Off topic: Careful what you tattoo onto your body... Thread poster: Noni Gilbert Riley
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Not that I ever would, but this site points to a few potential tales of woe....
http://hanzismatter.blogspot.com/
Look out for the masterful explanation about "strong willed woman"!
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Olaf (X)
Local time: 12:17
English to German
| This happens with other exotic languages too | May 14, 2010 |
Some time ago I saw the following picture of an Arabic tattoo gone horribly wrong:
The young woman probably wanted a tattoo with the following words:
صفاء
شجاعة
مقاومة
(Serenity/Clarity, Courage, Resistance)
While her tattoo might look Arabic to someone who doesn't know Arabic, it doesn't make se... See more Some time ago I saw the following picture of an Arabic tattoo gone horribly wrong:
The young woman probably wanted a tattoo with the following words:
صفاء
شجاعة
مقاومة
(Serenity/Clarity, Courage, Resistance)
While her tattoo might look Arabic to someone who doesn't know Arabic, it doesn't make sense at all, because all the characters are in the wrong position and not correctly connected and I guess that even Arabs would need a minute to figure out this puzzle. ▲ Collapse
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That's why I just went for the pictorial kind, and in a place known only to very close friends.
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I have a few in Arabic but they are all spelt right, though when i look in the mirror at the one on my back I keep thinking it is wrong.
Seen some horrendous ones with spelling mistakes in English never mind when people try to get them done in another language.
You really need to trust your translator when you are getting a tattoo done
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Nesrin 
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:17
English to Arabic
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| You're right! | May 14, 2010 |
Olaf wrote:
I guess that even Arabs would need a minute to figure out this puzzle.
I couldn't figure it out at all, but I'm sure you're right!
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
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conejo
United States
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Japanese to English
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aceavila - Noni wrote: Not that I ever would, but this site points to a few potential tales of woe.... http://hanzismatter.blogspot.com/ Look out for the masterful explanation about "strong willed woman"!
Yes... absolutely. I tell my friends, if you want a tattoo with Japanese/Chinese characters, you run it through me before you put that on your body... lol.
I've seen all kinds of things. Including, the character "love" inverted on a car. (like a mirror image)
There is also the problem of the writing looking like chicken scratch, which I have seen as well. (That seems to also be the case on the Arabic tattoo as well.)
[Edited at 2010-09-10 02:38 GMT]
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conejo
United States
Local time: 05:17
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This is great.
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| Misspelled or not... | Sep 10, 2010 |
...if one day one of my sons comes home with a tattoo I will take him to the plastic surgeon immediately to have it removed. I feel it is a complete lack of respect for your body. No hard feelings guys, just my opinion!
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NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 06:17
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Moderator of this forum | Serenity, Courage, Wisdom | Sep 10, 2010 |
Olaf wrote:
The young woman probably wanted a tattoo with the following words:
صفاء
شجاعة
مقاومة
(Serenity/Clarity, Courage, Resistance)
She likely wanted the main points of the Serenity Prayer. I hope so for her, as she now needs the "serenity to accept the things she cannot change." Poor thing. I encourage my daughters to use the stick-on kind; they last a week or so, and when they tire of it - presto! it's gone. No lifelong commitments!
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In the sense: strange or bizarre
Tattoos and piercings are weird; simply reflecting weirdness of the weirdo tattooed and/or pierced.
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