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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3739736" data-attributes="member: 35603">When I got my first tattoos on my arms, I wore a collared button down so the artist knew where to stop when my arms were outstretched.  Some of mine have meaning, some of them  I just really like.If nothing else, having visible tattoos help filter out the people that worry about what other people think of their appearance.  Life is too short to be around that mentality.  I have found when I had a mohawk working retail and hospitality that it was far more often a conversation starter than an untoward look and avoidance.  I think the way we carry ourselves has far more impact on how we are perceived than a few tattoos.  Heck I hauled cattle from almost every large livestock auction in the state wearing Chucks, with a 12" high mohawk and visible tattoos and got along with everyone I came across.  Obviously, I prefer to be around people that buck the status quo because theyre more interesting.  We all have worthwhile careers in a variety of industries.  Most of us have kids and if we do, they are well behaved and polite.  I also truly believe people should be able to run their own businesses and lives however they see fit.  No one owes me anything other than to not go out of their way to be an unprovoked ******* toward me or my family.  If they are provoked, then that is my bad and I will handle accordingly, haha.</blockquote>