Temperament: Tattoos and Piercings

For many people, tattoos and piercings (body art) help to provide enhancement or accents to certain areas of the body, or to the body as a whole. Others do it because everyone seems to be doing it. And, of course, there are those who just won't go there. More than 25% of America's adult population is believed to have at least one tattoo. And these days people are getting areas of the body pierced that really makes you question the sanity of both the piercer and the piercee. Make no joke about it, body art is big business, for all the players (especially sketcher and removers).

Of course, it is your prerogative what you do with your body, but there is no harm in being smart about tattoo and piercing decisions. Here are some things to keep in mind before you go for your tattoo and/or piercing surgery:

• Make sure everything about the facility and the process are hygienic.
• For tattoos, make sure its a real professional tattoo artist and not a con artist.
• For piercing, think long and hard before you do it. There's nothing worse than unwanted holes.
• Check your employer's policy on sporting tattoos and wearing certain types of piercings at work. There just may be a rule against them in the employee handbook.
• Never get a tattoo of the name of your lover.
• In a world of dissatisfaction, tattoos and piercings may only provide temporary satisfaction, if any satisfaction at all.

There is an interesting piece on piercings and tattoos in the workplace here:

Piercings & Tattos in the Workplace

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