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Originally Posted by wiretwister
it is a age ( generation ) thing ... when I was young the only people that had tattoos were merchant marine and sailors ... it was looked on as dirty and very low class to be avoided ... no one would hire anyone with a tattoo ... that is just the way it was ... I am 60 and there is a deep down part of me that still sees it as dirty ... to be avoided ... I would never get a tattoo myself ... my pdoc has ( karate ) tattoos on both arms ... not sure what level black belt he is ... but on a woman ... it is a total turn off for me ... this was just the way I was brought up ...
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I'm 50 and I grew up in a similar way. But I've overcome this once I arrived in the US at the age of 20. While I would not get one myself tattoos don't bother me at all and I often find the cool looking.