My wife has a few tats, meaningful to her. Not my cup o' tea, but I'm pretty hairy, so I don't think I want anything you'd have to shave to see.
And no, I'm not getting anything on the visible part that's not hairy (my scalp).
Or any of the other non-hairy parts...
My left ear's been pierced since '78, with a simple gold hoop. It was the year my brothers and I won our division in the Molson's cup regatta under a pirate flag, and we all had it done. I'm the only one who kept it all these years... they all got respectable jobs. I went to grad school and became a professor. I think I've changed the ring... twice in the last 33 years?
Most people don't even notice it. But back in the day, it was pretty radical!