I'm thinking of getting my first tattoo. What can you tell me?
tattos typically fall into three broad categories, decorative, symbolic, or pictorial. what category are you thinking about?
Maybe something symbolic like a Chinese character?
tattos in general have been regarded as uncivilized in the west, its mostly associted with sailors and criminals. be careful about this when getting yours, i personally think tattoed people are the same as the rest
I will.. I'm really worried about how much it will hurt.
ear tattoos on livestock as a form of branding.
Terminology.
The word "tattoo", or "tattow" in the 18th century, is a loanword from the Samoan word "tatau", meaning "to strike". The "Oxford English Dictionary" gives the etymology of tattoo as "In 18th c. tattaow, tattow. From Polynesian (Samoan, Tahitian, Tongan, etc.) tatau. In Marquesan, tatu." Before the importation of the Polynesian word, the practice of tattooing had been
Tattoo
A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The art of making tattoos is tattooing. 
Tattoos fall into three broad categories: purely decorative (with no specific meaning); symbolic (with a specific meaning pertinent to the wearer); pictorial (a depiction of a specific person or item). In addition, tattoos can be used for identification such as