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Old 01-17-2009, 08:21 AM   #29
Ethan Weisgard
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Re: Translation

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Clarence Couch wrote: View Post
Well, I have some nasty scars from my wrist to my armpit from a bad accident with a big piece of glass, so I'm considering covering them up, but I'm afraid the quote is too much writing. I'll probably go with a dragon.
Dear Clarence,

I would just like to mention that if you plan on spending time in Japan, tattoos are still almost only worn by yakuza. The rock'n'roll crowd is starting to sport them now as well, but tattoos are highly stigmatized in Japanese society. Many swimming pools, onsen (hot spring baths) and sento (traditional Japanese hot spring bath houses)have a no-tattoo policy. Not only for your own sake, but also for the sake of the Japanese people who you in the future might be befriending will be put in trying situations. Please consider this.

In aiki,

Ethan Weisgard
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