kinda funny, when I was at Home Depot, I saw several new people take their first paycheck and blow it on getting a tattoo. The next Monday they'd all be in the break room showing them off.
My father has a small skull and crossbones on his arm that he got in Korea during the war. I asked him one day why he just had that one Tatoo. He said his higher up (air force) took everyone to the Tatoo parlor and they were going to get a tatoo and he was paying for it.
So he found the smallest one in the book and got that one.
I understand the reason why people may want to get tatoos, but I’ve never seen a reason that was actually “long term” valid. People love to make fun of people’s tatoos, once the newness has worn off.
And even tatoos to “memorialize” other people are not something I’d ever do. You can get a photo and put it on the wall, for crying out loud. Or get the vinyl lettering for your back window of your car. Permanently marking our skin seems dumber, the older you get.
And yeas, I know a lot of people (and a couple of my kids) that have tatoos.
I avoid using “tramp stamp” with them, though.