Interviews Completed!

Hi everyone. I finally finished interviewing people about their tattoos.  I interviewed nine people (Five guys and four girls) and asked them those seven questions that I had posted earlier.  I won't be showing all of their answers word for word, but I'll sort of combine their answers all together.

Here are the questions I asked, just as a reminder:

1. What and where is your tattoo(s)?
2. How old were you when you got it (them)?
3. How long did you think about it/want it before you got it?
4. Why did you get it/what does it symbolize to you?
5. Do you regret it/do you think you'll ever end up regretting getting them or regret where you got
    them?
6. Did you research the shop or artist before you got the tattoo?
7. What advice would you give to people who want to get a tattoo?

Their Answers:

1. All of the answers to this question varied of course, these nine people had all different tattoos on all
    different parts of their bodies.  Every tattoo was unique and different. Five out of nine people had
    more than one tattoo.
2. The ages for this question were from ages sixteen to age forty-four.
3. The time frame for this questions ranged from barely any thought, to thinking about the tattoo for five
    or six years!
4. These answers varied as well.  A few people got their tattoos just because it was a cool thing to do,
     but the majority of the people I interviewed had a lot of personal meaning associated with their
     tattoos.  Some of their tattoos symbolized things to do with their family and children, while others
     tattoos symbolized something significant to them, something that happened to them or to symbolize
     a struggle they went through.
5. Not one person I interviewed said that they would regret their tattoos or think that they will regret
    them in the future.
6. Some people just decided to walk into a shop and just get it done.  Others researched their shops and
    artists for a long time before deciding where to go.  It all depends on the person, and their personal
    views on tattoos.
7. Every person I interviewed had different advice to give to people who are wanting to get a tattoo.
    Here is a general list of what they said:
    -Get it somewhere you can hide it, keep the placement in mind.
    -Think about it, and don't be impulsive
    - Don't rush into it.
    - Make sure you can live with it for the rest of your life.
    - Make sure it's something significant to you and has meaning.
    - Be original.

It was super fun to ask people these questions, and I really liked hearing the answers and hearing all of the different things people had to say.  Doing these interviews made me think more about my tattoo in general, and gave me some really good ideas for later on when I make my own personal list of "Tattoo Guidelines".