I have a question concerning this, not that I have tattoos or plan on getting one... Do Japanese, generally speaking, care about tattoos on someone who is not Japanese? I know they aren't stupid, generally, and should realize that tattoos means different things to different cultures. Most people have never heard of that respect to parents thing (I bet that many Japanese haven't either, I hope I remember to ask this next time I'm in town).
I know this does not represent the majority of Japanese, but the Japanese I talked to and met while in Japan seemed so open to the world and it's cultures and politics that I couldn't imagine them suddenly retreating because of a tattoo.
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Originally Posted by TalnSG
Actually there are places in the U.S. where displaying a tattoo is unacceptable and will get you barred from entering. Stupid, but legal. Most of the time its employees of large companies that discover this the hardway.
(about to bare my inked arm while the boss is out!  ) |
In the US? I am not saying you are wrong, but what kind of place in the US would bar you from entering because of a tattoo? People would be all over them for rights infringements. Unless it's private property where ANYTHING the owners don't like can have you legally barred (even racism or sexism or whatever), I don't know where else this could apply.