Getting a tattoo in a language that you don't understand is rarely a good idea. Hell, even tattoos in people's native tongues are often hilariously misspelled or misinterpreted.

The Chinese language is difficult, and perhaps no one has struggled more with it than the inkers and bearers of America’s Chinese-character tattoos. Most infamous was probably the tattoo on Britney ...

I’ve never understood the fascination with getting a tattoo you yourself can’t even read. It’s supposed to be meaningful, I guess, but that’s ironic, since you yourself DO NOT KNOW THE MEANING of the ...

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