Tattoos have been practised all over the world. Tattoos can be used to demonstrate allegiance to a particular group or organisation. They have been often associated within gang cultures.
Tattoos are also a fashion statement as they are the "in thing" to have these days. Many celebrities and icons choose to show their tattoos off. Tattoos are sometimes associated with the hard man image and linked with certain gangs. They sometimes often prove statements.
Many people today have religious symbols or images or types of Sanscript tattooed onto peoples bodies.
Tattoos also can spread diseases through unclean needles and and spread diseases such as aids or hep B. There are many back alley shops and private places which are reputable. Many teenagers often get tattoos whilst going through rebellious stages of their lives.
I personally would not get a tattoo more so because of my fear of needles. Why someone would want to go through that unnecessary pain is something I do not quite understand. But each to their own I just think people should think very carefully before deciding to go through with it, because once its there its there for life. I also do not agree with religious symbols and words being used as fashion statements.
http://http//www.designboom.com/history/tattoo_history.html This link looks briefly at the history of tattoos in different countries.
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