Pictures, names and animals are all very popular and can be incorporated into many lower back tattoo designs. However, over the last decade or so, many more people have moved away from objects inked onto their skin. These people have seen the benefits of inking on tattoo symbols.
So, what is a tattoo symbol? Well, strictly speaking, there are many types of tattoo symbols around. There are some old school tattoo symbols which include the generic objects like a skull, roses, patriotic symbols and the like. And there are some symbols which are comprised of foreign languages or tribal symbols.
Foreign languages, including Chinese and Japanese, are very popular choices as the symbols are beautiful. As you have decided to tattoo your lower back, you have the option of incorporating more than one symbol (and the option of having such symbols connected in whatever curvaceous way you choose).
As discussed previously, when choosing a symbol to have inked-on, make sure you check and check and check what the symbol means. There’s an old story of a famous car manufacturer who started selling cars in a non-English speaking country. They used the same car brand and didn’t check if the car brand had a particular meaning in this foreign country. This was a big mistake as the brand of car meant “won’t go” in the local language. Naturally, the car didn’t sell very well!
This is equally important for you. Imagine going away to an exotic destination for your vacation and stripping down to your bikini on the beach only to be laughed at/screamed at/burnt alive (ok, the last one we jest – hopefully!) because your tattoo has a particular meaning in your vacation’s destination.
To reduce the problem of having to have vacations in places where the meaning of your tattoo is not impolite, do some research beforehand.
photo credit: Silveira Neto
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