>>152216Tattoos look ridiculous and pitiful to those without one. The only folks who think *your* tattoo is really cool are those with similar ones. If you later change your mind about having the tattoo, you feel *really* stupid. Those with brand-new tattoos just *love* showing it off to their friends, not recognizing that most of their friends are going to think they're silly (unless their friends *already* have tattoos).
In this respect, having a tattoo is very similar to belonging to a religion.