thailand

[Sarge]

his & hers

[dingdongrb]

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

I'm glad you indicated the sex or I would not have had a clue...

Now I wonder, where do these people work at (beside the occasional tattoo parlor), and who in the hel_l hires them? Hmmmmmmmm

Here's a pic I found that made me laugh... I can just imagine replacing the clown with one of these tattoo'd folks.... (I think I would be selecting a new Dr.)

[bkkjames]

BTW, interesting (if not funny) thread in the Pattaya news clipping section about two guys who got in a bust up over their tattoos.

Worth a quick read.

[pacovl46]

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...

Well, I see lots of Thais with lots of tattooes, but i'm not sure if they are discriminated because of it. I just know that lots of Thai motorbike gangs use lots of tattoes and they are certainly frowned upon.

But in general I'd say one or two tattoes are not necessarily a reason to be discriminated in Thailand.

[november222]

Men with lots of tattoos do look like thugs/criminals.

But i also think the same everytime i hear a scouse accent. shockin' talk la'

[junki3korean]

i love ink! heres my latest in chiang mai but not finished

[girlx]

just out of curiousity, why would you get a dragon, when every other person in thailand (pehaps the world) has a dragon tattoo?

[junki3korean]

just out of curiousity, why would you get a dragon, when every other person in thailand (pehaps the world) has a dragon tattoo?

Dragon......everyone has dragons tatted on them i do know this...but my dad was born in 1952 which makes him year of the dragon......if you see my whole arm i`ve got his name in chinese characters on the otherside....and the date he past away....so I put a dragon next to his name as a addition to my whole left arm dedicated to him is that a valid excuse?? lol

I also did it in the most painfullest place... under my armpits..... just so my dragon gets more respect then others hehehehe!

[Sarge]

Well, I see lots of Thais with lots of tattooes, but i'm not sure if they are discriminated because of it. I just know that lots of Thai motorbike gangs use lots of tattoes and they are certainly frowned upon.

But in general I'd say one or two tattoes are not necessarily a reason to be discriminated in Thailand.

none has issue with the odd tattoo, generally hidden form view. What we're discussing here is foreigners living in Thailand who are heavily tattooed, say 50% up of their body skin. Tattoos that can be seen even when fully clothed, in places like face, neck, hands and shaved head etc... you say that heavily tattooed Thais in motorbike gangs are frowned upon; imagine then heavily tattooed foreigners in motorbikes ....

it's good to see junki3korean sharing his experience with us, and consideration about tattoos aside, any parent would be impressed if their son or daughter would tattoo his/her name, as junki3korean did

Edited November 23, 2008 by Sarge

[Sarge]

ok a bit of light hearted banter, how would you call someone who tattoos her/his shaven head like this?

[junki3korean]

omg....there dicks on her head....

[think_too_mut]

In Japan, since July 1. 2008. people with tatoos are banned from public pools. Any tatoos.

If one enters with a shirt and later reveals his/her tatoos, officers have a mandate to remove the person from the venue.

Edited November 23, 2008 by think_too_mut

[dingdongrb]

Then you got the extremes who want to mix the piercings with the tattoos.....Hmmmmmmmm

[aehn]

I would call this extreme

This dude was the silent, non-existing dude during his school years, no one even remembered him.

Nowdays it is payback time from those horrible years when no one noticed him, dam_n, I WANNA BE SOMEBODY!! LOOK AT ME, dam_n IT, LOOK AT ME!

[girlx]

Dragon......everyone has dragons tatted on them i do know this...but my dad was born in 1952 which makes him year of the dragon......if you see my whole arm i`ve got his name in chinese characters on the otherside....and the date he past away....so I put a dragon next to his name as a addition to my whole left arm dedicated to him smile.gif is that a valid excuse?? lol

ah ok, no offense meant, especially when it is in memory of someone. i am also the year of the dragon btw.

[junki3korean]

Dragon......everyone has dragons tatted on them i do know this...but my dad was born in 1952 which makes him year of the dragon......if you see my whole arm i`ve got his name in chinese characters on the otherside....and the date he past away....so I put a dragon next to his name as a addition to my whole left arm dedicated to him smile.gif is that a valid excuse?? lol

ah ok, no offense meant, especially when it is in memory of someone. i am also the year of the dragon btw.

none taken Mai pen Rai....

I do see alot of people with dragons though....

[CWMcMurray]

that's your experience and it's good you share it with us. One point worth expanding on, about people who heavily tattoo themselves, say at young age, and then regretting it later on in the years. Why is it? Could that be because they faced ostracism and prejudice for years? Dunno, just asking...

Don't necessarily regret it (still like my tats), but sometimes it can be a pain having to wear long sleeve shirts at all business functions...

Most times not a big deal, normally have to wear shirt and tie at work, but on Sat (casual day at the office) or if we have a social outing for work then I still have to wear the long sleeve polo and long pants.

[junki3korean]

Could i see some of you TV members tattoos??

[popmybubble]

Here's one of mine...

