[Steel Wolf]

I see incorrect Chinese tattoos every now and then, which is usually just Chinese looking squiggles, but occasionally real words that aren't what the owners think they are. My all time favorite was when a waitress brough me and my friends at a bar some drinks. One of them pointed out that I spoke Chinese, and asked her to show me her tattoo (which was half concealed by her sleeve).

She smiled and said, 'Sure thing! This one on top means 'pretty' and the one below it means 'girl'. I nodded, with a blank look on my face. As soon as she departed, I turned to the guy on my left and said, "I didn't have the heart to tell her, but she got screwed by whoever did her tattoo. Her tattoo didn't say 'pretty girl'. It said 'ancient horse'."

[pganini]

I saw one that said "A John", i.e. someone that visits prostitutes ("Piao Ke") on a woman no less :) She asked me what it meant, and I told her and she turned white. She thought I was joking -- I was at a Chinese restaurant, so i just asked someone else to tell her, same thing. Poor girl.

[WoofDog123]

curious, was learning to read chinese char. work related (USAR) or something you picked up earlier in life? Where all have you been discussably stationed? (I grew up as a dependent myself, even dodds 'school' graduated)...