CTO Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Nah - I' with Young Farang - religion is a mystery - if the mystery is reaching out to him - go for it. I don't think it's a insult to Buddhism - in fact their would be a strong argument otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngfarang Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 People get tattoos for different reasons. They have there reasons and I have mine. There's no right or wrong reason to get a tattoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Maybe I have missed something here but I didn't see yf mention religion in any of his previous posts. My understanding was it was his version of the Singha T-shirt......I've went to Thailand and all I got was this tattoo. I am not saying there is an issue with farangs getting sak yant....just that there is with why they get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngfarang Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 "I noticed that alot of farangs have this mindset that having a Yant tattoo is something cool and different from a normal machined tattoo. Its actually an insult to our religion and this tradition, as Sak Yant is not something which should be treated lightly and taken as an art. A lot of respect goes into wearing a Yant and there are certain precepts which a devotee has to follow after having a Yant. To those who are thinking of having a yant as a tattoo or just trying to impress others with your yants, 1 word of advice, go get a machine tattoo, it will definately be a better choice." This is where you brought religion into the discussion my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Your absolutely right.....I brought religion into it, not you. That is why I raised the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I have read that they reused the needles over and over again. They say that the ink itself kills all the diseases. Snake venom and battery acid is supposedly in the ink. They also let it saturate in alchol for a few hours. I was curious if the batery acid and the snake venom actually kills hep b and hiv. Can anybody verify this? All I can say is a paraphrase from an old motor racing doc who used to take care of us back in the day when we were idiots: "If you have a $15 head, then buy a $15 helmet." Doc Houghton! Soooo, is your life worth getting a cheap tattoo under dodgy circumstances? Can you rationalize the risk away? Do you want to? Only you can answer that, and I know you are ~18 and therefore invincible, but still...use your head man! Good luck. Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frede Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Every Thai badboy Ive ever met has these tats for 'protection' yet they all seem to keep getting shot and dying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Every Thai badboy Ive ever met has these tats for 'protection' yet they all seem to keep getting shot and dying? It just looks that way frede. They are immediately reincarnated as rich policemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngfarang Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Getting shot and killed on the streets of Thailand isn't my number 1 concern. It's not like I'm going to walk down the streets with no shirt on with a huge sign on my head saying I have a yant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 But getting a cheap one is almost as dangerous. Get one from a clean plce - if your not into the religious aspect (and I don't think you have to be - I side with you here) then get it done from a professional place with sterile gear. It'll last longer with good ink too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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