This is my best friend George and his grandpa-90years -old sailor- his tattoos are 65 years old and i ll try to have some close pics but the guy is not so easy :)
I m very proud that he is wearing my shops t shirt.
I've had people move in restaurants in Eastern Europe to get away from me, especially before most of my "jailhouse"-type work was covered. In Germany, they look at you like you are a criminal...that's changing, but slowly. Same in Poland and Checkai.
Canada? I don't go there. I got popped with a couple joints in Chicago in 1973, and unless I pay the Kanadian government $5K U.S. to be "rehabilitated", they won't let me in. Fuck 'em.
In S.E. Asia, I've gottem mostly curiousity. In Thailand and Vietnam, I've had people come up to me on the street, start a crowd scene, cause they wanted to see my work, touch it to make sure it's real, all of that. No hostility whatsoever, just curiousity. Well, there COULD have been some hostility from a coupla NVA types, but they didn't find any of the tattoos they were looking for.
Mexico and South America, I am in Mexico usually a few times a year, but not this last year. I have never had a problem because of tattoos, never. Gang stuff is pretty specific, so while some people may think you're a bit shady, unless you're rocking SUR-13 or something akin to that, they won't think you're a banger. I've been from there on down to Columbia, and pretty much the same all over, no hassle unless you have actual gang work. You may get the fish-eye from the respectable types, but shit, I get that in Chicago!
I've actually gotten breezed through more checkpoints in America with "NICE WORK" ringing in my ears than anything else. Hey-you got mostly young-type people working the checkpoints, only stands to reason some of 'em will be down with tattooing.
As a whole, I agree with this, after all I'm just there to get a tattoo, not looking for my new BFF, but I admit to having been turned off from a tattoo deal by the artist being an asshole beforehand. I guess it also depends whether you have booked the appointment in advance for a more serious/elaborate piece or if it's just some spur of the moment dumb walk-in.
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