[a2396]

Anyone know if tatoos on Thai women have any gang related significance or other "badges of ownership".

[bina]

husband has san yat on one arm and a large tattoo on all of his back: a dragon creature with a cat underneath... done the old fashioned thai way by a monk... attracts attention here on the beach but he is dark so its not so visible. he says that he wouldnt do it now if he had the chance but at the time it seemed a good idea.

his father is a hunter and is covered in san yat all over his body and goes mostly almost naked *just with a patuung or whatever its called for the guys' cloth wrap* . he goes hunting with a machete, a gun, his dogs, and barefoot.

my daughter (not thai) took a thai type dragon from a ramakaien story book in thai and got it tattooed on her right shoulder blade and the next year did a lotus on lower back... both look beautiful and in proportion...in israel tattooes are problematic in it is against the jewish religion to be tattooed. that is why so many that 'find religioun' do laser surgery to remove their tattoos. however there are some very good tattoo artists here, world reknown (saw them in a tattoo book).

thai women that want a san yat tattoo can do them in sesame oil ink or something of that sort so that the tattoo is almost not visible. not talking garfields and hearts here, but the pali stuff.

[bina]

the pic itself was supposed to show up ; dont know what happened.... his arms and back are covered but faded... its all protection against knives, gun, and fangs of wild animals...

heres' tattoo story for u all: we got a phone call about two weeks ago that a wat had been robbed; the robbers tried to shoot a monk, but the monk, covered in san yat, didnt get shot, the bullets bounced off; but the money from someone' tamboon got taken anyway... 80 000 baht or something... not sure if it was in korat, but they are korat folks so assuming so...

here's my daughter's tattoo; from a thai art book. she sat with my husband to see what each animal or figure was before she decided on what she wanted. she did the tattoo in israel; and while in thailand, she kept it covered as my husband told her that it wasnt 'nice' for a girl like her to have a tattoo. here its doesnt bother him since here the connotations are different (and he doesnt know or care that here the religous sector looks at tattoos as something bad or heathen ).

Edited November 24, 2008 by bina

[Sarge]

Then you got the extremes who want to mix the piercings with the tattoos.....Hmmmmmmmm

you mean someone like him ...

[thesunset75]

husband has san yat on one arm and a large tattoo on all of his back: a dragon creature with a cat underneath... done the old fashioned thai way by a monk... attracts attention here on the beach but he is dark so its not so visible. he says that he wouldnt do it now if he had the chance but at the time it seemed a good idea.

his father is a hunter and is covered in san yat all over his body and goes mostly almost naked *just with a patuung or whatever its called for the guys' cloth wrap* . he goes hunting with a machete, a gun, his dogs, and barefoot.

my daughter (not thai) took a thai type dragon from a ramakaien story book in thai and got it tattooed on her right shoulder blade and the next year did a lotus on lower back... both look beautiful and in proportion...in israel tattooes are problematic in it is against the jewish religion to be tattooed. that is why so many that 'find religioun' do laser surgery to remove their tattoos. however there are some very good tattoo artists here, world reknown (saw them in a tattoo book).

thai women that want a san yat tattoo can do them in sesame oil ink or something of that sort so that the tattoo is almost not visible. not talking garfields and hearts here, but the pali stuff.

I dont want to post personal info...but this man he look so alike my dad (which he has similar tattoo) and oldest brother.

[girlx]

just ran across this article about a tattoed criminal

[Sarge]

mmhh ..... I guess this one must a mate of him

[BeauKarl]

ok a bit of light hearted banter, how would you call someone who tattoos her/his shaven head like this?

Isobel, the lady in the pic, is one of the nicest ladies I've ever met.

The difference between tattooed and non tattooed people?

Tattooed people don't care if you're not tattooed!

[BeauKarl]

I'm a tattooist myself, I have full sleeves, back, chest and leggs tattooed and never been treated badly in Thailand because of them.

I don't show them of but don't hide them either when I go swimming ...

Many Thais have asked me where I had them done, said they were nice,...even one police once.

I've read pitty comments from people inhere who wouldn't know that I was tattooed if I was in a suit, does that mean they would talk to me when I was wearing long sleeves and trousers, but not in the pool?

Hypocrits is the word for those. I don't judge people on what they wear.

If you don't want to be seen with a tattooed person, fine, but there's no need to judge them.

If I don't like your clothes, car, house or think your wife is ugly, does that mean you're a thugg, no, so each to their own.

Attitude is what it's all about, some have a good attitude, some bad and arrogant, but that counts for both sides, tattooed or not tattooed.

[needforspeed]

Foreign red shirt,

Agree with Wistleblower they are Idiots

mmhh ..... I guess this one must a mate of him

[Boo]

I've never met anyone who was trying to be "different" or "cool" or any of the other slightly grandaddy but amusing all the same reasons that anti tattoo posters claim is why people get tattooed.

Beaukarl

The difference between tattooed and non tattooed people?

Tattooed people don't care if you're not tattooed!